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msPATCH-TH.JR8DA?. JANUARY 6, 1898.
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IK .i.YTI! CONGRES.
nt KOtftK.il RRAKNEMRLR A*t
i 1 M.i*. J*.Tt> DMUATK.
i CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM U1
aaMteaa attach Th-r-nn *_s**rea
i ptl| t-n-l ?.Ixe? lUse ??? *-a? **
1 R? ninrU. on Moth Point?
de??The (run? Kill.
asi i in? :r- 'N I). C, Janu
' '
slHtlve. ?V
lolal Hl t.ir :b
h
niln ic ?t ?' set until the ?'inl
'.illty that H mi
i longer. Hut it is k. m rally admit!
itlon
bin
Sttempt to strike it ont. T
?ate. th?r? fore, is only preMsah
?ramme wh smles "t tl
gr?e upon.
'be m?rr.r>ers of fie Ets-SOt IM divld?
0 tfer " tho
gd by the law, those who ?niv
.M. and those a
? it? n
lieront in the debate to-day, the a
e of ?
m anti? ipated.
Mr. MOO
1 .. ! -V
Mis*.an :
tlnn St the bill. M
pburn ?l;. publican), o! Iowa,
that it a .
Tie 1 :
tir? r? ti. ai of tl anea?
thi? si I.- desire it t., stand
ille a ' y of us d?
ne modifie iti"i. of its ;
Why Sosa this gentleman
?lr.. the entire repeal of the lawT" e
Mr < ' ' h '
?ii.it would be SfTOTI
irn. itmiil gnat laughter.
Ul si -. trot of tl
!ii fail?.-?! al last, ai d the
[? ?! Mr. ?.row d.epub:
nin. who spoke for twenty ml
pport <?f th. general principle? of il
' vice law.
dr. Mood*
tts. follow.?1 with un ?labor?t?
llCh he i
! officials who received -
r annum. V t. be said, 1
?1 in? sympathy witli those wh,. b
ly be modified by > xt< nslon. 1
ought tiiose win? were placed i
n of the law ;
ou Id I d t.. submit to a t?
anil he also bell? y,
me method should be found t
; ?:V POR REPEAL,
Mr. l
lened the del t< In opt oaltlon to u
w, which, be arguod, was odioti
merid ind should be :
!?. pointed oui -ir,kin
it of the appropriation for the cornial
?n would accomplish nothing,
mmission. : i ourt <
alms f"r th? lr salai
is thing to do, ? ' * Id, s
i directly at tho law.
Mr. Robb (Dem ni. ai
bile .n>. ?d North Car?
m. folio? i in 'ii ositlon to tne lai
de latter, w ho hat be? n \
s hostility to th.? civil servi
nde?i that life-tenure Inevitably msai
civil pension list, whether the i
ion hi b?' ppid directly out of the Tro
' Indirect]] retiring fun
i from en
ise. While Id
ibsern
r the law; he di i lar? l?i
s main pur -my. Wi ni. it ha
'lingtot
had in?r.
r cent., and th?
Mr. Clark (Dei
r the Rt public ins wh?. we
to I to bring
bill f.e il, to which Mi
?n emphatically replied in the
% He furtl be pr
ind i nd Introduced at tl
and that t!
ksjrman oi the Civil - immlttt
ould be asked i" report it.
"If he does Ii"!." r.ii'l I
will instr-iHt me to report it
"Will you gentlemen on -
lie Coi
n for It when ?t is r?
..rk.
"We will m.-ik- effort?," B1
We will no to ti
with the Dem?crata
"ii i \,
MSghter.)
Mr. Landia (Re. ubllc in), oi ?
a modification of the law, whic
would doubtl. if him
man. llu aneen
i civil servi?.- reforn
ra. He bad n< vet known any of tho?
lied them-.lv s the "b. |
lent" not narrow,
and dangi roua. They had bul
ozed a national con.
ml hypnotised I lie ih<
DENUNCIATl? >N OF CLEVELAND,
H. denoui ed ,!' '
t hi? second administr?t i.
erttcularly whai tooh place in th? Qo
it printing ? >!tlc . to the h ad <
Mr. Clevi I;
man ! do Ihe
Ingle day, he - -Print?
lenedii I dll li.it Wl
now n at th.- <.... i nan ni Prinl
\\ hen ! i remove
otnted, Mr. Clev.
them. He r. ad what pui
to be a I
?id's prlvi
.-;, and ke|
a -
(included the i
.1r. Perklne (Republl? in), ?.< loe
f it whs propos? i to re? m
.bli'h m*de such recital
"but we w n
d modify the law."
Mr lb nderson i Republican), i
n of tl
' on., m.in In ondemnatlon <<? t)
goveri
h work. I; . t uni.
rrnxlitled by Its frl
tad a i "n
Th.- law mu
the clut*h of tl
Mr L.ttidli ?.
Mr ' ' pullst) .,f \.
riosed ' th. flay with
?pee? h
: '
urged ?
un argument t"i a i ".in to thai
?I that when
led to the ?'".
of th
l>fn?ocr uon, wiii:.
publica
At 4,'S, 1*
HrtiMtr froceedliiK?.
membei
>* 1??
law to tie- \.iii
rniii.-nt
.
a bureau tor th? tw ..
harp ?Ml service .)
In tin
Mi i the Committee
n Relations, gave notlc? thai
ii?' would next M ind dally 11
onatder In
, II i ?vallan annexa?
tion treaty, until II Was dl?poasd of
Carter, chairman of the ? Oltltl
. ,i up the i,hi ?providing
nta f??r the
'akin* ,.t the twelfth all?! suhs?(|ii.-at
mi offered s committee ?sacad?
- i.? section 3.
Mr. Cockrell, of M harply !?'
taekid tin- amendment II?' said thai the
offering of : ?? h m sjnendmenl
ti.-ii of th.- section as It had
changed by th. o.tnmitt.e. proved that
th-> Repub making a
i uncendlttonal ?uirander upon
-'loti.
Bale, ut Maine, thought that the
Senator fn-ni Missouri ?Mr. Cockrell). did
aot ; widerstand the position of
the 'inmite.. Th? committee, through
M. did ;iut make an attack upon the
position of tho-ljlteput'Mc.in party. Put
apon tb? ?ivll s*r\i.-. questloa it pro?
vided for th.? appointment of a director of
the census and thirty-one Bob<ordlnate?,
1 - thought that lions ought
t?> he R||?d as provided for In th?? bill.
Mr. Jones (Dem.ieiati of Ark.
d that in th?- takiiur of the ? ? nsuses
rhaps anintantloaal,
> T. I t ill. i'le to lll
antl tlishoti. st men, who hrul
i>., n employed m the work.
Mr. Hal.? ?Miinteti out that it was mani?
festly Imporalbl? to tl
enumerators through the provisions "f
th? civil service law. As th.y w.i
i only a mmith ??r i?-.--, they ?
have to 1" th'-y
had heretofore been.
F"K IX.NFSTY AND ?'??MI'FTFNCV.
Mr. Jones said that all he was Contend?
Ing for was that the census should be
honest and competent m? i
h i w< re capable <>f doing
th.- work assigned to them, and ao1
they had any political Influ?
II- then ?i\,. notice that after the pend
Ing ?omniitt.-e amendment had been ?lis
of, he would offer ?me providing
that -.;,,, tot "f til" c.-li
hould n>t I." of the sam?' political
Ma- director.
lu a lu?. ? ' 'a- woik of the
ment, Mr. Allison bluntly
? ill if it
t a disposition had 1? > -i
pin ?nu the work, slmpl)
that might gel salarie?).
In reply, Mr. Hale said that th si? V? nth
d previous censuses ha?* ! en
too st? nslve In scope, so thai tbs bure tu
i beneath B mas-- of In?
formation UPO? m in- tint could
Intelligently headled by the I
under the Census ?Director., Thl? work
was not only expensive, but really pro
? the necessary details oi the
?i expressed Maneetf a? In
favor of th.- taking of real census and
?othli s
Mr Tell? r, Of ?"?dorado.
In SUpport ol the idea that the
i not ?b? fl partisan
:, ?nul that Its employees shoi'ld.
:
Allison, of low.i. saltl he was op?
tai would Vote at-'ainst th
tabllshmenl ?>f a permanent Censui
I reau, to be Independent In it?If. n
tb? opinion that thfl biif ci
iched to on.? of the rego?
la i d< of the Koveinmeiit.
Mr. ChlltOB, of Texas, in an extended
thai it was a scandal to
Issued so many volume- ?S ?Mm?d
I r th.- work of the COB?
ol i?-?*? a m- expr?s
the ??Torts of tin- gentleman
from Hale) to reduce to reu
'. proportions the topics to be
handled ?,y th-- twelfth census would I
L .-FKVici: l : RATS,
Quito tediy, s lively ?civil servie?
Ipltated Just at the
of th.- session. Mr. ?"arter. In charge of
tin lull. Mid that he would have the
i. with the amendments
i to it, and for thai
ve would c, is? m to have it tt mp ,
H< th.-ii moved thai
the ?3 iBSkh ?ration
of executive b
Pending the passage of that motion.
the ?Vlce-Presidenl laid before the Benate
th,- reply --h. i man :
tiferina\:i
the application of the clvll-aervic?
law in bia depar?lment. Secretary Bher
inan recommended In bis reply that cer?
tain positions In tb? Slate 1 ?'p:u tin? nt
b ' i om th? operation uf th?
civil-s-i va . law.
Mr. Cockrell, "f ktisaouri, was on his
itly upon the conclusion of the
reading ry? Bherman's eom
niunic'itiop.
"Coming from ?Secretary Bherman, who
- i\.,i long years in Co?ngre?s, this isom?
munication mus? be re?ga**d?ad ?a very
remarkable document." sai?i be "Tab?
i,'tu himself, as ?Secretary .Sherman
knOW?, ha? ample authority to
modify th? law In accordance ?aith th.
mmendatlons of hi.s s- ret iry of
For as Of Slate to com?
BUCh 1'elh-f as Mr. Sin r
maii requi n his own chief, the
Presid? ni 11 th? United ?State?, hau
pow? la presuraptuoua."
Mr. Allison sai,i that In niakinii his r>
ply Secretary Bherman bad simply com?,
plled with the . xplicit r?-qu?st of the
te, and hi had the resolution
IOW i!t it o called for I'eeomm.-nda
tlons or suggestions for modifications 'hat
Cabinet Of! tight have to make.
Mi. Cnllom, of Illinois, th.- author of the
itlon calling for the Inforrnation, in
tu,- course of somi n-niarks bearing upon
it. said in a general way that he was in
law. He was
u sav. however, that atodlfioatlon?
in its ?ppllcatlon might i??- made with ?d?
/ant
Mr. Cullom waa lnt< rrupted i?y Mr. Al?
ien, of Nehiaska, with the citarle that tne
elvll-eervtos law was openly and dally
violated by th?- heads of th? government
\ HI-'S AND A BT-WORD.
?, i^ now administered." said In-,
i,d a by-word among (he
ile."
liming, Mr. Cullom Bald he had no
Inlot iiiallon as to specific violations Ol
the law, but he would like to have the
matter Inveatlgi ted, as he was sat?
that th" authorltl? i were v<
from oui the original intention
"I' ?he authors of the law.
Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, declared that it
evident that th.- authors of the law
hati mu Intended that in?
.should not P.- ?removed by tb? loads ot
II-- hehl that
th?- executive heads of departments onuhi
to have th?- right t" l ? move iii.-omp.t. lit
empioj- es with? the ?action
or "i 'he < i vil- Mimis
sion.
At " 1'? 1'. M.. on motion ,?f Mi. t
th. Benat? executive a? asion,
and ... mi ait. t ward sdjoui
\OMI\\ll<>\> in IHK I'HK.MDIAT.
aaUeti rn laser <?> ii>* Havaaval ?i
\\ iikIiIiikI??"?Other Seleellous.
WABHINOTON. Januar) ' Th- ;
denl to-,lav s. nt a large batch of noml?
Amoai' them
following!
Aullck l'almer, t?> I-?- Marshal of the
I'nli.'tl States tor the District of Colum?
Owen F. U . Smith, ?.f North fa, d,,,.,.
i-, i,.- Mini id Consul i
ral of
tri. to he
Cons Of th? Fuit.-.?
, i Hope.
ridei i' Mitch? 11, ?>f Indiana to be
ptrolh-r of
y I. W llsoii. '
at Washington, i> ?
Kl l.ttilser Confirmed.
iti'iry 5.- ':
d the nomination ol il,-r? -
klah nf North Carolina, to be
-ni at Pana au.
Wold fol l?l
?\ugh tdyrup. it? .?tus I? wurld
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
iRAftitEMiii.iM. or CORMMM a
t\mi. i'ium i:i:iiiM_.
iLLER NOT NOMINATED AS MARSHAL.
t It tun I ?in to He firm WhHl?rr M?*
Will n?? or >?it?"WnlUer and Vont
talar HOS? Ihr Prenl.lent?The At
torneyshlp.
W \SHI.\c.To\. I). <*, .liinuiry lr
. i?This was ii summer-like day
icie. mid the r.assemliling Ol th?- fifty?
Ceogrees was ?rMasoaod by a crowd
that pretty nearly tmo? tin galleries cf
jolh hoUOSO. The proceedings WOTS <|ult"
"..rinal. Mr. t'.-.d, ppoinpt'.y at i- I
sgead ths Hot r Um lmp-Wn
laid prayer, ths etorft rani tho Journal
?f the last ?lay's session, and ? verythl.ig
iv< nt alotis' Just as if the bodv had ad?
journed only fseterdsgr.
Representathrea Laaab, Bpes, Baraanoa,
Key, Hay, gad iUx?y w*?r?- in tbstr acata,
a, Jon. s, oi th.? pirat i Ustrtet:
foung, of the BsconA; Walker, >>f Mm
Ninth, and Yost, of the T??nth, being
Th?. mooting of the IcnaM was about
is tame as was that in the' Hoir.-?-. Bons
lor Martin was ; s'- iutt.it I I
was still in Richmond.
THORP f.i-f.s CAHB.
The contested election case of Thorp
avail's! Congr? im?n Bpes, of the Fourth
Virginia Histrtct, is destlacd to attract
tentlon. it pr? n ata i ima
ntnaikal.!. and interesting features. : nd
Wln> have lead t!i | Mr.
Bpes are unanimously of th.- opinion that
Mr. Thorp nas no COM Tin- i.r
has i... n prepared by Messrs. Mcllwalne
ami i. .uns, i tor Representative
has attracted considerable atten?
tion l ?aniel and Martin; .
tor W'aithali. oi Mississippi; R?
ii\. s Berry, Rbea, Wheeler, n iy, and
all of whom bars given tin
ment careful consideration, pronounc? it
"He (if the ebl? I'l.
n Poj. ' i i i. who is
a member of one of the election commit?
tees, sent for a OOp*. of th.- brief, and he
i- enthusl atlc in pratae <>f it. Mr. Wax,
win? ?s a distinguished lawyer, is making
a study of the Bpes brief, With I vi'U to
ins ?nildance in th.- contested election
thai will come before his commit?
tee, Which 's Xo. 1, and it is a pity thai
he is not a men mmlttee N
which will eonslfler tin- Thorp-Bpea con
l.ATTl.c-FIIT.I? PARK
Mr. Bpes has in preparation a bill to
rivke a grand battle-!!.-Id park of all the
battle-Aside, Including the Crater, around
burg, and he will introduce ?t m
a l'i w
ii ?s ais? Interesting himself in tin?
claim against ths government r*' the
Methodtal Episcopal Publishing il
fi r damage to their property
during the war. and at the requesl of
num? roue Methodist el? rgymen, will push
the matter as soon as opportunity oil
Congre asman P, .i. Otey again saw the
Presiden! to-day with reference to the
m of Walker ?;. Hamm r. 'i'n. i
i?i. nt si'i.i h>- had not \,t determined
what lie would do in the natter, but still
had the papera und? Mon, and
would notify Mr. 01
r? ached s decision.
Mr, ?>t. y Is makitu- ffort.s to
secure KM K-nts from the War Deport?
in? nt to be used at ths grand combina
tion commencement, which Chancellor
W. W. Smith, of tin? Raodotpb-1.
colleges m Virginia, proposes to have
nest june at th" Kreat woman'a college
at Lynchburg. President McKinley, who
food Methodist, do
liver the diplomas on thla estraordti \
and interi I Ion,
THOMA1 JBFFBR80N PAPUtfl
Representativa Hay has the promla "f
the Library Committee that tin bill ap
propri itiiiK PO.000 for th'- purchase of the
Thomas Jefferson papers, held by his
luirs in Virginia, will i.,- reported at its
Bret meet!)
Mr. C. M. Unrum, of Strasburg, c
on Mr, H.iy tO-day ns a committee, and
requested him to invite Representative
("Private") Allen, of Mississippi, to ad?
dress th.- ?lu/.ns of that town on the
l!nh instant?C'.' Mr.
Allen luis not y.t arrived In re, but Mr.
Hay will s.e him wh. n h. arrives and
the invitation.
i BRBONAL
Mr. Robert B, Qolden, a brilliant young
newspaper-man, who has turned lato a
theatrical agent, al u largely-advanced
salaiv. was in the city yesterday, visit?
ing friends and Inctdentall* transacting
business, ami left for home this morning.
Mr. a. .i. Bibb, of Richmond: Qeorg? \
Prick, of Norfolk. I. B TraylOT
Richmond, and. n. L Baylor, of I
eounty, \'a.. are at 'he Metropolit i
F. B. McCashey, North Carolina; j. J.
Moore, Halifax. N. C.? Rev. c. U.
Tin mas. BlSCksburg, Vu.. ?'.. H. Mm
Portsmouth, Va.? v7. V. Martin. Danville,
Vs.; ii. W. /. carter, Richmond
tional.
F i'. Rice, Wilmington, x. ?'.: it O.
Burton, Raleigh, N. I
and wif". Mi-- II. W. BtOBO, < ?Teeiislioro'.
n ? st. Jamss.
Hon. Koka Smith, "t At! inta, Oe, go I
tary-of-tht v. R, Coz, of
North Carolina are Si th?- RiggS.
r. it. Pord, Fairfax, Va Ann i
.i a Bradley, Wythevlue, Vs.?Emrlch.
a. H. wHtioik. Orange, Va>?Cochran.
POSTAL
a new Mb'' has hsen established .?t
Pampa, Gloucester county. Vs., with
.il m. Brushwood m postmasi
; front < 'lcnns.
AnWftg 'In- toiirth-i lass po-tnia-ters
? otntii Dec? mi'? i Mth were the
following: cicero !.. Harris, Panacea, N.
c; Charle) J'?nes, Rlngwood, N. Ci
i i ... h? a ( ?arysbrook, V i. ;
>'. Bheppai
Qeorge W. Armory. Barnsst Va ; I
M. Drake, Sands, Va., .lames F. I..
Btonj .Man. Va not money-order ofl
A new Office has be? n SStabllshsd <tt
Nokomls, Northumhsriand county,
with Samuel F. Harnes as p i
i from Heethsvllle.
Changea in -tur muil schedules hav.
i,.. n mad? a- follows:
In North Carolina:
Hatter: s to Avon- Modify ord.r of .No?
vember ??, w: (Bulletin
an increase in distance of N mile
ly tiie -apply of Avon ?it | lUtho-j
rized November i. UM, and to take offset
tiber i, i- . of November
;, IM7.
Wh . Blackstoni
oi i ' . mber 13. ihs?t (Bulletin MM),
t.. state an lie rease in distance ?>f .<? '.
by tin? supply of Blkville at tin
.-it.- .uthoris? i December s UM, aad to
mber 1', UM, inst,
?al r 13, 1897.
Blkville io Besvei n h Modify order
of Dec? ml..-r IS, 1M7 (Bui
in distance ?.f .z\
?,.,,. 1,\ !l lUppI) Of BlkVtll? at tin
i.!.. r I, UM, and to
i .mi., i ;:, UM, Instead oi
l? rmbei U UM.
Clyde t" . . MM
r hang?
,1,.. M?e nut horisod Dec? mh .?. ?th
out change in ?listan
- ?,h Mills to Portsmouth, '
South Mil's dally c*
- F ,\i
Portsmouth ?laily except Bunda.
\ m .. arri*
t -l_esve K KOSBl
v ni 11 A. M., arrive a' H
iv i i1 M . leave HsrrelU
' ? _. M., si ri\.
rr by 9:4t A. M t.?:is Si.
dally except ; I 2 1'. M
arrive at Hland bv i I' M ; leave Bland
daily l?M P. M., arrlv?.
ai Harr? lia St?r.? by t?? P. M.
i dally ex
Sunday ut i P. M., arrive si Laurel?
t?i nch ' >> l-M ' ** ! leve Liurelb
lally except Hundny at 7:? A. M., arrive
t Sparta by 11 :. * ) A. M.; leave I-stirel
: t Bunday at 4M A M
rrlve at Flklns hy 12 M.; leave Klklns
lally except Sunday uftT arrival ?if mall
ruin from the East, but not latef than
, arrive at FanrHhrnneh In ?lx
tours.
vs Sprints to Hulls Crossroads
. ,ii. ri? spring?? Tueedays, Thurs
layi, ?nd Bcturdays at k a m., arrive M
lulls Craaaruada by <f-?o P. m ; toare
i?--. \v- dn<
nd Friday* at 8 A. If., atriv?! at CO?
Iprlags by 1:41 P. MX,
AL.FF.N N??T N't ?M I N ATFI>
The arrival to-day of Cbngr?
iValker and Yost has still farther COBV
tho sltaatlaa la ?regard t.. u<
wo ..Hites In the Western IMfrtrlcl ol
As a result, the appointment
f S. Frown Allan as marshal WSJ BOl
? nt lu to-day. ami th?r? is disappoint?
Beat among th.? machine faction ol the
lit an leaders. *a*alher and Tool
all.tl at the Whit- HoUM this morning.
ii-l while falling tO obtain ?B iiudi--it ?
vlth the Pr?sld?-n?. ?UOQSSdsd BOt ?nly
n in iking ?ui appointment for to-morrow,
ml also in holding up the Allen nomina- |
ton for marshal. It Is understood that
he two Republican congiissasiii win
tn.k?' | vigorous ; ?inet Allen,
tad that Walk.r will In."!??! upxui th.- ,,p
lointinent of his frl-ii?!. Henry i
Mien, h. .?.its ix-ing bached by s majoiity
>!' th?- m ., bin? --,,iiHi,.' ?- i ha- the SB] -
ort of Internal i ommi?ston?r
lOOtt and "?'otisiii" <>sht>rn", and it is
onfldently expected l,y these that th?
| out tb? pl'dg?*s trade
rf th, latter ?I st. f.,mK ?ad tl
?-n's appoiBtmeBt will go in the lati.-r
?art of th? w?-,-k. In this event it is jie
,-night that th.- district ?ttOT?
leyship win go either to Judg" Alderson,
if WIs-county, or 1?. F. Itailey. Of > aldi?
ngton county, tboogb H was sup,
that J. F. ?ii- ivas, of vTyth?, was th?
ral Walk.r for tin- pi
"lltil tile conference of Cttl'Tal Wdk-T
nal i m Teal with the P
I. nt takes plac? to inorr,.\ morning, BO
0 the
?utoom? of the prolonged flghl over lITs
tWO I.ig olli.,s In th. let
In the m.-an time, all th< otbef <;n
lidates are still haBglng on, in the hop?
lh.it th.- dhclal lightning may Itlik?
or th? oth, i of them
I. F. Frowning, of PO BhOOta?; Ii
I well, and H.-nry Ml I
if Frist-,!, are after the mar?<hal:-hit>. in
the ?vent of Allh'ii's rejection, and J,
Hampton Rog?, D. F, Bailey, and J. L
s want to b? I ?iStrlCl -Attorn-y.
Judge Alderaon. who is spoh?n oi
ly for th.- latt.r place. Is th. only
candidat? not pr?sent.
?.Fi? ponrr postmastfhshh.
Mr. J. B. KImh.rl??y, of old Point, a BO
llcaat for tit,. po?tma?t?i
at that place, 's here, pushing his claims
for th-- position, l.ut It is said ti
il Influence is at work to
th? poeitloa for tb? lady who now
cond illce as assistant to Mr.
Booker, the Incumbent.
Mr. J. K. Krown. who is i-ont??ti
of Congressmen Btvanson, Is here,
taking i quiet hand In the ot*oclal sertse
ai, i Incidentally sectuing th.? sp
potatmeai of some fourth tmaa?
ters In the Fifth District.
QeneraJ v. f. tSroaer, of Norfolk, who
,,-w.ifui laflueace, is also here, ??x
P' '-ting t,, sscare a lu trativs consular
plum S'linew h.-re in the l'.rltish ?lornm
ions, where be is familiar with th? v?t
lar.
CATTLM Q1 AKANTINF.
Mr. Morgan Treat the I
Marshal oi rn fi-ti, t. in com?
pany aith Chairman kgni *t, of the Ma?
chine Conmlttee, aad Natlonal-Commit?'
in Bowden, to-day called on ?~
?*-Aa*ricuHnre Wilson ?ad appealed
tor s modification of the ijuarai
,tiens In ?jo far as the county of
Cloue, st,-r Is coneeine,]. The law,
I. prohibits the citiz.-ns of
that county from shipping their cattle to
th,- r..ii?imore market Th.- Secretary
gave th. delcgatioB a patient hearing,
and laaued ?a oirder to Dr. Kile?, th?
Bgeat, to investigate ths matter
and report, and it hi more than probable
that a sp.-eial permit will !.- granted.
The Republican trio I? h mu? ti i
w ith th.? r. suit of theirgjYlsIt
THF M FT I H ?Id ST t ?DERATION.
Pushup Qraabery, of Virginia, i
distinguished \isitt>r at th>- Capitol to?
day. H?- i.s a number .,f the Committee
on Federation, appointed hy the M
.list Qeaeral Cionfereaee at Naahvlll?, two
years ago. A committee of three in
and three laymen. |. f
rsaentlng the South.-m Conference, was
appoint.,1 to confer with a similar ,-ont
mittee appoint?.] by the Northern Metho?
dist Conf-renc ind 0., ISUst
y.-ir. The two committees will m?
Itiilay. and will remain In
i a. Bishop Qiaobery
is a too st at the Fhhltt.
THF HF( F\T FI.OIUDV FHFKZF.
Nol \??nrl> So neatru.tlve tia Free-.e?,
or 'til und M?.'.
WASHiNCT? ?N. I?. ?'.. Janui'V .'..
R< i ?d from th- W-'ath- r Bu?
rea? Offices IB Plorida indicate that th?
January -. and :, i?:?-?, wblls do?
ing considerable dam ige, did ?.--t up
ity or dsatruetlveueag th?
in th-- wiiit-r of UM an.1
As to th-- ?-ffc-ts of the recent freeze
tie- We?ther Bureau Section ?Director at
Jacksonville. Fla., rep.,its hy t?legrapl
this morning, as foil,
\\ailal,h; Informathm indi,
: ??rgotabl? - north, and
killed tected. The i rop not serl
d ihr,,ugh the fruit l? I?. . \
? he t' mler slit',,;
\MIITF-IIOI ?-F < I! \\K AltltFMFIl
on iieiiiK Iterated .?aeatttaae? ? lie
eoiti.-N llolaleroUN.
WASHINGTON, i>. ?'. Jaaue? '.
the w lut. ii , : -
.. : ii<-,lay obiig<-d ; i crank
s ;t m.d'lle-ag> ,1 C?-rniiin name,
i'|,-nieilts. who said h? lived il
ROW York. F,-r tie- past three days h
lias haunted the Whit-- II"
ing to Obtain acn-- to the I 'resident
Yesterday hi letter to th
Prerideat and to-day be called and an
I that Cod had s? nt him; that h
bore the mark on his brow, and that h
must see ti. : nt. Uh<n he Wa
deid.-d sdmittaac? h.- h '-am" bolsteroui
He will ',e -x.iinincd as to his sanity.
Mtllti: HOBBY I'OH THF CIIIWS.
It Will tio nt One.? to i oii-u l-i. rne
rnl Fee.
WASHINCTON I?. ?'., January ?.
The fund whi?'h is being collected at th
tment of State for the relief of th
suffering Cubans was Increased t'-div i,
f P591, the sum of collection
so far made by tin Washington Btai
Th?? money will b-? remitted at once t
.: -i ! m ral I -
Cancer
CURED BY
Mrs. A. H. Crauaby, of 158 Kerr St
Memphis, Tenn., paid noattentio
to a small lump in bo* breast, bu
it soon develope
into a cancer c
the most malij
liant type. Tb
best physician
in New York trcat?*<l her, and fit
ally declared her caae hopelesi
As a last resort. S. S. S. was glvei
and an immediate improvement re
suited; a few bot?
tles curad her
completely, and
nosign of toedis
eas? bas return?
ed fortan years.
Hooka on Cancer free; ?address Swl
apucl?c Co.. AtUuta, (la.
" UHIM WV ? in*. ia ? a *
sss
FAR EAST 81T0ATI?
TIIK A?t .'*.l).'\< \ OP MO*i
OVIill mi BII?M FIST."
GERMANY OBTAINS RIAO-CHJ
OasaMasj of Ibe Territory Forma
Mud?*?It T?k??s the Korrn of
Lease I?'???* * ? Indefinite Tim
litiropcmi ? ?inuiKiit.
LONDON, January ?"..?There la a ge
ral fOOllng In Kngland. and It is MflOC
on the Stock Exchang??. that UM situ?t
In the far Hast is improving- It 1*
Uev?8 the proposed Chinese loan
'.iKJO will be guaranteed by I
British Covcrv.ment. although th<> fl
decision is not Ilk. ly to be reached in
th. meeting ?if the Cubinct on Moni
Beat.
Th.? Fall Mail QftSsttS this nftern.
to the '*aaoeaoency of money <?
the mulled fist," and says: "(in
Brltaln'a vesssls are anchored off Cl
mulpo at Port Arthur. This Is gaM
imply in? thai Ci? it Uritain will have
rotoS In future arrangements. Furth
th.? iat? st telegrams clearly indicate ti
hs has plenty of frt
Th? Pall Mall (Josette continues: "a?!
from th" Japanese, nations ilk?? t
United Utah i Lntereots i
commercial, are w?_l! disposed toward .
govsrnment, and ars opposed to tra
as."
cession of KiAo-cHAF.
BERLIN, January I.?TIM Reiches
slag aanoum as that, i
cording to u telegram from Pekln,
understanding has been reached betw?
Germany and China, regarding the ceosl
of Klao-Chau bay to tin- tonner. The ?
tuent, it is added, is suhstantls
as fol
it is Intended by the cession to r? n?
possible for Oermsny th*' fulfilment
h>r jus! wish for th "ti, in t
sum?, way as Other Powers, of a ba
fot trad" and navigation in Chin?
u itera The cession of Kiao-chau bay
Un- form of a leas.? f
an Indefinite time, Germany is at lit?.!
to greet on ths ceded Chinese terrtto
all til- - v buildings .'in!
metits. and take the measures leQUil
for their pt itection.
TI1K CBDBD TF.KRi.ToRY.
Continuing, tiie Retohsanasiger aays t
Ceded territory comprises tin? whole
the inn.r imsin of Klao-Chau bay as f
as the high-water line, the larger boa
lands situated SOUth and north of t
entrance of tin? bay, to the point WtH
tiny are naturally bounded by the nmu
tala rangea unis sit
atad within and in front of the buy.
The ceded territory compris.-.- an ar
of several square miles, InmrnTed b)
One around the bay, within whi
im maaaairaa or arrangements may
made t,y China, without th?: Consent
Oermaay. In particular, no obstad.- a
to i,., raised by China to any msasur
Oermsny deems necessary for tii
latlon of th- watercour
gOVERBION RIGHTS.
Finally, "in order to avoM eonSk
which might disturb th" good understan
inn between th..? two Powers," Chlnn h
transferred to Germany, for a period,
lease of all rights over tl
, ;. rrltory.
Tin telegram, which Is brief, does n
state th" duration of the lease, for t!
amount payable by Cermany.
If. for any cause, Klao-Chau bay shou
.ble for ths objects Germai
has in vl.-w. China, after arriving ..t ;
understandinK with Germany, will ce?
the latter, at soin.? oth-r point on tl
cast, a piece of territory which Germai
may regard as mofa suitable for h'
purpose. In that .ase China will tal
over th.- buildings and sstshllehnien
?'.instructed by Oermaay at Klao-Cha
bay and refund their cost.
CHUMAN FORCB BXBRCISBD.
LONDON, January 6.?The Tin
, SdltOliaUy this morning: "It will he sin
pie to assuma 'hut the Retchsnnaslgsr
dispatch may be biased, f,,r it quite oml
to China received. The mi
terlal fact is that Germany, by physic;
! force, has obtained S naval station Th
Is th?? fait that must guide oth.r ;
in determining their own policy.
"The talk of a i- ' - la i mi i
of ai."ara??os. Thors is no doubt tin
both Germany und china, ara] swain th.
it is a practica] cession in full aouereignt'
it i funh.r srgument In fan
of an English guaranteed Chin?se loan.
KLAO-CHAC BAT MATTXR SKTTI.fi
PEKIN, .January .",. The Kiao-i'ha
i dURculty was settled In a confer.
the Tsung-LI-Tamen (Chin?
Ofhce), which ni.nl?' ths aecessary concei
siollS.
HPITIAN'S OENBR08ITT.
LONDON, Jaauary ;. Ths Daily Mai
commenting upon the "fact that th
United S'il, s and Japan ars openly o
our side in the Chinese affair.'
"For nu?e W-- are getting BOUM I
tion for our generoua commercial i
[ A dispatch to the Tlmss from Pekli
.luted yesterdsy (Wedi - tha
German*' has taken a lease of Klao-Chs
for lift y \
It aays, alSO, that reports are CtttTStJ
there th! : :. Of H I
Nan Island is immin. nt.
Tin-; CHXNMBE CUSTOMS.
LONDON, January ?.--The questloa ht
i been raised here as to Herr Dctrtog'
riKlit tO succeed Sir Hob.rt Hart
tOI ?if tiie Chinese Imperial Maritim
Th. I ?ally chronicle says: "The n_,r?t
men' upon which ths lust Chinese loa
i was Boated In England contained a ilaus
dsdarlag that the mana?;, ment of th
custom.- should remain as now. whir
was Interpreted to mean, should be In th
1 hands oi an Engllahman."
The paper believes that. England
- not Herr Detrlng as Sir i<ob?-r
II : -or.
a The Standard says editorially: "Fn?
- land n.ed not he rutile,1
e claim exactly ths aama prlvUi
.? many. Thla is the logical and un
s abb position tie- government has lekei
>. up. and it is not astonishing to liiul tha
It ba u OUnd impression in Ku
topi, a- s\.:i as hud a wtlsfhctory
tion In America. Whatever Mr. Bnerraai
may say, the mercantile community 1
m well aware that England, In elalmn.j
equal rights for all, is lighting the bettl
of ths American min bants and traders
as will as that Of her own subjects."
a POSSIBLE TARIFF WALL
e The Daily Hi "The real pota
y fur Ford Salisbury to consider Is the poa
s sil.ility ot il'iiii.my'.i claiming the rlgh
to erect a tariff wall ugulnst otaa
powers."
" Commenting with I >n apon tin
opinions oi New fork pai^-rs, aympatbta
5 bag with Britiah i oliey , the
*?iys:
"Such expression <?f oianion may t..
tahOU as the bread of our fr??-? trad?
poli. upon UN waters, and te
turned to us In lnteriiatloii.il InflUen
ter many ?lays."
"A fBLONXOUS ACT."
LONDON, January 6.-Th?> Hall.
Graphic calls the seizure of Ki ui-l'h.?i
_* "a felonious act, ' and says that Empero
1 William, "with lucredlbla levity," has re
2 opened tha Chinese qu? il I put n
-? Jeopardy the relations of Germany win
?I Russia. In order to Induce the RelehstSl
*- tO sancti'm a l?iK navy.
e The Daily T iggests that F.ng
g land should Join with the United t-Hut? s ti
. guaranteeing a Chinese loan.
K ITALIAN ?*I.I'1SI'R POR SHANCHXl
j ROMS, January 5.?It Is understood
,J that a cruiser win b* dispatci
Shanghai, In response to the request ol
(the Italia* residents there f?.r protectnu
in th- great of trouble, but there Is nt
i of sending a squadron.
h NO PARTITION1 ?
liKRi.iN. Jaaaary I The Boiohaan*
zlegir appears too lut?? f.-r ev'niug pape?
H eommonts her... bat aeoordhig to a.* inter
j vl?.w with a government .?lllcu.l, ibe .?-cl
that Klao-Chau has been tasen on ?-?
!?y Germany should refute It* view that
the occupation commences a partition of
China, or that other Power? h ?ve .11 y
right to object to ths Icgt'li'y ot '? r'
many's pr?>e??edlngs.
-Ihs 0fllcl.1l In question Siso emphatically
lenied thai ths -auataa Hiring fie*.many
ths right i?, choose another por' war *
sort of ImcKdoor 10 enable hOl to wlth
lraw without losa of prefltlg?.. then ?i Rus
ris claim ths territory. He matter, ht
declared, had been arranged without im?
perilling the good relation-? with R'lMln.
ami thai clauas bora no ?tier nn'anii.g
than the one on Its I
NORTH CAROLINA BMP-POP HMMT?
I onferenoe at *.V?shln__t?.n?Uallroa?!
?i ? m m Ihn I ?mi < uses?Other "?otes.
WASHINGTON, I?. <., January 5.
?Speclal.J-Th? National Hotel lobbv
the apaearaaoe to-night of a North Caro
llna Rfpubllcan-Fopul -t BtatS conv .ntlon.
There I? much whiS] Sttttg and OOAfld? n
tlal concurring hStWOOB RopUbllOSOS and
PopuUata If they are not mistaken,
the proposed 1 (om?
it originated, Il la said, with
Senator BatlOT. H<? was the medium of
communication between Governor Rua
nd Senator Prttchard, and cr
the Senatofa threshold for the Btm 1 ms
sin??? his ?lection on his return U \Vu<h
lagtofl this week.
Si nitor Piitohard cheerfully eonsented
t<> pre seat tin- Governor to th?' President
t'.-Ul.il'oW. He d< Vpe.'t til"
Presida it to reconsider Ids decision to
appoint arnard Attorney for the la
1'?strict.
There is much speculation as to "
will happen When Butler and .Skinner
meet in conference. Ths Impression pre?
vails that tiny will fall In _hsr*s
arm- and pledge eternal friendship. Bean?
tor Prttchard la complete master of th?
situation. Putl.r and Skinner are both
at his feet, and Russell will take bta
medicino before he leaves Washington,
Ilk" a little man.
The writ of error In th<? Railroad Com?
mission i, !..?kited In tiie Su?
preme court of the United stab s yeeter?
day. and Monday next Mr. Barton, at?
torney for the Wilson-;, will apply for a
nil" on Pearson and Caldw.-ll. to show
why tiny should not be commltt?al
for contempt of th?- OOUfl In defying a
writ of SU] i by the Clerk
of the United SI ut court.
Lat.-r .January Mth a motion will ba
made in th?- Supreme Court to dismiss
th? writ of error. Failing in that, an
efffirt will then be roads to saVan?
on th?- docket, if not advanced. It
win be s year <>r longer before the
win be reached on the do
"date-Justice Walter Clark, of the
North Carolina supreme Court, arrived
bora to-day. H" is a member of the
committee on Federation of ths Southern
Methodist Church.
Thors is another "hold-up" in Um
Shelby post-ofBcs sppointmeat McBrayer
will ultimately get the pine.-, Mr. Llnney
but when he does not know. Il la
tSd that I.\ brook and < irnisby will
be appointed postmasters St Winston and
Balem to-morrow. No chsrgea hovi
mob- against Lybrook, and tnera is no
Question, Senator Prttchard and Mr. i.in
ney both say. about his appointment.
CANALEJAS COI.DI.*? Ill'? I'.IVRD.
It is Haid He ?III Advine Spain ?to
Let ?HI?? ?'<?.
HA PANA, via KEY v auar*
was COldly re,
at Santiago ds ?'aba. The Spanish C
refused to tender him S I tad he
was hissed on the streets. It is und r
! thai th?- opposition to hin?
the fact that he la ths editor of El H? r
aldo de Madrid, which his violently ;.t
t loked General Weyter. it is reported
that his Impre - rdlng Cuna
pessimistic, and that he will
Spanish Government to she noon ti
land.
To-day General Blanco, General Bar?
rado, and Genera] Pando called upon
General Segura, si ths Hotel Florid... to
try to Induce him to remain In th" Is?
land. He refUS II? 'loes not
wish to be responsible, hi d? ciares, for
thS future development of th>
ft?! Spanish rule in Cube."
eral Segura la sn intelligent snd
hon.-st lighter, and is wholly disgusted
with General Paulo's method of cam?
palgning. He ears Fatulo st?eniis more
gun-powder in greeting autonomy than
In fightim?- Insurgents, '?nd adds that in
his opinion Cuba Is lost tO Spain, ',
the government sends General -ivi? ).i
or returns Genera] Weyler.
BONDS PA1 \111.1: in -SIL\T.11.
Stanley Matthews Reeolatlaa intro
?laeril li> ?ii'iintiir T??ller.
WASHINGTON, 1>. C, January 5.?
s.naror TeiKr to-day Introduced ?1 eon
current resolution declsrtng ths bonds of
ths Unit d Blab
dollars, and asserting that "to I
their OOtaagS SUCh silver coins 1
legal tender la the payment of aald
bonds, principal, and Interest, is not In
violation Of thS publie faith, nor in dero?
gation of th?? rights of the public credi?
tor."
The resolution Is In the language Of th"
resolution Introduced by Hor. Stanley
Matthews in th.? Porty-Plfth
and which passed both " lenator
Teller's purpose is !" -.cur" a VOtS upon
tin- resolution, win.! I an almost
two-thirds majority when previously con?
sidered Tha resolution was refern
the Finance Committee, bat as a ma?
jority of the members of that COmm
are friendly to silver Mr. Teller Sntlcl?
pat?.?, that It will be favorably r-;
MlRDl.HKi. ill \\ INDIAS.
Mrs. .InHa I.?uni, a Whit,- Wiimini,
< luliheil to Death.
WICHITA. KAN. .lam?n
Julia Lasrd, a white woman, was niur
dered by Bsmlnok Indian yestends.
ninx, four miles sagt of Maud. Oklahoma
Territory. Th>? Orlmi
the prassi 1 ?h.? arosnan's children.
Earlier In the sftsraoon Mrs. i_e.ini had
frightened the Indian away, threat- nlng
him with a rtt 1 out
of doors, carrying lier baby, and th? In?
dian stole Into th?? houx.', secured the
rifle, sad attempted to sho?.t hor. nut the
. irtrldge fsiled to explode. The Semin?le
then attacked her with the butt of the
gun ami clubbed bee to death H-? hurled
th" baby into the house through the ,.,, q
door.
Severs] India 1 rested but
tas murdered woman's 1-year-old laugh?
ter, ths ' ! !' -' of hsr family, baa
able to Identify any of th. inur
derer, There is great sxettement in the
vicinity.
UIH6-DISTASCB TMLBFIJO-IIIKB.
A Talk. Irmii ?.hHhIIii. Tr?n., to Nor?
folk. Th roiin.il ItleliSionil.
NASHV1I.I.K TKX.V. .l,i/?I
e/telephos
cord was broken to-dayi _.t
Ten.i., when John H. Con/t??r, a r.?p
tativ.' Of th.? F' :
the operator in Norfol
1 through
ville, Terre H
burg. Philadelphia
Richmond to Norfol
hundred miles.
tap, talked with
Vs. The circuit
.'ashvllle. 1
Masaohs, Pitts
Washlngton.
making fully Sfteoa
mi. M.MiiivY.ii 1 \piniiiiiv
How the He
pel
1? of Its Massacre
frose.
PARIS, Januar_/5.- Another lett.i- from
an officer of thl Marchand expedition
(now understoodfto be advancing along
the Nile, and ttV the direction of I
lauta), Ind?cale/ that the report of the
? ??dlllon aros? from
the massacra ?i tw. _ ,ioti_. ribo.
mun. and Peu] ?'..nit. belong?
ing to the ex, .?dition. by native?, on tha
who were subseeuently
punished by a French armed steaunr.
HUSBAND'S LOVE,
asily Won and Often
Carelessly Lost,
>OI> HFtl.TII THK ?KIHI'.T, Ag
?iiitiKiu ? 11, ?wiaaai km?w.
Hint to Women They Ulli Rol D?
Blow to MN
?Teeaen win huaaaads by their i
?mich ?tteatloa t?? his
auty after marriage. He slways
arm.d by h??r good looks. \
ight ?| i
ad en
fly OB her maintaining v
th? w
- ti-.n to 1
BCS, her !?? 10 ! '
'
; ar under tb?
rough the a
ant?, and th?
vous, and bappj with th
-
WIl V. tl
nl nerve -
Mrs. May Cflark, Ml Aaatla
nffalo, N. I
"For t\? ! wiw unable to
ir-1 work t>f any kind. I ?
de. and no one can Im
put in. I f. it so s id ?nd <i"w n i
I th. time
ou Id be glad if I could die, for it w -
mis. rj tO live an 1 f? I ?a I did 1
m?'S thought I ?hould -?.'it-l I
id th.- hi adache, aril ould
mea I tried many m :? fhey
Id m>- no go,?I. At 1 ft I d< cl I? -'. to tr
'. nerv
imedy, sad after taking ?
uiid steep well, and my n
oiihl? me any more. I am
? all my homework, which I hB
me for two i -.?v I am
Sty thankful for g
lira biood and ncrv
ie, and I gladly r?'?'?imn ill who
iff.-r a i raffen d."
Invlgorant, ai 'lve In
te world and by glviiix women sound
salta and perfect
I right,
park!? <?f '
irength to th,- n?n
> the st-p. buoyancy to the spirit
.or which ?.h OS tr.
- rf-'ct happiaes? for women,
I >r. 0
-w York dtj. th?- m
allst in f. male corapl lint
111 ? 1 free, personally or to
THE FoMxiN. OUT-, DISA9TBH.
I Now \?>n?'i.r?< I Ixt t Hol Twenty
\\?-r.> Killed.
U ?M? ?H, "NT
rom th.- ?ollapas of the flo<-r in ,:
lall. T
ol'.n 11 imiitOB Fortn. r
*b? boj All.-n To?
- h> re?
it
. Wilson Cam l
Hubert John F
.un- s Ml.
\F*il.Flt Mil TO Ml'. l?RO*F< I II M
Liithori11.? Decide riitit TVjwtc i? v>
?.round lor ?ticli Voll?l?.
MADRID, i
mi (for
in- word I K
and for all a
h .--.i i he itor having
i
ition.
ni. \ i ii?.
JOHN FREDEH
A It?'. Y FF. la tl
CR1TTENDON 1)1?
it midnight BERRY CRITTEN1
u hlldren to
BKnara their
i' i swell d ,r husband, I
Ws thy i
Hut who has I
Hs ? ?a all our - i rows
BY His v. i
from the
in-Uw. John grands, \'...
stet Tu |,.\V (Tl
iKll'll.VS I
Itb, al .RY DOI ?;i.\
ith.
Futi-ral n
HANNA Dted, at the
?ust F. H
it Brook ., -. -.- . w
uary Mb at | P. M . QRAC1
RI?E, th?'ir daughl
months und 1.1 ,'.
"We loved ' ?
Fut Jesua lov? ?1 her
And with the I
She is for, vt r bV -
Funeral will |
(Friday)
.
ry.
Baltimore and Maryland pe? i
oopy, .
Ml "
the t U l?r. Few
I. I
Moore, ai Baal
NarBO? of fun?ra! later.
PEYTON Mr. PICKi
?t Coloael Chai
ni?
few
t?. of u si V Irglnla ind *
in,??.. \\ ??
bright nod promising young i
no doubt, would n
for hie.
tend ii.- :r deepest his -- -
tresse?! father and mot
were bt
remull?- mhi to it., A
Va., the Loin.- o| hi