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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
BURLINGTON PosTMAsTERsHlP.
VIII Probably Be Decided at Wednes-
dai 5 Committee Meeting.


Washington, d. c., March 13.-(Spe-
cial. )-Dr. Freeman returned home to-
night in company with Congressman
Settle; the latter not to return until
after the meeting of the executive
committee In Raleigh next Wednesday.
Settle told Freeman to-day that he
would oppose Freeman's confirmation
to the Burlington postmastership if it
were true that Freeman tried to break
up one of his meetings, but that he
(Settle) had heard nothing of it before.
Settle, [ am informed, said as much to
Pritchard. Freeman denied it and they
will talk it over on the train.
Freeman brings a petition signed BY
178 OF Burlington's best citizens, in
Guiding the Holts, and says the counter
petition contains only about fifteen
names, headed by the mayor, who, he
says, instigated the move against him.
Moreover, Freeman says the mayor
offered to sign his petition, even after
he had headed the other. Butler says
that the chief stress will be laid upon
the election charges, which Freeman
said he could amply disprove.
The case will probably be decided at
next Wednesdays meeting of the COM
mittee.
Senator Pritchard says he will de-
mand that ne be endorsed or turned
down for reelection at the State con-
vention. lie says he will make the
fight there; that then he will have
made all the record he can make before
the next election, and he will either de-
mand endorsement, or failing in this,
will 60 back TO his law practice with
out any unnecessary waste of time.
DR. Freeman received a telegram to-
night saying that satisfactory affida-
Wits had been forwarded reputing
charges against him. Too much praise
cannot be given Congressman Wood
ard, who has not spared himself in
pushing through unselfishly, and dill
gently all these postmasterships, and
he is shouIdering the whole case of
DR.. Freeman.
Chairman j.. J. Mott left tonight for
Chicago on political business which he
would not state No doubt he is after
getting money which looks scarce a
bout his headquarters.
Ex-Congressman John s. Hender-
son and wife arrived tonight and are
at the Metropolitan.
Col #. b. Keogh, of Greensboro, ar
rived tonight en- route to Pittsburg
on mining business.
Mr.. j. T. Lamb, merchant of Durham,
passed through tonight on his way
home from New York, where he has
been buying goods.
Col. John ID. Whitford, Of Newbern,
returned home this morning.
Congressman Shaw returned home
yesterday on business, to be gone a
week.
Messrs. W. G. Henry and John Ward,
of Lexington, stopped over to-day on
their way from New York, returning
tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

Bills favorably reported in the House
for public building appropriations OF
$40 900 each at Savannah and Norfolk.
Cuban question side-tracked by the
Senate for a four-hours speech on the
financial question by Mr.. CockrelL
Aldrich-Robbins contest in the House
ended by unseating Robbins, (Dem.)'
from Fourth Alabama district.
Senate committee on Territories au-
thorizes favorable report upon the
bill for the admission of New Mexico
as q State.
Congress asked to appropriate s33,'
500 900 for putting ten war vessels ID
shape for service if they are needed.
Correspondence in regard to arrest
of Mark e. Rodeyguez and his son
two American citizens, in Cuba, sen'
to the Senate by the President
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
lREDELL FOR FREs SILVER.
And the Populists of the County Are
for Fusion

Statesyille, n. c., March 13.-(Spe-
cial. Your correspondent has made
inquiry of Populists as to what their
action would be on fusion in this Gre
dell) county in the coming election.
They favor fusion as to State and
county offices, but not as to the Ma
tional electors, but do not speak in
positive terms of the exact form their
union with the Republicans will take.
This is manifest for the reason that
they do not know the result of the
Iartial rupture between the leaders. The
Republicans favor union complete and
say the Pops will have to come to it
as they can't live now without their
protecting arms. Neither of these parties
are doing much talking at this time,
but are gently looking on at the atfray
in the Democratic party, hoping that
good will come out Of that calamity
for them. 1t is true that there is some
division in this county on the money
question but you can remember that
old Iredell is for silver, and when she
has been heard to speak, as she has
always been heretofore, there will be
no uncertainty in the tone.
Mr.. Hickerson, bright young law
student under Judge Armfeld, re-
turned from Wilkes county this week
from a visit to his home people, and
says that county is hot-bed of free
silverites; that in conversation
with prominent men the statement
was made by them that there was only
four sound money, alias gold standard,
men i'm the entire county.
The praticing lawyers of Statesville
are free silver endorsers with one
notable exception.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
FIFTEEN OFFICERS RESIGN

Columbus, O., March Is. Fifteen
commissioned officers of the 14th o. N.
G., Col. Colt commanding, rendered
their designations to-day, the Senate
having killed bill to reimburse Colt
for heavy expenses in securing acquit-
tai from charge Of manslaughter bas-
ed on the death of a
soldiers at the Washington, G.. H., riot.
Col. Colt will return the designations
disapproved holding that the terms Of
service have not expired, that the State
needs the services and that he will re-
ly upon these officers to respond in
defence of the State when called
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
A DIRECT VOTE FOR SENATORS.

Washington, March 13.-At full
meeting of the committee on Privileges
and Election to-day, Senator Mitchell,
chairman of the committee was author
lied to report his joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States providing for
the election Of United States Senators,
by direct vote of the people. Sena-
tor Mitchell was also authorized to
prepare the report of the committee.
The joint resolution and the report will
be submitted to the Senate in few
days. The vote in committee was five
to four in favor Of the amendment
three Republicans and two Deomcrats
voting in the affirmative and two Re
publicans and two Democrats against.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
a PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED
Seven Persons Sustain More or Less
Serious injuries.


Brazil, Ind. ,Mar.13--A passenger train
on the Center Point Branch of the Vim
dalie line was wrecked at Center Point,
south of here, at o'clock to-day. The
engine and miners car, containing
about 100 miners, had gone on the side
track to make running switch when
the other section of the train, composed
Of caboose and passenger car,got beyond
control of the trainmen and shooting
down the heavy grade, collided with
the first section before the brakeman
could throw the switch.
The caboose and miners car was
crushed in while the engine and pas
senger coach were damaged. The min
ers in their car were thrown into one
end of the car and the heavy seats
piled on them. Tn their wild efforts to
escape they trampled and tore each
other in a frightful manner Seven of
them sustained injuries of a more or
less serious nature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Rel,ort of a secret treaty between
China and Russia confirmed.
Yesterdays issue OF der sozallst'
a Berlin newspaper, conhscated on tne
ground that it contained treasonaDle
,nattars. and it's editors indicted.
Reports of additional Italian reVerses
in Africa officially denied IN Rome.
Officials of National Sporting Club,
London, say Corbett must apologize
before he can fight in London.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
FINANCIAL

Weak Liverpool quotations cause a
slump of 1ss cents in wheat.
A decline of ss and u cents respec-
lively in corn and oats.
After an irregular course the cotton
market closed to 6 points higher.
General trade shows no marked
change for the past week.
General tone of the stock market
easy but less active.
American Tobacco stock goes up 2
per cent more.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
LAST EDITION. /.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.
4 O'CLOCK. A. M

Forecast for Saturday. United
States weather bureau issues the fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina: Fair weather;
light northerly winds.
Forecast for Raleigh and vicinity:
Fair and warmer.
Yesterday: Maximum temperature
SO: minimum temeprature, 20.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
SECRET cHINA-Russ1AN TREATY

peI<in, March 13--It is stated here
in official circles that confirmation has
been obtained of the report circulated
sorne months ago, that secret treaty
had been concluded between Russia
and China, giving the former extraordi-
nary rights in the way of railroad
building through Manchuria, etc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
1.-THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NQRTH CAROLINA DAILY

from the Fourth Alabama district and
decided that his Republican opponent,
w. Il. Aldrich, was elected and entitled
to the seat.
All the Republicans with the excep-
tion of Mr.. White, of Illinois, and the
Populists and three Democrats, Messrs.
Cobb, Docl1ery and DeArmond, of Mis-
souri,, voted for the majority report.
The 50 votes against the report were
cast by Democrats with one exception.
The case furnished the Republicans
with ample material for expressing
their views on Southern election meth
ods, it being admitted by the minority
that fraudulent ballots to the extent
of over 5000 were cast for the contes-
tee in Dallas county. Mr.. Dinsmore,
Of Arkansas, who closed the debate for
the minority to-day, claimed that the
Republicans proceeded on the errone-
Gus assumption that all the negroes in
the South voted the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Robbins was a member of the last
House.
Before the case was taken up the
House passed bills granting American
register TO the steamer Mattawan; re-
quiring officers of American steamers
to be citizens of the United States,
and repeating the laws eXempting from
tonnage duties the vessels from coun-
tries which extended similar eXemp-
tions TO our vessels.
The House adjourned over until Mon
day
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
THE SPORTING LIFE,
las Fleet Street,


Dear Mr.. Fox:-If Corbett and Fitz-
simmons sign enclosed agreement it
will be satisfactory to the National
Sporting Club. Date can be arranged
by cablegram. Should they, in addi
tion to the purse, wish to box for a side
stake, add the amount. The Police
Gazette or Sporting Life can hold the
money Kind regards,
Yours faithfully,
GEORGE w. ATKINSON.
p. S.-Any other matter can be set
tied by cablegram, and you can have
a reply within two hours
Mr.. Fox says that he is perfectly sat
isfied that the articles were sent by
Mr.. Atkinson, with the authority of the
National Sporting Club. After reading
the cablegram denying that the club
had offered purse, or had sent articles
of agreement to this country for the
signatures of Corbett and Fitzsimmons
Mr.. Fox cabled to London for particu-
lars as follows:
Associated Press cable to-day says
National Sporting Club officials repu-
diate articles, no purse offered Corbett-
Fitzsimmons. Reply"
The following reply was received
from Sporting Life
IF articles are signed as sent they
viii be accepted by National Club, but
they viii not allow any fresh condi-
tions."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
THE ALDRlcH-RoBBINs CONTEST
The Democrat Turned Out and the Re-
publican Given His Seat.

Washington, March 13.--After two
days debate the House, by a vote OF
173 to 50, unseated CASTOR A Robbins,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.

New York, March 13.--When the
foregoing cablegram was shown to
Richard X Fox, he produced the fol-
lowing letter from George w. Atkinson,
of Sporting Life, which accompanied
the articles of agreement The arti-
cles and the letter are in the same
handwriting, that of Mr.. Atkinson.
The letter reads as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
coRBETT MUST APOLOGIZE.
Or He VIII Not Be Allowed to Fight in
the London Club.

London, March 13.-The officials of
the National Sporting Club say they
have not yet offered a purse for a
match between Robert j. Fitzsimmons
and James j. Corbett, and that no arti-
cles have been sent by this club to the
United States for their signatures.
They add that they are quite prepared
to arrange a meeting on certain condi-
tions, one of which is that Corbett
must make an apology to the club for
his statements rejecting upon it's mem
bers. made after his return TO the
United States from England.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-14
TIE NIGHT SESSION.


All proceedings in the House at the
night session, which was to~haye been
devoted under the rules to the con-
sideration Of private pension bills, were
unexpectedly blocked by Mr.. Erdman
Dem, PENN, who made the point of
no quorum at the very outset on the
motion to go into committee of whole.
As it was apparent that a quorum
could not be procured before 10:30,
the hour of adjournment, the members
proceeded to enjoy themselves by maxi
ing farcical points of order to the great
amusement of the galleries which
were packed to the doors. Mr.. Payne,
OF New York, who was in the chair,
had his hands full but he kept a pretty
tight rein and only once did member
succeed in carrying his point. That
distinction belonged to Mr.. Powers
(Rep., Vermont), who, on gaining the
floor, amply repaid the House for their
patience with a humorous speech
about the contest for the Republican
Presidential nomination. He gently
chided' Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, who had
Just returned from the Iowa State con-
vention, where the Allison boom was
formally launched for not taking the
House into his confidence as to the
progress that had been made.
I'VE are all interested" said he. I,e-
cause there are many Reed men here
and Mckinley men and a few Quay
men," The name of the Speaker was
sprung so suddenly that his supporters
were taken by surprise and made no
demonstration, but at the name OF
Mckinley, Mr.. Hulick, of Ohio, started
a reund of applause all over the House
which was echoed by the gallaries,
and when Mr. Quay's name was men
toned the Pennsylvania men made a
counter demonstration which made up
in volume what it lacked in number.
Mr.. Chickering (Rep., New York;
thought Governor Morton's candidacy
was being sighted, and shouted loudly
above the din: Whats the matter
with Morton?"
He's all right, came with enthusi-
asrn from some of the New York repre-
sentatiyes. Mr. Powers then rambled
on wittily about Presidential possibili-
ties until Mr.. Mahon (Rep., PennsylVa-
nia) interrupted him 10 hint, to the
great amusement of members, that APP
pearances indicated that Mr.. Powers
was engaged in launching a boom for
himself as Vermont's favorite son.
sInasmuch as Pennsylvania is pre-
senting a very curious quantity"
flashed back Mr.. Powers, 81 viii state
confidentially that the Republican MAJ
tional convention might go farther
than Vermont and fare worse"
At 1890 the House adjourned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-10

but we have lost politeness. We can go
from New York TO California in five
days and live on the train, but compare
that table d'hote with the meals at a
friends house or those eaten at a coun-
try tavern.
We are very fast nowadays, but is
the game worth the candle? We drop
dead when we are forty; we don't live
TO be magnificently old and to recognize
our grandchildren. We work
brain and body until some awful dis
ease attacks either one or the other,
and too often our women are so busy
wondering what they shall not believe
that they count it not worth their while
to consider those sick in body or SOUL
| am tempted 10 believe those days of
old were better. Suddenly, there stands
beside me pretty maid in knickerbock-
ers and short skirt, in sailor hat, low
shoes and leggings, and she says to
me, Il am the girl of to-day" l look
at her and because | am the girl of yes
terday, l say to her Read the story of
the Past; steal from the Past all that
is best. Our grandfathers were wise.
Our grandmothers were wiser. You ara
over-independent. Stop your bicycle
before it throws you over the hill that
means destruction, and remember that
men are only worth considering when
women are godly, loving. unselfish.
sympathetic, hospitable. and possess
ing all these virtues become womanly.
Bah.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-10

can be matched in the hammock. The
tints of parlor curtains, the hues OF
pieZZa chairs can all be reproduced.
If double cords are used throughout to
give strength the under set OF cords
can be of one shade and the upper OF
another to give the colors wanted.
Many variations of knot and style can
also be suggested by an ingenious
mind.
Hammock cushions this year are OF
outdoor materials. They are Of June
rose leaves, of pine needles, OF acorns
broken and of dried leaves. They are
of hops, of dried spearmint, or the
gathered ends of all the flowers Of the
field and garden, tossed in the sun and
made fragrant by salt and spices.
SWEET PILLOWS.
When the pillows are filled there are
perfumes put in them. A handful Of
sachet powder does no harm. A pinch
of whole cloves is admirable, and salt to
preserve all to hold the scent is better
stiIl. Your rose-leaf pillow will be fra
grant as the June bud, and none but you
need know that the rose-leaf has been
assisted in perpetuating its perfume.
The dried leaf pillows are the softest,
but for hammock resting a soft pillow
is not liked as well as a firm one, pro-
vided the firmness is not hardness. The
covers are not silk. They are OF stout
piazza cloth, awning, canvas and the
skirts Of old Bedford cord dresses. Dots
are embroidered in them with quick
IN N1oft 30 h. 0&A1, IL 30
the critical taste of the hammock girl.
The first home made hammock is apt
to be failure, whole or partitl. The
cord will be too fine and the squares too
open. A steamer blanket, in that case.
must be thrown in. But get the cord
heavier and take more time with the
pegs and the rug will not be needed.
Hammock parasols, the kind that do
not shut up, are made by the hammock
girl. She covers the frames of old UNI
brellas with stout goods, and sews it
fast on the one side. In a corner under
tree the hammock parasols lie all
summer They can be closed like any
other if their ambitious maker has Sc
cured the points enough to bear the
strain.
whether the hammock girl makes or
looses by her industry depends upon the
girl-and the hammock If bargain
in cord has been found and a good. SER
viceable article made, she has come out
ahead OF the game in pence. If she has
found cord in the house to help she is
very much ahead. But If she has made
one of those elaborate summer ham
mocks with glass bead at every tieing
OF the cord or Mexican grass running
through it, she has paid considerably
for her industry. The Mexican grass
hammocks are very nice and wear a
very long time. They, too, can be made
at home, but may be dearer than though
bought outright.
The hammock girl in her own ham
mock is very delighted creature
She is also very delightful one.
HELEN WARD.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-10
BOl1BfD POVERTY.

I had, gone down to my village TO
work, to get thatelocal color which Is
supposed to be necessary to sound nc
ton. To that end OF q fortnight / had
not written, at the most dangerous
computation, more than dozen pages,
and had. grown very brown and a>tri-
fie melancholy. The cottage in which
I lived lay broadside to the village
street, and this, under the clear sun
light, had such a lazy and pleasant ef-
feet that was content to sit and watch
it while the ink dried on my PEN
When this occupation failed me. / sat
on a fence overlooking a sloping
meadow. Beyond the meadow was a
climbing, scattered wood. which ended
in an open, sunbaked heath.
AS sat ON this fence one day saw,
far up on the endge Of the heath, hat
and ribbons that 1 recognized. They
belonged to a girl whom had met at a
dinner party a couple OF months before.
Indeed, had taken her in to dinner,
and we rapidly hit upon so many points
of divergence and agreement that we
soon assumed the candor Of old friends.
/ had not discovered then that she knew
my village. Indeed, we were both un-
disguisedly surprised when we one day
came face to face by the postoffice steps.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-10

MUNICH holes in the hem. Button-hol1
the holes. Through these run the cords
for fastening up the hammock. me
magic nine holes will be enough. Fas-
ten the cords to an iron hook ana nang
the canvas hammock. Run,a curved
niece of wood, whip from the forest
will do. through the hem at head ana
foot. and supply great many pillows.
CANVAS HAMMoCKS.
The canvas hammock is great IA
vorite with owners of summer cot
tages Il makes an extra bed. Swung
across the piazza, in the broad nall
way. in the guest room, it accommo-
dates another summer visitor. IL is
warmer than the cord hammock, and
when fitted with comfortables ana Pill
lows. is better liked as summer steep,
ing place than a cot or the DREADED
three-in-a-bed of summer memory
There is a style of hammock called
the "royally sociable." 1t is four feet'
wide. seven feet long, and is like Daisy
Bellies bicycle built for two. Inc
knotting of the royalty sociable is the
same The hanging is different. The
cords that are knotted in the ends are
divided into two groups, each group be-
ing tied separately upon the nook.
This gives broader swing to the ham
mock, and allows it to lie fatter. the
sticks in the ends are double ones ana
the cushions are broader. 1t is all its
name claims for it, and with broad
piazza or an ideal spreading tree, IL
easily becomes the family fayorite. :.
In making hammock for yourself
Won can select your own colers.
house of red and brown, brick and stone
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-10
PRODIGALITY OF MATURE
The Colonel Discovers a Lavish Wa
fulness OF Raw Material.

The Colonel Discovers a Lavish va
fulness OF Raw Material.
1T is astonishin'," said Colonf
ter, ito ponder on the prodigahty
nature"
Yes" was the reply; cit is a subj
that many scientists have written O
ITO think Of the millions OF seeisI
scatters, sub, on unfertile soil: n
billions of young fish that are mo-
mitted to survive early infancy Q
are Matched at ALL"
ut is certainly impressive
''But ! have just encountahed q n
which suhpasSes in lavish waste'l'l
either of those / have just cited
Indeed. ! didn't know that you 81
scientifically inclined"
IL live and learn. | was Tw.
through an unfamiliar section ~
country, and as we APPROACH .o
/ observed great beds Of mint 'te
est mint | evan saw. When tae t7
stopped | got out on the platform
made some inquiries. | WAS di-
founded. Talk about the prod.r
OF nature. There was acre a',e 2
of mint so close that the breeze car
it's pehfume down the main street =
I'm blest, sub, eff it WASH a'' "A
on town that had been prohib.l'-.
the last ten years"