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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-17
Infanticide in Ashe.

W1LKEsBoRo, n. c., March l6.
i Special. News just reached
here of an infanticide in Ashe
county, near Jefferson. A few
days ago a 16 year old girl, named
Nora Hughes, living in one mile of
Jefferson, became the mother of an
illegitimate child. On Saturday
the child mysteriously died. On
Sunday afternoon, when the child
was taken to the grave to be in.
tered, the coroner forbid the
burial. He summoned jury, and
by the assistance of Drs. Gentry
and Coward made a post morten
examination. 1t was found that
the child's stomach was sat.
urated with carbolic acid. The
Jury rendered a verdict charging
the mother with the murder Of the
child. 1t was beautiful, healthy
little girl baby. 1t is a sad affair
and Jefferson is much wrought VI
over it. The preliminary hearing
comes off today, and she vii
doubtless be bound over to court.
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serted 10 good many of the Sena-
tors and Representatives, among
others TO Jerry Simpson. Capt.
Roberts had the nerve - ask the
calamity statesman it he had on his
socks. Jerry laughed and said he
had.
Il talked a good deal of politics,
and among other things asked Capt.
Alexander if Polk had report, i
him correctly "a endorsing tie IT
Louis platform. He repi, d that all
he had said In endorsement of il
bore reference to the land. currency
and transportation planks of " hich
he bad been told by Marion Butler.
| summarized briefly the preamble
TO the platform and asked him if he
bad not read it. He said he had
not and that that would not do AT
all. Touching he government
ownership of railroads, he said he
believed it would come to that and
he was in favor of submitting con-
stitutional amendment giving au-
thority for government purchase of
al transportation lines.
Capt. Alexander does mot desire
to be Governor. He finds his du-
ties in Washington congenial and
would not object to another term
tn re. Besides. the personal rela.
tions between him and Governor
Holt are cordial and he would
rather not be put in position O
antagonism toward him. Neverihe
/ less, feel certain that if the nomi
| nation We're offered Capt. Alexan
der with substantial unanimity, II,
would accept it. / am not authori
zed to say this a. al and do no
want to leave any such impression
as that; am merely expressing al
opinion derived from the general
drift of the conversation. OF cours,
Capt. Alexander has no sympath,
with this third party business.
"Ip a conversation with Senat D
Vance, he expressed himself upol
The presidential question exactly q
he had been reported in the Ne,
York San. and said in terms tba
| that interview was in all materia
: particulars correct. | said to Ser
: ator Ransom, Who i the man t
: nominate. Senator = and his repl
l was, No living man can tell yet
!. There was found anon: the Mort
/. Carolina Senators and Represents
: tlves a general disinclination t
a avow decided presidential prefer
: ences; the majority evilently thin
|, that the time to make a defnii
c choice has not yet come"
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Mills Still in the Lead.

AUSTIN. March 16.--The race
for United States Senator is wax
ing hot. Mills, Culberson and
Chiffon are running in the orde-
named, but the battle will be close
one. The final issue will be next
Tuesday, and in the meantime pri-
maries and caucuses are held every
where. Mills friends claim a walk.
over on the first ballot; but the wa
issues stand, the race is no one;
till the end. 1t is the hottest con
test ever known in Texas.
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Kalelgh, N. t., Thursday Morning March r. 1902.

IN disgrace within a month after
the fact had become known and
Parliament had assembled"
Mr. Bryan, (Democratic) said
that IN the Free Wool bill, the in
terest Of the great mass of the peo-
pie had been carefully considered.
1he average production of wool is
about six and a half pounds per
sheep. The statistics for 1891
show that we consume in this
country about six and half pounds
OF wool per capita and produce
about four and a half pounds per
capita. The compensatory duties,
which it is proposed to entirely re-
move, were intended to transfer to
the consumer the burden which
tariff upon wool laid upon the man.
ufacturer of woolen goods. There
fore, whatever increased the price
the manufacturer paid to the far
mer, he took out of the consumer
He also collected from the consumer
the increased price Of the foreign
wool imported, so that on an aver
age the consumers have been COM
PEELED to pay because of the
I tariff upon wool, nearly so per cent.
more than the raiser of sheep could
possibly have received, and it is
p ossible. under the present law, for
the manufacturer to collect from
the consumer a great deal more
than he pays to the farmer. Mr.
Raines, of New York, asked him tt
name one item manufactured in tht
United States in competition will
foreign manufacturers, the price o
which had been increased by tn.
Nc kinley bill or which was no
cheaper than it had been in 1890
Mr.. Ryan said: Is tin plate manu-
featured in this country?' Laughter.
Mr.. Raines replied there were sai'
to be twenty-seven tin-plate manu-
factories in this country, but n
trade list was large enough to con
tain q list Of tin, plate liars in th;
country.
Mr.. Bryan retorted: II do no
: want an autobiographical sketch c
the gentleman from New York.
Laughter and applause).
: At the conclusion he was congrat
nla ed by his colleagues, and ami
4pplause, the committee rose, an
the douse adjourned until te
morrow.
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WOJDS' NAME ON TOP
Senator Hoar Wants to
: See y nat Will be
bone With it.
7hey Oppose The Nomination of
The Notorious J,tfge. 4 Lengthy
Erecmire Session.

WAsRINGToN. March l6.-As
had been agreed upon In the execu-
tiye session of the das previous, the
Senate closed its doors AT o'clock
yesterday afternoon and entered
upon consideration of the nomi-
nations of the United States judges.
The discussion lasted two hours,
during which time much old straw
was thrashed. Senator Hoar, with
some shrewdness, had placed the
name of Judge Woods, against
whom the Democrats have display
ed the greatest opposition, at the
head of the list. The action, of
course. means that ii for any rea-
son Judge Woods is not confirmed
there will be hard shedding for he
Democrats whose nominations are
lower down in the favorable report
from the committee on the judlcia-
ry. During the executive session
Oh Monday Senator Kenna propos-
ed that Judge Guif nomination be
acted upon AT once, but, although
Judge Goff is Republican, Sena-
tor Hoar would not onsent 10
making any change in the order in
which the names had been arrang-
ed.
A general statement by Senator
Hoar, in which he defended the
selections of the President, prefaced
the di>cu .sion. Senators Voorhees,
and Turpie spoke at length in op-
position TO judge Woods confirma-
ton, rehearsing the statement con-
meeting that official with the Dud-
lev case In Indiana. Snuor N"nr-
hees departed from the Inr 81 H.
argument, however, 10 al, ocatc The
advisability and propriety of con-
, sidering the nominations in open
S. ssion. He held tha: the country
had right to know the character
. of the Presidential nominees TO
such high judicial offices, and he
asserted his readiness TO make in
public any and all OF the charges
/. which he repeated in his speech.
| He added, too that he thought the
e testimony which had been given in
' the case before the judiciary com.
mittee ought to be made public.
f Senator George also spoke against
! Judge Woods, but confined his re
Y marks mainly to the merits of the
n case
d There is every probability thai
the discussion will continue several
g days. If it were possible 10 defeat
d the nomination OF Judge Woods by
? talking ii to death, that policy woulc
n seem to have been entered upon b,
1 the Democratic Senators. In long
+ session, however, it Is difficult TO se'
= how this could BE- accomplished
o There is no doub; of Judge Woods
e ultimate confirmation, although
Y Senator Stewart may vote against
If him.-POst.
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RICHMOND TERMINAL.
The Plan of Re- Organization Oomplet-
ed at Last.

6u dt udSI.
New YORK, March 16.-At a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Richmond Terminal Company
this afternoon, John H. Inman ten
dered his resignation, which was ac-
cepted and W. G. Oakman elected
in his place. R. I. Wilson pre-
sented his resignation as director
and MIR. Inman was elected di-
rector in his stead. In the R. & D.,
Oakman was elected President in
Inman's pla> :, resigning his posi-
ton as director, which was filled
by the election of H. G. Fahnes-
tock. The r. & W. P. Terminal
Railway and Warehouse Co., re-
organization committee has pub
lished its plan of re-organiza-
ton. The plan provides for
total capitalization of S35O,OO0,'
900. This total capitalization is
to cover the securities of the Ter
minal company, Richmond & Dan
vile ard East Tennessee, in the
hands Of the public, and owned
and controlled, amounting TO 1884,
100000, exclusive OF car trusts
The committee calls attention to
the fact that in view Of the pending
litigation affecting the Central K
R. and Banking company OF Geor'
eia, it has found it ad
visable to make no provision
for the present, for taking up the
outstanding stock and securities 0
the Central Railroad and Banking
Company, Of Georgia, but the inter
est of the Richmond Terminal 20
in those stocks and securities vii
! vest in the new corporation.
The new corporation will b
known as "The Southern RallWa
Company"
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HILL Al BIRMINGHAM,
| he 4 ew York Senator
speaks to an Erthu-
slastic Audience
DE1NOCRA TIC PRIVCIPLES.
Senator It'll Discourses for an
Hour on Questions of the Day
. THIS Trip is Truly
POLITICAL"

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 16. -
Senator Hill and his party arrived
here oy the Eass Tennessee route
from jackson at 3:45 this morning.
Mayor Lane and and a committee
OF prominent citizens met the Sena-
tor at the station and welcomed
him to the city. The party was
taken to the Caldwell House where
rooms had been reserved and the
Senator retired to make up little
lost sleep. On the train which
brought the Senator TO the city, ,came
Hill clubs of Sheffield and Florence.
and later in the morning clubs from
Admission. Montgomery, Gadsden
and Tuscaloosa arrived. There were
several hundred in all. The Mont
gomery CLUB alone brough ht one hun
dred and twenty-five mem mbers. 1t
was 10 o'clock when Senator Hill
arose this a, rn., and lO:4O when the
commit e appointed to escort him
to breakfast, found him with Gen.
McEwan and Mr.. Ridgeway in the
parlor Of tie hotel. Breakfast was
served in the ladies' ordinary of the
Caldwell house. At it's conclusion,
Senator Hill returned to the "Hill
parlors," where he shook hands with
a few cf the leading citizens o
Birmingham. At 1890 the com.
mittee OF prominent gentlemen ap
pointed to escort the Senrtor to the
opera house waited for him in the
hotel parlors. Senator Hill tool
Mayor Lanes arm and was escorted
60 the carriage that was in waiting
: TO take him to O'Brien's opers
house. The opera house was crowd
ed. Senator Hill was INTRODUCED
: to the enthusiastic throng by Col
: Hewitt, president of the Hill club
Senator Hill said he did not at
tempt to disguise that this was
political trip, not in the inter
est OF any man Or any set of men
but in the interest Of the Democrat
a party. If this was a crime, then b
# was guilty. He reviewed the his
y tory OF the Democratic party. Tn
: essential difference between tha
; party and all others was that it bt
d lieved in strict construction of th
: constitution. Speaking Of taxation
r be said that the Democratic part
l. did not believe in closing th
:, custom houses; that it believe
n in taxation on imports, bu
l. only such taxation as wa
d needed for the actual necessitie
s. for the government. In 1888 b
Il had said that the Democracy mu:
= nail the flag Of tariff reform to tn
D mast until the party was victoriou
l. This was not the time to discus
r whether it was wise to make ths
) issue in 1888. 1t was enough ths
is that question was understood nov
r The Senator spoke for an hou
l. The party afterward went for
le drive about the city.
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A $4,000 Failure.

HENDERSON, n. c., March l6.-
T Special IT. 7. Rowland, a large
farmer and merchant at Middle
burg. assigned Monday to a. c.
Zollicoffer. Liabilities about $780,
900; assets about $4,000 to
$4,000. Preferences about Sll,-
000-all of which is TO Vaughan
& Barnes Of Norfolk, except
S2,500-mortgages and few small
debts here. The losses were caused
by decline on spot cotton. He had
nearly 500 bales, some of which
cost nine cents per pound.
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
How it Impressed Editor Caldwell at
the National Capital.

Sundays Charlotte Observer con-
tains a very interesting letter from
Editor Caldwell who was ore of the
company that went to Washington
to get Senator Hill to speak at
Charlotte on the 2Oth of May. AS
heretofore stated, they succeeded.
Vance told Hill that Charlotte
was his home, but added, 81 am
there so seldom that my dog doesn't
know me-" Here is an extract
from Mr.. Caldwell's letter that will
interest our readers:
"The Charlotte visitors were pre-
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PUBLIC EXPENDITURES,
Aa Administration Ar
1icned in The House
bv Mr.. Say ers.
~ THE SENAT TIE.

|1rq Erecutive Session Taken up
,6raderimg The Confirmation
of Judge Woods.
r,snlvGroN, D, c., March 16.--
[ose. MIR. Hale, from the
,njttee on naval affairs, favor
reported the bill for the con-
rtion, by contract, of three bat
.hps of 1900 to 10000 tons
|,lacement, of two army coast
,,se vessels. five gunboat, of
to 1900 tons and eight first
j torpedo boats, appropriating
100000 towards the construc-
Of the ships and 81, 100000 for
psment The only amendment
lr to the bill was one extending
appropriation of $50O.0O0 for
rriments with torpedoes to
her Instruments of submarine
rsre." Referred to the commit
On appropriations. Mr.. PETER,
request, introduced that bill,
rating a fund for the payment of
Laons, setting our army of idle
at work on extensive public
uovements; for removing the
agest incentive to crime among
poor and vice among the rich,
for the protection of Americans
u the undue influx of alien
r," all of which objects it was
pHded to accomplish by a gradua-
scale of taxation on incomes and
estate. On motion OF MIR.
fgan, the President was asked to
pnlnicate to the Senate the
and correspondence upon
h he had based his retaliation
amation in respect to Ven
s, "if not incompatible with
public service" The Senate
esded to the consideration OF
son the calendar, the first being
MI to authorize the New York
New Jersey bridge company tc
Isru,t a bridge between New
TX City and New Jersey, which
accompanied by an adverse re-
tIr. Mcpherson, of New Jersey
I'd that the bill retain it,
be on the calendar without pre-
ce, and it was so ordered. One
The next measures in order was
bill to reimburse the States o
ifornia, Oregon and Nevada fol
neys expended by them in th'
preston of the rebellion Mr.
isOn, chairman Of the committee
appropriations, suggested that i
obvious that a bill of this mag
Jude could not 60 through in tn
rnlng hour under the five minut
{, and Senators Sherman AM
ckrell coincided in the opin
The bill appropriat
nearly 81 100000 70
Norma, $25O,OOO for Oregon
100000 for Nevada. MI
FNart said the facts were yer.
Fple, and he addressed the Senat
Ae subject, stating that Nevad
'Qed the money. He had scarcel
cred upon his speech, when tn
inner fell and the bill was lai
'' without prejudice. Shortl
9, on motion of Mr.. Hoar, tn
nate resumed executive sessio
We nomination Of Judge Wood
,ap' m. the doors were re.Opene
The Senate adjourned until t.
'rrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
resolution from the committe
"a. accounts providing for filtee
r.aonal folders, gave rise to
Tlcal discussion, lasting near.
IOar' as to the proper distrib
ol patronage. The resolutit
nnnally passed, yeas SO, ma.
Bills were reported from II
1ialttee on territories for the a
s'lon Of New Mexico and Al
y - as State. Mr.. Goodnight,
ucky, from the committee I
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

ST. CLOUD Jouqm0z- Press: The
mention of the name of Hon. VIM.
E. Lee, Of Todd county, as q pro
bable candidate for speaker Of the
next legislature, by the Journal
Press the other day, is received
with marked favor in this section
of the State. There are several
good reasons why he should be a
strong candidate. He is warm
friend of Senator Davis, and his
success will insure the election of
Davis. Mr.. Lee has had an ex-
tended Legislative experience, and
would be an able presiding officer.
He comes from large agricultural
county and his selection would be
acceptable to the farmers. Above
all, he is a clean, honest man, who
has won his success in life by abil-
ity and true worth.
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

A WASHINGTON friend writes:
do you know that the wheat
gamblers Of Chicago and the other
commercial centers Of the country
were prepared to squander 81, OOO,-
900 to defeat the Washburn anti
option bill in the last CONGRESS-:
and do you know that these same
wheat and cotton gamblers had
their paid stool-pigeons in both
branches Of congress? I tell you,
Bob, those option dealers who
have made hundreds of thousands.
yes, millions of dollars, out OF
their nefarious vocation are not
going to surrender without a strug.
gle. Collectively, the big gam
blers can and will spend $40, O,0o0,.
900 before that anti-option bill
ever becomes a law. There arc
newspapers and eloquent stump,
speakers in your State to-day un,
der pay of the wheat gamblers. >
We believe every word Of the
above. Our correspondent is 8
well-informed gentleman and
knows whereof he speaks. Some
congressman may have opposed
the anti-option bill from honest
motives, but the majority were
actpated by mercenary motives.
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

HERE is another pertinent in
quiry propounded by the St. Paul
Neeos, an independent newspaper,
with reference to ''The Gigantic
Conspiracy" to rob the wheat
raisers of the State that the organs
OF the Chicago wheat-gamblers
will not attempt to answer:
One question, and only one, stares
the Democrats in the face at this point,
and that is, if the laws were so consti.
tuted as to foster the interests OF
monopoly why did not the Democratic
and Alliance legislature of two years
ago remedy the matter by passing some
new laws. The public will fairly hold
it's breath while waiting for an answer
to this query.
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06
HALF AND HALF.

The Milaca Times, conducted by Mrs.
J. A. A. Wood, one of the editors of
the Free P'vss,-(the only Democratic
(Y paper in the county)-comes out
this week still more vigorously for the
Republican party than ever. Well,
we are glad to see so hardened Dem
ocrat advocating the cause of Hon.
Knute Nelson and Judge Searle. Ger
tainly there are some reasons to be-
lieve that little more Doodle may yet
capture the only (?) Democratic paper
OF Benton county before election.
Hurrah for the editor-in-chief of the
Free Press, the only Democratic Ben
ton county paper (?). We welcome
you back to the ranks of the G.. O. p
Sank Rapids Sentinel.
Lord! What next? The i'm
maculate Benedict, by cowardly
innuendo, is attempting to convey
the impression that Judge Searle
has purchased the good will uf the
Milaca Times. We know of our
own personal knowledge that the
Times is supporting Mr.. Searle
voluntarily. We have no particu-
lar love for any of the Woods, but
there is more honor and honesty
in one of Mrs. Woods old cast off
slippers than there is now or ever
was in Benedict's whiskey-soaked
carcass. From Judge Searle's
own lips we have learned that Mrs.
Wood is personal friend of his
and Mrs. Searle. Although we
may question Mrs. Woods iudg-
ment in selecting Milaca as an in-
viting field for newspaper enter
prise, (for Mile Lacs county is
not yet popplous enough to sup
port two newspapers we cannot
help commencing her loyalty to
time-tried friends. Anyhow, she
is supporting the right man.
Benedict is Waspish dotard
who has survived his usefulness.-
he was useful to the old Indian and
pine land rings in the early days
of the State-he is simply a putrid
reminiscence Of the past, and he
Judges every one by his own de-
based mercenary standard. Such
a venerable old hulk as he is
should not invite criticism,
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

ANY student of Irish history
will endorse every word of the
following extract taken from an
editorial in the Minneapolis
y0atu0I:
For over 200 years every attempt of
the Irish to manufacture was killed off.
From the time of Charles I. to the up
rising of the Irish volunteers in 1882,
the aim of England was to destroy Irish
manufactures by prohibiting their ex-
portation to protect English manu-
facturers from competition. Every
movement was nipped in the bud.
The Irish began to make glass. Its
expectation was forbidden. The Irish,
having good country for sheep and
wool growing, sought to develop that
industry. 1t was prohibited to protect
English wool. King William III. de-
clared to parliament that he would do
all in his power to discourage woolen
manufacture in Ireland.'' The export
OF Irish woolen goods up to the close
OF the last century was wholly inter.
dicted. This cruel policy is responsible
for much of Irish disability to-day.
1t was carrying the protective system
to the barbaric extreme to foster Eng.
lish Industries.
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

MINNEAPOLIS a0uuraaz: ''Repub-
llcan legislatures and Republican
executives protect the wheat ring,''
says the Globe. Observe that the
Globe has not yet stated why the
last legislature, a Democratic-A ALI
ance body, sedulously refrained
from passing any laws amendatory
of the law touching grain ware
housing and Of value to the farmer,
and, after thorough investigation,
declared that there was no truth in
the "wheat conspiracy story.
That Legislature of 1891 is a flat
contradiction to the Globes at
tempted Gigantic conspiracy ex.
ploitatjou,
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

IT is very evident to some Ben
ton county men that Judge Searle
is conducting a clean campaign
The Sauk Rapids Sentinel has moi
been ''seen'' by the judge or any
of his campaign managers, anc
that Benedict Arnold sheet is get,
ting ready to curse Major Balwir
with it's support. The Hon,
George Washington Benedict is
now and always has been a Repub
lican for revenue only.
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

THE Brainerd Dispatch ''points
with pride'' to Hon. VIM. A.
Fleming's record in the Legislature
of 1889, and truly says: ''There
was not single measure sup
ported by the gentleman which
will not bear the closest scrutiny.
His actions were entirely indie
pendent and for the good of his
constituency and nothing can be
brought against him that will have
the least bearing in the present
canvass, thing which seldom oc-
ours. Besides this he was one of
the acknowledged leaders of the
house and received favorable no.
tice from the Democratic as we'll
as Republican papers, and his re-
turn to the legislature this winter
will be received with pleasure
from all parts of the State.''
The Princeton union., 1892-10-06
Pease Gives the Boys a Good Send OFF:

Friday, Sept. 23rd, q legislative
ticket of the 46th district was named in
convention at Little Falls. The ticket
is composed of w. M. Fuller, of Morri-
son county, w. A. Flemming, of Grow
Wing, r. G. Dunn, of Mile Laos, and
w. E. Lee, of Todd. Two gentlemen
on the ticket, w. M. Fuller and R. G.
Dunn, are newspaper mon and the
other two gentlemen are not far behind
them in ability and enterprise. The
ticket was named by acclamation and
four as good, bright, Republicans as
can be found in the State will occupy
seats in the coming legislature. Twas
a good move, gentlemen Of the Little
Falls convention. n.--Annka UnSoaa,