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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
Allen and Call Try to Guy
One Another.
AN AMUSING CONTROVERSY
A Motion to Recommit the
Tariff Bill.
THE CUBAN QUESTION TO-DAY
1t Will Be Taken Up at 2 O'clock, As
All the Appropriation Bills So
Far Reported Have Been
Disposed Of.

Washington, Feb. 19.-In the Senate
Mr. Carter, of Montana, offered a resO-
luton to re-commit the Tariff bill to
the Finance committee for further CON
sideration. This move by one of the
four Republican Senators who voted
against taking up the Tariff bill, caus-
ed much interesting comment. MIR.
Carter dad not press the resolution, but
said he would ask to take it up next
Monday when he would address the
Senate on its adoption. The announce
ment was accepted as foreshadowing
statement of the attitude and pur-
pose of the silver Senators who voted
against considering the Tariff bill.
1t was definitely arranged that the
Cuban question would be taken up at
o'clock tomorrow, all appropriation
bills thus far reported to the Senate
being cleared from the calendar. The
Diplomatic and Consular Appropria-
ton bill was passed during the day and
about 60 private pension bills were
disposed of.
The close of the day was marked by
an amusing controversy between Mr..
Allen, Pop, Neb. J, and Mr.. Call, Dem,
Fla.), which kept the Senators and
spectators in roars of laughter for half
an hour.
Mr.. Allen contended that there
should be strict equality in pension al
lowances. Mr.. Call argued that there
was a difference in the intellectual at
tainments of men. This aroused Mr.
Allen to a mock-serious attack on Mr.
Call as "plutocrat.". He advised the
Florida Senator TO emigrate to Eng
land or Russia where he could live un-
der royalty,
Mr.. Call responded that Mr. Aliens
theory should induce him to accept
$3.50 per day as Senator. This give
and take ''guying" proceeded at much
length, Mr.. Allen closing finally with
the remark: II am done with the Sen
ator from Florida"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
Awful Ending of a Masked Ball
in Portugal.
SOME FORTY WOMEN DEAD
Burned to Death in the Hall
Where They Danced.
MANY PERSONS WERE INJURED
The Fire Broke Out at an Artists Ball
Shortly Before Midnight and the
Flames Spread With Great
Rapidly

Lisbon, Feb 10.-AG % masked bail
given by the Artists Club of San Tarer.
last night, fire broke ont shortly be-
fore midnight and spread with great
rapidity A terrible panic followed the
frst alarm and all present rushed for
the exits, which were soon iammcd
with terrified people Despairing Of
escaping by another means men. wo-
men and children then jumped from
the windows, seriously iujuriug them
selves. Friends Of the jewellers rush
ed into the burning building, later, to
aid in the work Of rescue and many Of
them were caught by the flames before
they could make their way out again.
Thus far, "a bodies have been recov-
cred.
All Of the bodies Of the victims thus
far recovered at San Taren, except one.
are those Of women and girls.
King Carlos and Queen Amelie will
go to San Taren tomorrow TO assist
the families of the victims of the fire
during the artists club ball.
The number of bodies recovered up
to this time from the ruins is forty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
CHARGES AGAINST BROWN
THE COUNCIL NOW READY TO
PROCEED WITH THE TRIAL.
The San Francisco Minister Accused
of Adultery, Bribery and Other
Unministeral Conduct.

San Francisco, Feb. 19.-The Con-
gregational council, which is inyesti-
eating the charges of immortality and
unministerial conduct against Rev. G.
0. Brown, is now fully organized and
ready to proceed with the actual trial
of the accused clergyman. w. S. Wood
hammer, representative of the First
Congregational church of which Dr.
Brown is pastor, was appointed Judge
advocate when the council convened.
The committee on charges reported
that four charges had been preferred
against DR.. Brown by ii. b. Cooper,
assistant pastor of the church and by
his daughter, Hattie Cooper. The
charges of which proof was promised
by those making them, are as follows:
First, That the letters, written
as alleged by Miss Overman, in which
DIR. Brown was compromised, are
genuine.
Second, That DIR. Brown, in his as
sociations with Mrs. Albertine Stock
ton, was unministerial in his conduct.
Third, That DR.. Brown had been
guilty of intimidation towards Mrs.
Lena Blanchard, non-church mem
Der who voted against Brown at a re-
NNAAO SOAAf 4 < = ttCAoAltA4 4AllC blAlA WAClL
resolutions of confidence in the pastor
were introduced.
Fourth, That DR.. Brown was con-
cerned in a conspiracy with Miss Over
man to spirit Mrs. Tunnel away so she
could not testify against him before
the council.
Secondary charges were also intro
duced, charging DR.. Brown with adul-
terry with Miss Overman; conduct pre-
judicial to the church in paying $500
to Mrs. Davidson to avoid exposure Of
his alleged relations with Miss Over
man.
DR.. Brown asked that references to
Miss Overman in the letters be stricken
from the records as being unjust and
damaging to that young woman by
their utterances. Judge Advocate
Woodhammer said he could not go
out to find witnesses ifnone voluntarily
appeared. He thought those preferring
charges or having evidence against
Brown should present it. After long
discussion in which Rev. DIR. Williams,
of the council, said if there was no
evidence against Brown, the council
would have to acquit him, it was de-
cided to adjourn to procure testimony
for the prosecution.
Tt was decided that all the witnesses
should be sworn before being allowed
to testify
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
FlTzslMMoNs IS CONFIDENT.
All Sorts Of Rumors Afloat as to Loca-
ton of the Battle Ground.

El Paso, Tex, Feb. 10.-The fight
was practically asleep to-day, the only
point of interest in it was the condi-
tion of Maher's eyes, and Of them the
report was as it has been for the last
three ys-steadiIy improving.
Eitzsimmons remained quietly in his
quarters all day and gave the numer
Gus Mexicans and Rangers who watch
him every time he leaves the house,
chance to rest themselves. He is
doing only very light work in order
to keep himself in first class condition.
He is certainly in superb shape and
reiterated to-day his firm belief that
the fight would be a very short one and
that he would be an easy winner inside
of five rounds.
Considerable merriment was caused
at Stuart's headquarters to-day by q
story from Galveston, that the fight
would be on barges in the Gulf OF Mex
leo Of that city. 1t was 10 be fought
before the Kinetoscope and q few wit
nesses only. The plan was never
thought Of here until wired from Gal
weston, and the impossibility Of the
kaleidoscope taking photographs if the
water was in the lease degree rough, is
enough alone 10 put the' plan out Of
the question
All sorts OF rumors are ahoat as TO
the location Of the battle ground. but
Stuart is keeping his own counsel and
not until tomorrow night viii any in
formation be given as 10 the location
and the time OF the departing train.
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CARLISLE WILL NOT INTERFERE.
HE Declines to Say Word TO Help
Elect Blackburn.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 19.The letter
from Secretary Carlisle on the Ken
tuekv Senatorial contest reached here
last night. Tt is addressed To Senator
Goebel, Of Coyington. AS was expect
ed, the Secretary Of the Treasury takes
the position that he has no right to
instruct the five anti-Blackburn Dem
ocrats as to how they shall or shall
not vote; that they are responsible to
their constituents and the constituted
authorities Of the party and not TO
him. Senator Goebel took the letter
over to Blackburn who professed no
surprise at the nature Of the commun-
ication. The letter created considera-
ble disappointment among the free sii-
YER men.
The twenty-sixth ballot for United
States Senator to-day resulted: Hum
ter 60; Blackburn, 60; Carlisle, 5; Holt,
3; Cochran, Bate, !. Necessary to
choice, G6.
In an interview to-day the Hon W.
Godfrey w. Hunter, candidate for
United States Senator, refutes the
charge that he leans toward free silver.
Mr.. Hunter says: II am a sound
money advocate, and always have
been. ! refer to my course in Con-
gress, and to my public utterances.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Prince Ferdinand recognized by all
the powers as ruler over Bulgaria.
A company of Alsatians desert the
German army and join the French
Rev. J. d. Mcdonald, the best known
Presbyterian divine in Canada dead.
The pardon of ex-Consul Waller sent
to President Taure for his signature.
Several dynamite bombs exploded in
palace gardens at Madrid by anarchists.
Report that Great Britain has pur-
chased Delagoa Bay renewed in Lon
don.
Miss Clara Barton making rapid
progress in work of distributing aid
to the Armenians.
Many persons burned to death at a
masked ball in Portugal. Forty
bodies have been recovered.
British residents in Guiana collect
ing data on the Venezuela boundary
question for their government.
An explosion of dynamite at Vicden-
dorp, in Trannsyaal, wrecks hundreds
of houses and kills many people.
British House of Commons passed
on second reading bill providing for
Board of Cancellation to arbitrate la
Dor disputes.
A story comes from Spain that Mr..
Hannis Taylor, United States minister,
demands explanations of certain utter
ances rejecting on America in an adj
dress by Senior Conyas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
VULCAN MINE DISASTER
CONCEDED THAT ALL THE MEN
IN THE MINE ARE DEAD.
Three Bodies Taken Out But the Work
of Rescue is Proceeding
Very Slowly.

New Castle, Col, Feb. 19.-All night
u throng of weeping women and chill
dren stood about the mouth of the Nul-
can mine, while n band Of rescuers
were working earnestly and systemat-
ically in the hope of soon being able
to reach the sixty or seventy entomb-
ed miners, all of whom it is conceded
must now be dead.
The men succeeded i'm entering the
shaft about two hundred feet but were
driven out by the black damp and gas,
which was continually belching forth.
John Evans, who went 300 feet down
the main slope, reported the timbers
in good shape and that the mine was
only wrecked at the mouth of the slope
where the gas had an opportunity to
extend. The work of putting a new
fan in place so as to supply fresh air
and make it possible for rescuers to
penetrate the mine to the levels where
the men were working when the explo-
sion occurred, was prosecuted through
out the night with all possible speed
and the fan was in operation early this
morning.
Work was temporarily stopped about
noon to-day for the purpose Of food
ing the slope and chambers Of the
mine with air and of driving out, Ii
possible, gas and menacing dangers
that remained after yesterdays explo-
sion. Crews of fSe to ten men were
sent into the death-trap by the main
slope entrance and the air passik A to
work their way, if possible to Where
the bodies Of the dead men lay. This
work was accompanied with the most
imminent peril owing to the black
damp with which the mine was filled.
Fully twenty men were carried into
the outer air overcome by the gases.
The work being thus impeded, progress
was slow and the results discourag-
ingly small.
AZ noon to-day 500 feet Of the main
slope had been penetrated and three
bodies brought out. The first body
found was that of Abel Dore, boy.
The second was that Of Joe Dore,
brother Of Abel, and the third was that
Of Frank Comikitcly, a carpenter.
As the work goes on, it becomes GER
tain that the mine has not caught fire.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DATV

rifles. One Of the local Junta said to-
day: "As there is no pressing need for
men at this time no regular expedi-
tions viii be sent to the island. Gem
erals Maceo and Gomez have under
their immediate command in the
provinces of Havana and Matanzas,
over 10000 men who are without any
arms except the maehete. lie could
easily get as many more if ne could
equip them"
No such steamer as the Ostcria lis
mentioned in marine reference books
and she is unknown in shipping cir
eles here. Some significance is attach
cd to this fact when it. is recalled that
the identity Of Englewood, an alleged
Nova Scotian steamer which sailed
from New York last week with arms
for Cuba, is equally unknown,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
NORTH CAROLINA.

A horse thief sent to the peniten-
'tiary from Forsyth for ten years.
A series Of revival services at Wake
Forest College conducted by Rev. DR..
w. i. Wright.
Bill Nye, the humorist, seriously i'll
at his home near Asheyille. Thought
to be dying.
The Norcom residence at Beaufort
burned. At one time the entire town
was in danger.
"A young boy at Durham robs safe
of 5000. He is in jail, and part Of the
money has been recovered.
Solicitor Mott pleads guilty to
charge Of gambling at Winston He
is fined $40 and costs.
A young man named Moore kills am
other named James with a dye paddle
at the Scotland Neck knitting mills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
SOLICITOR MOTT "A GAMBLER.
He Pleads Guilty in Court and is Fined
Ten Dollars.

Winston, n. c., Feb Especial ~
Solicitor Mott pleaded guilty to the
charge of gambling in the Superior
court here this afternoon, and made
his promised explanation, which was
an ingenious plea of persecution. He
said he was the only man ever in
dicted by the grand jury of this county
for gambling, although there were
here no doubt, men who had gambled
monthly, weekly and daily for years
He said on only two occasions had he
participated here in games in which
wagers were made. lie had not vio-
lated any other statute, and that he
could have torn up the indictment and
that would have been the last of it, but
he was determined that every case
should 90 through its regular channel
He said some publicity had been given
to the matter, but he did not object to
that, ne was public officer, and his
acts were open to public scrutiny.
Judge Norwood fined him ten dollars
and cost. The same fine was imposed
on others who pleaded guilty
Clark Davis, colored, gets ten years
in the Penitentiary for stealing
horse here a few weeks ago from j. A.
Mcmillan and j.. i. Mcmillan, of Car
roll county, Virginia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
BILL" NYE PROBABLY DYING.
The Great Humorist is Suffering From
a Stroke Of AppoplexY.

Asheyille, N. c., Feb. 19.--Edgar w.
Nye, the bill" Nye, of the world of
humor, whose writings made the world
laugh, is seriously i'll at his home at
Buck Shoals, eight miles south of
Asheville, m. G.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Nye was
taken i'll and since that time the trouble
has been slowly progressing, until now
his condition is very serious. He is
suffering from a stroke of apoplexy.
Miss Winnie and Ressie Nye, his
daughters, arrived at Asheville to-day
and took train to Arden, the nearest
station to the Nye residence. Tonight
Mr.. Nye is much worse and it is
thought he can live only a few hours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20

A Texas Veteran Relates His Expert
ences In Cuba.

Houston, Tex, Feb. TO- Capt J. III.
McGarvey, Texas veteran, has just
returned from Cuba On October 10th
last, he says he left Key West for Cuba
in charge Of the Viesta, with a crew of
eight men.
At Key West, the Viesta was loaded
with arms and ammunition, branded
as lard, bacon, etc, and he was in
structed to turn the cargo over to any
insurgent commander. On reaching
Cuba's coast he was chased by a Span
ish man-of-war and was compelled to
beach his boat, which he did and then
burned it to keep the Spaniards from
getting it. He and his crew then
struck out from their landing place,
near Matanzas, for the interior and
joined the insurgents.
Capt. McGarvey says the Cubans
have at least $4,000 men under arms;
that they are supplied with guns and
ammunition and also receive supplies
of money regularly from the United
States. He remained with the troops
until a fortnight ago, and says he
traversed nearly the entire western
portion of the island. He says that
the Cubans have the Spaniards COM
pletely whipped and at their mercy,
but he cannot understand why they
don't take Havana and bring hostilities
to a close. This, he claims, they can
do at any time they see fit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
MORE EoNDs FOR MORGAN.
His Syndicate Awarded Some A,7oo,-
600 More Bonds.

Washington, Feb 10. The following
announcement was made at the Treas
ury department to-day;
'sMessrs. j. T.. Morgan d. Co, and as
sociates. under their bid for SI00,OO0
coo of United States four per cent
bonds of 1925, made in accordance with
the recent circulars of the Secretary of
the Treasury, are entitled to receive
bonds of the face value Of about four
million. seven hundred thousand dol
lars i'm addition to those of which they
have already been notified. Exact fig
ures cannot be stated, until returns
from various sub-treasuries are fully
verified
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MILLIONS FOR THE INSURGENTS.
A Syndicate Offers to Take SI5, ,ooO,-
600 of Cuban Bonds.

Washington, Feb. 1o.-A local paper
prints an interview with DR.. John
Guiteras, of the Philadelphia Cuban
Junta, who says that a syndicate has
made an offer to take $15,0OO,00 of
Cuban bonds if the insurgents are
granted belligerent rights by the Uni
ted States. The price the syndicate
will pay, he says, viii be about 40 cents
on the dollar, giving the Cubans about
six millions.
If the insurgents succeed, he asserts,
not only viii the new bonds be paid
but those issued during the ten years
war DIR. Guiteras also says that sub
scriptions have been made by other
parties for $5,0OO,00O bonds on the
some condition, that the United
States recognize the revolutionists.
He says: There are a large number
of wealthy Cubans in this country.
Some of these in New York are mil
lionaires. 1t is surprising how gener-
ally this money has been subscribed
by Cubans. Men making but So and
$40 a week have put their names down
for a $50 bond. If we could secure
$f1, 100000 the question of the inde-
pendence of Cuba would only be a
matter of few months. With recogni-
tion from this country we could at
once put navy on the waters. There
would be no difficulty about our Sc
curing the needed vessels"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
WILL MEET IN NEW JERSEY.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 10. The Sec
retarys Of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union, the American Baptist
Home Mission Society, the American
Baptist Publication Society and the
American Baptist Education Society,
at a meeting. held in this city, unani-
mously voted that it is impracticable
to hold the anniversaries in May in
Portland, Ore, according to previous
arrangement and announcement An
invitation to hold anniversaries at As
bury Park, commencing May Goth, has
been accepted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
WHITNEY BOOM IN THE SOUTH.
His Campaign Managers Open Head
quarters in New Orleans.

New Orleans, Feb 10.-The Whitney
Presidential campaign managers for
the States of Mississippi, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Alabama, opened head
quarters this morning at the Grune-
wald Hotel
Hon. w. S. McAllister, Of Mississippi,
has general charge of the movement
and will be assisted by friends Of Mr..
Whitney from each Of the States nam
ed. Mr.. McAllister said last night that
he had met number Of prominent
men since arriving here from the
States named and that the refrain,
whitney, Whitney, William c. Whit
ney," viii be general and rapidly talk
ing popular form; that ere long it
would be invincible
The organization win be completed
by Saturday when n vigorous cam
paign will be inaugurated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
LAST EDITION.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
the WEATHER.
1 O'CLOCK. A. N

Forecast for Thursday: The United
States weather bureau issues tho fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina: Nearly clear,
colder with a cold wave; northwestern
ly winds
For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair,
much colder. brisk northwest winds;
severe cold wave.
Yesterday Maximum temperature,
So; minimum temperature, %.
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THE HOUSE GETS TO WORK.
The Session Yesterday Devoted Strictly
TO Business.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The House to-
day devoted its session strictly to bus
mess. The Army Appropriation bill,car-
rying $23,275, ,9O2, was passed, the con-
ference report on the Urgent Defcien-
cy bin was adopted and the bill to ex-
tend for five years the time in which
the government can bring suits to an
nul patents to public lands under rail-
road and wagon road grants was pass
ed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

The House session yesterday devoted
strictly to business.
An amusing controversy in the Sen
ste between Senators Allen and Call.
Cuban question to be taken up in
Senate to-day and Tariff bill Monday
Call issued for joint caucus Of Re
publicaDs of House and Senate to Sc
lect new Congressional committee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
AN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.
Hundreds of Houses Wrecked and
Many People Killed.

johannesburg, Transyaal, Feb. 10
An explosion Of dynamite has occurred
at Viendendrop, and the poor quarter
of the town has blown to pieces. Hun
dreds of houses are in ruins, and the
havoc wrought is fearful. A number
of persons have been killed, and the
populace has turned out en- masse and
is working to rescue those who may be
buried in the ruins The windows of
every house in johannesburg were
broken by the force of the explosion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
ANOTHER EXPEDITION FOR CUBA
Within Last Ten Days Ten Vessels
Have Gone to Cuba,

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 19.-Coinci-
dent with the arrival in this country
Of DR.. Costello, Secretary of the Treas
ury Of Cuba, the sending of aid to the
insurgents has been progressing more
rapidly than ever. There sailed last
Saturday afternoon, from off the Capes
of the Delaware, the Norwegian steam
er Osteria with an expedition of fifty
men and a large quantity of arms and
ammunition. The vessel has been pur-
chased outright by the Cubans and will
be used by them for future work. She
is so built that she can easily make
twelve knots an hour and it is claimed,
can show her heels to most of the
warships Spain now has patrolling the
island. The expedition is in command
of Captain Edward Ardue, who served
through the ten years war. With him
are a number of the sons of wealthy
Cubans in New York city and other
parts Of the United States
1t is anticipated that the vessel win
reach the northern coast Of Cuba at 2
point near the Havana coast, about
next Sunday, where it will be met by
a detachment from General Gomez's
army and safe conveyance given 10 the
interior Of the island With the ex-
pedition are one Maxim and two
Gatling guns.
News has been received here that
within the last ten days ten vessels
have arrived in Cuba from this country
with 1000 cartridges, a large guam
tity of powder and dynamite and 5000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-20
KILLED BY A PASSING TRAIN.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 19.-This morn
ing an incoming train on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio road struck and in
stantly killed Miss Irene Sanderlin
and Mrs. Foster, her kinswoman. The
ladies were driving in acarriage and did
not see the train in time to escape. The
carriage was smashed into kindling
wood, but the horse escaped.