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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-05-29

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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-05-29

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT.
Reluctant to Recognize BelGgerency of
the Cubans.

Washington, Feb, Ex-senator Lind
say, of Kentucky, who has been credit
ed with representing the views Of the
administration in the Senate called at
the State Department to-day and had
an interview with Secretary Olney pre-
sumably with reference to the further
proceedings in Congress upon the
Cuban resolutions. 1t is quite appar-
ent that the administration is seriously
concerned at the prospects of action
by Congress that may lead to an open
issue between the two branches Of the
government although the hope is now
expressed that the matter will blow
over without harm if undue haste in
the proceedings can be avoided.
The reluctance of the administration
to recognize even the belligerency of
the insurgents, much less going to the
length of recognizing their indepen-
dence, is based upon the best informa-
tion it has been able to obtain from
the seat of trouble. The State Depart
ment has not accepted, without care
ful examination and confederation,
wherever possible, statements coming
from either the Spanish government
or from the Cuban sympathizers in
this country as to the actual state Of
affairs in the unhappy island. 1t has
been exceedingly difficult to arrive at
the exact facts, and while it is realized
that the matter collected is necessari-
ly imperfect, still it is founded upon
the best and most impartial statements
that the department is able to control,
namely the reports of the United States
consular officers in Cuba. The general
tendency of these reports, it is learned
is to establish the fact that the insur-
gent cause is not nearly so strong as
has been supposed by Congress, and
that as conditions now exist the admin
istration would not be warranted in
extending recognition to what it must
regard as a guerilla movement. Be
sides the administration is of opinion,
based on the facts revealed by the con
sular reports, that if left to their own
devices the insurgents cannot prevail
against the Spanish forces in Cuba, and
believing that Congress has been mis-
led as to the facts and carried away by
enthusiasm to false conclusions, the
executive authorities probably will
take steps to lay before the influential
members Of the administration party
the facts upon which it bases its opin-
ion that the United States should not
take active steps in the Cuban-Spanish
conflict at this time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
BY 122 Votes More aThan the
Requisite Two-Thirds.
THE FIRST OF THE SESSION
Republicans Solid Against the
President.
THE PoPULlsTs JOINED THEM
Of the Democrats in the House Only
81 Voted to Sustain the Veto
Of the Arizona Public
Land Bill.

Washington, Feb. 29.--The first pres
idential veto of this session of Congress
was oyer-riden by the House to-day by
a vote Of 1913 to SO. 1872 more than the
requisite constitutional two-thirds. All
the Tepu6Iicans aud 81 Democrats
voted for the bin while the votes to sus-
tain the President were all by Demo-
Gratis.
The bill authorizes the governor and
local officers of Arizona to lease the
educational lands of the Territory for
school purposes. The Presidents OBJ
lection to the bill was that it did not
give the Secretary of the Interior pow
er to disapproye the leases and did not
throw proper safeguard about the
| timbers on the lands. The statement
was made on the floor that the bill was
identical with similar bill passed by
the last Congress relating to Oklahoma
Territory at the request of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior and that the pre-
sent bin had received the written APP
provaI of both Secretary Smith and
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office. The statement was also made
that the lands proposed to be leased
were now in possession OF cattlemen
and others, rent free.
Those who voted to sustain the Pres
ident were: Allen, (Miss.), Bell,
(Tex.), Berry, Boatner, Buck, Catch
ings, Clarly, Cobb, MOI, Culberson,
Dockery, Elliott, (S. O., Harrison,
Hart, Hendrick, Kyle, Lawson, lester,
Mcclellan, McCreary, Mcmillan, Mere
dith, Mercer, Miles, Otey, Owens, Pat
terson. Pendleton, Robertson, Russell,
(Ga.), Sayers, Sorg, Spencer, Swanson,
Tucker. Turner. (Ga), Turner, lNa),
Washington, and Yoakum 81, all a1em-
Gratis.
The Republicans voted solidly in
favor of passing the bill over the veto.
The Democrats who voted with the
Republicans and Populists, 81 in nuns
ber, were as follows:
Bailey, Cobb. (Ala), Cox, Crisp
Cummings. Dearmond. Dinsmore.
Downing. Hutcheson, Latimer, Lay
ton. Little. Livingston, Maddox, Me-
Culloch. McDearm0n, McLaurin, Me-
Rae, Money, Neil, Richardson's Rob-
bins, stallings, Stokes, Strait, Talbert
Underwood, Wheeler, Williams
The announcement of the vote was
greeted with scattering Of applause
from the Republican side.
The remainder Of the day was con-
sllrned fn the consideration Of the Leg
islative Appropriation bill. No amend
ment OF public interest were adopted.
BY a special order adopted, the bill 70
abolish the fee system IN the case Of
United States District Attorneys and
Marshals Will be offered as an amend
nent on Monday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Receivers appointed for the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad.
A fire in New York's dry goods dis
triet does 100000 damage.
American Line steamer New York
runs ground near Sandy Hook.
True bills found against 282 persons
for conducting bucket shops III CHI
cago.
A legislative committee recommends
enlargement of the Virginia peniten-
tiary.
Gov. Greenhalge, Of Massachusetts,,
is seriously i'll and his recovery is
doubtful.
The hearing of Jackson and Waliing
for Pearl Bryan's murder continued
till March 7th.
A negro rapist lynched at Windsor,
S. c., and his accomplice will share the
same fate if caught.
Three persons dead and five dying as
result of escape of coal gas in farm
er's residence in Illinois.
DIR. Hunter withdlaws from the race
for Senator in Kentucky and Republi-
cans have not yet decided on another
candidate.
Maj G. Y. Rumbant, of Memphis,
Tenn, who captured Col. Cobt. Inger-
soil at Lexington, Tenn, December,
1868, dead
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
THE STEAMER AILsA Run DOWN
But the Crew and Passengers Escaped
Without Injury.

New York, Feb. 29.-The Atlas Line
steamer 'Ailsa" was run down at 2:30
O'Clock to-day by a French line steam
er supposed to be the Bourgoyne, while
anchored in the channel off Fort Ham
iIton The steamer which struck the
Aisa pulled away from the vessel and
disappeared in the mist. The Ailsa car
ried 4 crew Of forty men and there
were fourteen passengers on board,
three of whom were women. All ea-
capped without injury owing to the
prompt arrival Of large tug, belong
ing to the Merritt wrecking company.
The Ailsa left her pier at noon bound
for Kingston, Jamaica. She was heayi-
~ laden with freight. A dense fog
prevailed in the bay and Captain j w.
Morris as a precuation against
disaster decided to anchor his
vessel until the fog lifted.
He came to a stand-still about
half mile off the Fort Hamilton shore.
4 pilot was on board, and both the
whistle and the fog bell of the vessel
were going at short intervals as a
warning. The passengers had just
finished dinner, when the crash came.
There was absolutely no warning. The
black hull of the French liner sudden
~ loomed up out of the mist and struck
the anchored ship about forty feet
from the bow on the port side.
The greatest confusion prevailed al
mong the passengers, and crew. Capt.
Morris decided that he would try to
beach his vessel, which commenced to
fiji rapidly. While he was preparing
TO do SO, the rescuing tug came, in
answer to the "Aiisa's" whistles Of dis
tress and took off the passengers and
crew. who had taken refuge in the
rigging. 1t was at first reported that
one Of the crew had been killed by the
collision but this was found to be un-
true. Ten minutes after the last per-
son had left the injured vessel and
twenty minutes after the collision the
Ailsa sunk. Only her smokestack and
spars are now visible Some of the
passengers were landed at Fort Ham
ilton and returned to this city by way
of Brooklyn while the remainder came
to New York ON the tug and we're land
ed at the barge office.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
A SHAME UPON THE STATE
A wlFE-MURDERER GETS ONLY
NINE YEARS.
A Beaufort County Jury Refuses to
Convict Stephen Barrfield for
Killing His Wife.

Washington, n. C., Feb. 29.-(Spe-
cial) The case against Stephen Barr
field for the murder of his wife, near
Idalia, Beaufort county, was conclud-
ed this morning. The trial began Tues
day morning and was given to the jury
Thursday afternoon. After being out
| two days and nights the jury failed to
agEee at 1890 p. IN.
This morning the prisoner Stephen
Barrfield was brought into court and
as the jury had failed to agree a juror
was withdrawn and a mistrial ordered.
The prisoner submitted to a plea of
guilty of murder in the second degree,
and in passing sentence, the Judge
said: "The court thinks that the jury
well might have convicted the prisoner
for murder in the first degree. ! re-
gret very much to take this course for
/ think you ought to have been hanged.
You have been tried for 6 similar of
fence before and acquitted. when the
consensus of opinion was that you were
guilty. the sentence of the court is
that you be imprisoned in the peniten-
tiary at hard labor for a term OF nine
years"
The jury on the first ballot stood
ten for conviction and two for acquit-
tai: on the second, seven for convic-
tion and five for acquittal
This mistrial adds another to the list
of murderers that have been made
quately punished in Beaufort county,
and adds another stain to justice. Good
citizens must stand aghast as they see
their neighbor waylaid and robbed;
the wife of the home cruelty muir
dered and the murderer turned
loose again to do his hellish work af
ter a term Of years in the penitentia-
ry. In this connection, however, it
must be said that Judge Robinson has
done all he could to get the jury to
agree and in accepting the plea of muir
der in the second degree it was done
so as to relieve the county the expense
Of another trial. The sentence of nine
years in the penitentiary, in the case
Of this prisoner, is virtually a life SEN
tence, as he is now IS years Of age.
The prisoner plead guilty 70 murder
in the second degree only and upon
the understanding that such would be
his sentence. This saves an expense of
many hundred dollars to try him a
gain, with the result uncertain, as the
only evidence was circumstantial.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
DIR. HUNTER HAS WITHDRAWN.
But Republicans Have as Yet Decided
On no Other Candidate.

Frankfort, KY, Feb 29.-The fact
that there were number Of absentees
at the Republican caucus last night
made it certain that, although the eau
Gus decided to stand by the nominee,
he would fail 10 get the full party vote.
The absentees included Senator Lam
des. who sprung the sensation yester-
day in regard to the agreement signed
by Hunter Senator Landes, as We'll as
several others, are said to have express
ed the determination not to vote for
DR. Hunter.
Perhaps the biggest crowd OF the
session saw the joint assembly ballot
for senator The call Of the roll show
ed l30 members present; necessary 70
a choice 90.
1T was stated that Senator Black
burns friends intended to force the
balloting and try TO elect their candi-
date. Al the conclusion OF the roli-caii
ReDresentatige Lyons arose and read a
communication from DR.. Hunter, ia
which he withdrew from the race. lie
said, among other things, that as the
session was drawing to a close, ne
would dissolve the members of his
party from their pledge to vote for him
rs the caucus nominee.
The communication was received
with applause and n hum of excite
ment ut once went up. The withdrawal
Of Hunter caused the widest excite
ment. 1t was taken TO mean that he
realized that further desertions would
occur and that rather than prolong the
agony he would get off now and not
wait until he was forced.
The Blackburn people were smiling.
They voted for their nominee with en-
thusiasm.
The ballot was then ordered called.
1t developed the fact that no one as
yet had been decided on by the Republi-
cans as a unit, although caucus will
be held and some one nominated
The ballot resulted as follows: Black
burn, 81; Bennett, 4; Burnam, 6; S. II.
Doboe, Z; Holt, 8; Finley, Z; Pratt, 2;
Dyche, j; Hunter, 4: Worthington, 2;
Blanford, 3; Buckner, 8; Carlisle, !;
Farleigh, /; the rest scattering.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
HOLTON AND GRANT AGAIN
TWO MORE PERSONAL LETTERS
TO BE PUBLISHED.
A Church TO Be Dedicated on the Site
of the First Sunday School
In the State.

Winston, n. G., Feb. 29.( (Special) r.
The discussion between Chairman Hol-
ton and Mai Grant, OF the Republican
State Executive Committee is not yet
ended. The former received a letter
from the latter this week, this. with the
Chairman's reply viii probably be pub
iished soon.
Both letters refer to Mai Grants de-
sire for a meeting OF the committee
March lith. Holton talks pretty
straight TO Grant for sending out cir
culars to members OF the committee
without first recognizing or comforting
with the head" of the party. Both
letters are of nearly two columns
length.
IT was learned to-day that Gottlieb
Shober was the founder Of Sunday
Schools in North Carolina, and that
Ripple's school house, now known as
Hopewell Lutheran church, five miles
South of Salem, is the place where he
organized the first school in the State.
Al new house of worship has just been
completed on the old site. II will be
dedicated next month. The furniture,
including an old bible used in the old
church. will be used in the new one
Winston shipped l,063,72i pounds of
manufactured tobacco this month
This is an increase over February Of
1895.
There were ~ deaths III Winston
during February-6 whites, and rs col
ored. majority of deaths Of the lat
ter were caused by measles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
The American Liner New York
Runs Aground.
NEAR sWINBURN ISLAND
The Accident Happened in a
Dense Fog.
EALRY YESTERDAY MORNING
The Vessel Was Going at a Fair Rate
of Speed and the Hull is EN-.
bedded in Sand About
Five Feet.

Sandy Hook, n, j., Feb. 29.-During
a heavy rain storm and dense fog. the
American Line steamer New York. in
command of Capt. Grant ran aground
on the tail of the West Bank. "a mile
south Of Swinburn Island. about
o'clock this morning.
A representative of the Associated
Press on a special tug, reached the
stranded steamer at O'Clock this after
noon and found all the passengers
well and in good spirits. The Merritt
wreclling company's boat j. d. Dones,
was on the stranded steamers port
side and two of the companys repre-
sentatives were aboard
All attempts to CLEAN any nforma-
tion from the ships officers proved fu-
tile, and none OF them could he in
duced to take a message to the Captain,
who was not on deck. Some Of the
passengers. who were seen by the re-
porter, said that the ship ran aground
a little after four o'clock. and that a
pilot had been taken on board about
an hour before that time, when the
ship had reached the bar.
The tug boat d, s. Arnott, YEAS the
first to pass the New York BY her
Captain Grant sent one of his officers
up to Quarantine to make arrange
ments for the taking off of the passen-
gers and their transfer to New York.
The New York is lying on an even
keel and is heading Northeast. She
draws IL feet after and Is forward. This
would indicate that her hull is inn
bedded i'm the sand and mud to the
depth of from four to five feet, and,
judging from the position OF the ves-
sci, she must have been going at a fair
rate of speed when She ran on the
bank She was full 1000 yards West
Of the ship channel The ,gliGh step
bell bouy. bears Z. n. r. of the steamer,
and it is Just possible that the pilot
may have mistaken this bouy for the
one at the junction of Swash ship
channels.
The first and second cabin passen-
gers, with their baggage, as well as
the mails, were transferred by steamer
from the ship to this city. The steer
age passengers may be taken off later
tonight but it is more than likely that
they will remain ON board until to-
morrow.
The wrecking tugs are all in readi-
ness to make at attempt to haul the
steamer off at flood tide tonight Capt.
Hank Williams, Of the J. d. Jones said
this afternoon that be was doubtful if
the ship could be got off without hav-
ing her cargo removed entirely. if the
attempt tonight is unsuccessful, it is
understood that the work of lightering
will be pushed as quickly as possible
in order to have the New York off in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
SPANISH NEWSPAPERS VIOLENT
They Denounce the Senate and Talk
BravelY of War.

Madrid, Feb. 29.-The Impartial re-
feTring to the action Of the United
States Senate in regard to Cuba. says
that the international situation is
very grave, adding that the recogni-
tion Of the Cubans as belligerents by
the United States involves the danger
OF daily conflicts. The Impartial also
accuses the Spanish premier, Senior
Canovas del Castillo, of excess. of pa
tience before Yankee pride"
Spain" continues the Impartial,
must prepare for every eventuality.
Our maritime resources are not great
but we have now before us a gigantic
naval power. Our humility has been
badly construed and our enemy.
instead of being appeased, thinks she
could treat Spain as she could Turkey
4 firm and resolute attitude would
have gained MS more consideration, for
we are not so weak as to render our
hostility Indifferent to a trading people
which have no war-lil6e qualities
Moreover, Spain is not isolated iii
Europe"
aMa;%.G>'rid, Feb 20. THE Correspon-
dencia asserts that the vote of the
United States Senate on the Cuban
question has created a profound im-
preston i'm this city, adding: The
extraordinary majority shows that the
Senate is entirely hostile The United
States recognition of the rebels is the
grayest event than has happened to
Spain for long time"
El Liberal devotes an article to show
ing that nothing is more unjust and
more opposed to law than the recog-
milton of the rebels who are only bands
Of filibusterers and who do not repre-
sent the Cuban people, of whom a ma
jority are faithful to Spain. They are
merely the actions of savage, in
cendiary minority which is striving to
obtain booty by pillage. Such min
ority cannot change the power as es-
tablished by a nation supported by
historical rights"
The article concludes with the de-
charlton that the 'Pretension of the
Chambers at Washington in begging
President Cleveland to interpOse his
good offices for the recognition of Gu
ban independence is inconceiyable. A.
gainst such an attack upon the sacred
cause of the country, Spain will not be
found wanting in the supreme energy
and vitality of resistance, and Spanish
soil viii be drenched with the fruitful
blaod of those he h,en ser submit
ted to the atfront of any foreign inter-
ventiOn."
Other newspapers express them
selves in about the same terms or de-
mand what right has the United
States TO meddle in affairs which are
the exclusive concern Of Spain"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
NORTH CAROLINA.

Many Improvements being made at
Panacea Springs.
The revival meeting at Wake Forest
College continues.
Grant and Holton still a-quarreling
Their letters to be given 10 the public.
A Lutheran church to be dedicated
next Sunday on the site of the first
Sunday school in the State.
Stephen BarrfieId, the negro WHO SO
atrociously murdered his wife several
weeks ago in Beaufort county, gets
only nine years in the penitentiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
A NEGRO FlEND LYNCHED.
And His AccompIice Will Share the
Same Fate If Caught.

BlackyiIle, S. c., Feb 30, Calvin
Kennedy, colored, was lynched by a
mob of thirty men at Windsor, near
here, last night. Eight months ago
he and another negro named Wade,
forcibly carried Miss Sallie Webb to
the home of a colored woman and as
saulted her. They forced her to keep
the matter secret by theats of death,
and the young woman, who will become
a mother in few days, has, until yes
terday, kept the secret The mob is
now securing the country for Wade,
and ne will be lynched if caught.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
THE FRENCH PAPERS cRITlclsE
Think It a Grave Breach of lnterna.
tionaI Courtesy.

Paris, Feb 29-The Temps alluding
to the resolutions of the United States
Senate, in regard to Cuba, says:
1.-The United States has had an eye
upon Cuba for a long time and the
vote in the Senate is not surprising. II
President Cleveland aspires to re-
election ne had better obey the resolu-
tion. Spain must follow with anxiety
the events which are passing and in
course Of preparation at Washington
The Republique Franchise expresseA
the opinion that the vote of the United
States Senate is grave breach of in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
ANOTHER LIGHT SENTENCE.
Robt. Moore Gets Only Four Yeers for
Killing James.

Weldon, Feb. 20, Especial Rob-
ert Moore, charged with the murder Of
j. w. James, pleaded guilty to man
slaughter, and was sentenced to four
years in the penitentiary to-day. The
case was heard in the Scotland Neck
criminal court. Moore killed James
with a dye-paddle in the Scotland Neck
knitting mills about ten days ago, in
self-defenee, it was claimed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
LAST EDITION. .
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.
4 O'CLOCK. A. NJ.

Forecast for Sunday. y.-The United
States weather bureau issues the fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina-Fair and colder;
northwest winds.
For Raleigh and vicinity-Cloudy
and unsettled, with conditions 1aVor-
able for showers.
Yesterday temperature
ST; minimum temperature, Is.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
FINANCIAL.

No material change in corn and oats.
Great slump in Baltimore and Ohio
stock
Provisions were strong and closed at
good advances.
Cotton closed quiet with little
change in price.
After day Of fluctuations wheat
closed u cent lower.
Passage of Cuban resolution by the
Senate causes a heavy selling move
ment on Aew York stock marked.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
MEETING AT WAKE FOREST.

Wake Forest, Feb. Co. Especial. -
DR.. Wright remains to preach Sunday
and perhaps several days beyond. The
interest in the meeting continues. DIR.
John Mitchell has returned from his
trip to Florida.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 90 John X.
Cowen and Oscar q. Murray have just
been appointed receivers for the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. Each bond
in the sum OF 100000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

The President unwilling to recog-
nize the belligerency Of the Cubans.
The House over-rides the first veto
of the session by 12Z votes more than
the requisite two-thirds.
4 board appointed by the Secretary
of the Navy to try the torpedo boat
Ericsson at New London, Conn, next
Wednesday.