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Smith" Your friend, Wheeler, is a
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Brown" should say he is. Why, he
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"No man can know everything"
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DR.. Franklin was irreverent when a
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father, that if you would say grace over
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-17
THE PoPULIsT CAUCUS.
1t Stands by Civil Service and Against
Substituting National Banks
for Greenbacks.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 16.-A eau
Gus OF the Populist members of the
house of Representatives was held at
the National Hotel tonight. The fol-
lowing resolutions We're adopted unan-
imously, except that referring to civil
service:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
caucus that we will resist all efforts to
SO modify the existing civil service laws
as to enable any party that may be in
power to fill the different positions in
civil service with partisans.
Resolved, That we are opposed to and
will resist all efforts to destroy green
backs and Treasury notes, whether it be
by direct legislation or by the subter-
fuge of refusing to reissue the same ex-
cept in exchange for gold.
Resolved, That we are opposed to any
scheme of enlarging the powers of ma
tional banks. That we oppose the con-
ferring the power to issue notes designed
to have the same functions as money to
any bank, corporation or individual.
Resolved, That we favor the early
consideration and passage of the joint
resolution recognizing the independence
of the Cuban republic.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
early passage of an equitable voluntary
bankruptcy BILL"
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Leads all Oh6r N0rth Carolina DaIe8 in B0 News and CG7m

him to purchase reindeer and employ
drivers, not citizens of the United
States, and afterward dispose of the
reindeer. Secretary Alger was on the
floor during the debate.
The bill to prohibit pelagic sealing was
warmly antagonized by Mr.. Johnson, of
North Dakota, Mr.. Laud, of Colorado;
Mr.. Hepburn and others, and in the
course of the debate there was some ex
ceedingly caustic criticisms of the
course of our Bering sea negotiations
past and present. Mr.. Johnson made
the statement that while the seal herd
had brought $4,000 into the treasury
since 1870, half million had been spent
policing Bering sea, and two million in
negotiations and other expenses.
The currency bill framed by Secretary
of the Treasury Gage, was introduced
by Chairman Walker, of the Banking
and Currency Committee, Immediately
after the hearing. The bill as presented
to the House is indentical with the bill
as submitted to the committee, saws for
a few changes of no especial significance
which were suggested by Mr.. Walker.
An hour was spent on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
without accomplishing anything. The
bankruptcy bill was reported by the ju-
dietary committee, and an extension of
time granted in which the minority may
file it's report. At 5 o'clock the House
adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-17
DIED FROM A CAT-BITE
THE CHILD'S H0RRlBLE SUFFERING DIR.
ROBERTSON, ALSO, BITTEN.
Spencer BIackburn's Trip to the Pie Counter
Off to Washington For District
AttorneyShp.

Winston, N. c., Dec. 16-(Special.)- y
The 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Moore, died a horrible death at
Guilford college this morning. Three
weeks ago, the little fellow was bitten
on the hand by u cat. No attention was
paid to it until a few days ago when the
boy became sick and was thrown into
commissions. He continued to grow
worse until this morning, when death
ended his sufferings. The scene around
the death bed was sad one. The lit
tie boy died with a spasm, and his
groanings were pitiful in the extreme.
1t was not thought so at the time, but
it is believed now that the cat was rabid
when it bit the boy. The same cat bit
DR.. Robertson, well known physician
of Guilford college, through the ear a
few days ago. He is naturally greatly
excited since the illness and death of
the child, and has written to Baltimore
for treatment.
Spencer Blackburn, of Allegheny
county, candidate for Assistant District
Attorney of Western North Carolina,
leaves here tonight for Washington, in
the interest of his candidacy. He claims
to have the endorsement of Senator
Pritchard, Governor Russell and Dis
trict Attorney Holton, and says he
doesn', believe the report sent out from
Washington that Eugene Carter, of
Asheyille, stood good chance of get
ting the appointment.
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THE OLIVE PICKER MURDER.
A Sensational Technical Point by Which
the Indictment is Quashed.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 16.-The Federal
court convened at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, with Judges Hughes and Golf on
the bench, for the further consideration
of the case Of John Anderson, charged
with the murder of Captain Whitman
and Mate Saunders, of the schooner
Olive Pecker, which he is also charged
with burning in South Atlantic waters
last August on the same day he commit
ted the murders.
District Attorney White opened the
argument on the motion to quaSh, the
only point of discussion, by ruling of the
court, being as to whether the court
could today issue an order to show what
actually happened on the day the pris-
oner was indicted that Is, to show that
there were twenty-one grand jurors pres
ent that day instead of thirteen). Mr..
White insited that the law is very plain
in its authority to the court to amend
during at erm Of the court any record
Of the court made in that term-that
during the term the court itself is a
Giving record" and can amend the
written record from what lies in his
breast and memory. Mr.. White moved
the entrance of an order showing that
twenty-one grand jurors, as remembered
by Judge Hughes, were sworn in this
case on the day in question.
Judge Golf announced that Judge
Hughes had the right to correct the rec
ord from his memory.
The court here vacated the bench for
a few minutes, and upon returning
Judge Hughes announced that his men,
ory of the grand jury on that occasion
was that eight were first obtained and
subsequently, thirteen; that the clerk
called twenty-one names and twenty-one
answered; that the clerk then swore
John w. Borum as foreman, and called
upon the grand jury to assent to the
oath; that nothing occurred to show that
they did not assent, but that he, Judge
Hughes), could not say that each juror
held up his hand actually assented.
Judge Golf then said that Judge
Hughes, not being able to remember the
facts sufficiently to correct then record,
the Indictment would stand quaShed.
A new grand jury was ordered for
o'clock tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-17
Mr.. D0CKERYS DELIGHT
AT LAST, AS MARSHAL, HE SIGHTS THE
PROMISED LAND.
Judge Fuller Reappointed to Succeed HimseI:.
Union Pacific McKenna For Supreme
Court Judge.

Washington. d. c., Dec. 16.-The
president to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
JOSEPH NJ KENNA, of California,
to be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
CHARLES G. DAWES. of Illinois. to
be Comptroller of the Currency.
JOSEPH r. REED. of Iowa. to be
Chief Justice of the Court of Private
Land Clims.
THOMAS G. FULLER, of Raleigh,
North Carolina, to be Associate Justice
of Court of Private Land Claims, to
succeed himself.
WILLIAM w. MURRAY, of Tennes-
see, to to be Associate Justice.
WILBUR f. STONE, of Colorado, to
be Associate Justice.
HENRY G. DOCKERY, of Rocking
ham, North Carolina, to be United
States Marshal of the Eastern District
of North Carolina, to succeed y. j
Carroll.
Also large batch of recess nomina-
tions. including Consuls, Registers OF
Land Office and Indian Agents.
The Senate Immediately confirmed the
nomination of Mr.. Dawes, but that OF
Mr.. McKenna was referred to the Com
mittee on judiciary. 1t will be con-
sidered after the nolioays.
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He DEPARTS With ,P0MP
THE EMPEROR ACCOMPANIES
HIM PART OF WAY.
EMPEROR LATER VISITS BISMARCK
A Farewell Bravado Toast by the Emperor to
Prince Henry and His Brothers. kepIy-
A Magnificent Naval Spectacle of
Smoke and Cheers.

Kiel, Dec. 16-The German cruiser
Gehon, bound for China, lett her moor
ings at s O'Clock this morning amid sa-
lutes and cheers from the crews of all
the war-shipS in the harbor. The weather
was glorious and the harbor presented
most animated picture. The shores
were thronged with people.
Prince Henry of Prussia made his exit
from the castle gate at $50 a. III. He
was cordially Saluted by the admirals
as he entered his launch.
just before . O'Clock, the Emperor, in
an admirars uniform, appeared alone &t
the castle gate, saluted the officers aud
entered a launch. His Majesty received
an ovation from the officers, the public
and the crew of the Hohenzollern, the
imperial yacht, which is wintering near
the spot.
The Deutschland, which was anchored
opposite the castle, hoisted the imperial
standard as His Majesty st~pped on
board, and then hoisted the war flag.
The other war-ships hoisted ens:gns to
their tops, I'M addition to the flags with
which they were already dressed.
The Deutschland slowly got under way
with the Emperor, Prince Henry and
the other Princes ON her bridge. As she
passed the other vessels, which were
drawn up in line extending as far aR
Bellevue, hurrahs were exchanged, the
crews manned yards and guns thunder.
forth salutes until the Deutschland dis
appeared in clouds of powder smoke
from the gaze of the spectators.
Emepror William toasted his brother,
Prince Henry, at the banquet given in
the latter's honor at the royal castle last
night. Among other things, he said
Let it be clear to every European
there, to the German government, and,
above all, to the foreigner on whose sod
we may be and with whom we have 10
deal, that the German Michael has firm
ly planted on that soil a shield emblazon-
cd with the imperial eagle, in order TO
afford protection, once for all, to him
who applies for it.
Prince Henry replied, addressing his
brother as Most Serene Emperor, Most
Powerful King and Lord, IllustriouS
Brother"
In conclusion, he said:
Il raise my glass and call to thoas
who with me enjoy the happy privileges
to go forth. to remember this day. to
impress on their minds the person OF the
Emepror, to let the cry resound far out
into the world:
'Our Most Serene, Mighty, Beloved
Emperor, King and Master, for ever and
ever"
"Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrahw -.
EMPEROR VISITS BISMARCK.
Rendsourg, Dec. 16.-Emepror Wiz
liam arrived this afternoon. He was
enthusiastically received. Soon after
His Majesty left for Friedrichsruhe,
where he will spend an hour with Prince
Bismarck.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-17
TO PERMIT POOLING.
Larger Powers Asked For the Inter
State Commerce Commission.

Larger Powers Asked For the Inter
State Commerce Commission.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 16.-The Ma.
tional Board of Trade today adjourned
after three days session. The most
important action OF today's session was
the endorsement of a pooling measure
which would place this question under
the supervision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. There was a
strong sectional division on the question,
the east for and the west against the
measures
The resolution was presented by Mr..
Thurbur, of New York, and was as
follows:
lnat the National Board of Trade
earnestly advocates legislation by Con.
gress to amend the Interstate Com
merce law, so rs to permit pooling by
railroads under the supervision and con-
troll of the. Interstate Commerce Com
mission, to the end that unjust discrimi-
nations may be prevented and reasona-
BILE, uniform and stable rates be estab-
lished"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-17
A NASTY LIE ON KITCHIN
THE CONGRESSMAN FROM THE FlF tn
INDIGNANT AT THE AUTHOR.
He Was Represented as Favoring the Retire
ment Of Greenbacks when He is Bit
terly Opposed to It.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 16.-(Special.)
--Representative hitchin has been much
annoyed over the published reports that
he favored the retirement of the green
backs.
When asked to-day if he was correctly
quoted on the subject, he said: mo; it
is grossly incorrect. The telegram that
was sent out from this city to the effect
that Mr.. Brenner, of Ohio, and myself,
both Democrats, were in favor of retir-
ing the greenbacks, is false, both of us
being intensely opposed to the PROPOSE
ton. We have tried to find who is the
author of the Misrepresentation, but
have failed.
The Democratic party is practically
unit in dts opposition to retiring the
greenDacks. We think the report was
Intentionally false and made in order
to damage us in our respective districts.
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KILLED FOR A BURGLAR
A Tragedy in Virginia, in Which Young
Edwin \. Merritt Was the Victim.

Edwin \. Merritt Was the Victim.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 16.-A special to
the Dispatch from Lexington says:
Edwin A. Merritt, of near Greenville,
Augusta county, aged % years, son of
Captain G. G. Merritt, an old Mexican
veteran, was shot and almost instantly
killed at 1 O'Clock this a. m., by Robert
n. Frenger, who resides about two and
one-half miles north of Greenville. The
shooting occurred on the farm of Mr..
Frenger's father, Mr.. j. A. Frenger.
Shortly after midnight Harriet Smith.
a colored woman living in an outhouse
adjacent to the Frenger mansion,
aroused Frenger with the report that
seme one was entering, or had entered
her house. Frenger got his breech-
loader and followed by his mother with
lantern, went to investigate. Seeing
figure about the woman's house,
Frenger opened fire, and it is said shot
six times. Later, Merritt was found
dead nearby. 1t is not yet explained why
Merritt was about the premises at the
time.
This afternoon at the coroner's in
quest, the verdict was unlawful but not
felonious killing. Frenger is under ar
rest, and will give bail for his appear
ance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-17
SECRETARY CAGES ELErHANT
The Make-Shift Sprung Instead of In.
ternational Bimetallism-To Re-
tire Greenbacks and Supply
Currency Through Ma
tional Banks,

Washington, ID. c., Dec 16.-Secre-
tary Gage appeared to-day before the
Committee on Banking and Currency of
the House of Representatives to present
bill embodying his views for revision
or the currency, to explain and urge it's
provisions and to meet any objections
raised by the committee. The Secre-
tary was accompanied by Judge O'Con-
nell, solicitor of the Treasury. Copies of
tie Secretary's bill We're handed to
members of THE committee, and were
scanned with great interest.
Mr.. Gage said in opening:
"Ane objects | have in mind In the
series of provisions offered by me are
four in number:
FIRST, 40 commit the country more
thoroughly to the gold standard; remove
so far as possible doubts and fears On
that point, and thus strengthen the
credit of the United States, both at home
and abroad.
Second, To strengthen the Treasury
in relation to its demand liabilities. in
which are included greenbacks, Treasury
notes and the incidental obligation to
maintain on parity, through inter-
changeauIlity with gold. so far as may
~ hNSNSoHayf Nht piScSilL EITSe VOIQLle
of silver certificates and silver dollars.
Third, 70 do this in such way as
not to contract the volume of circulation
in the hands of the people.
Fourth, 10 take an initial step toward
system of bank note issues without
the conditional deposit of public bonds
as security therefor. If we prosper as a
people, the revenue Of the government
ought to be somewhat in advance of its
expenditures and the public debt of the
United States gradually reduced and
finally extinguished. Looking at the
question widely, from my best point of
knowledge and experience, | feel that IL
these could be secured, the condition of
the government, in its relation to the
currency would be much safer and
stronger than now, and that through the
operation of national bank note currency
the commercial and industrial interests
OF the United States would be greatly
advantaged."
After this initial statement, 1t was
deemed advisable to read the Secretary's
bill in detail and discuss it section by
section. The bill was an elaborate and
acute development of the four PROPOSE
tions laid down above.
TO BORROW $100,000,000 MORE.
In the course of his statement, Mr.. Gage
said that his bill would be supplemented
at a later day by another measure, carry
ing out the recommendation of the Pres
ident, that the Secretary of the Treasury
be empowered to borrow when circum-
stances demanded, $100,000,000 for a
term not exceeding one year. This pow
er would not be exercised, except at rare
intervals, but it would have steadying
effect from the knowledge it gave the
market that the power existed. With
this power to borrow in case of need,
and the measures provided by his bill,
Mr.. Gage said he would just as leave
run the government finances as to run
any bank. as there would be no more
responsibility or hazard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-17
VIRGINIA FOOTBALL STAYS.
A Bill to Provide fer Roster of Con
federate Soldiers in Virginia.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 16-In the State
Senate today, the Barksdale anti-foot-
ball bill was defeated-yes II; nays q.
In the House Mr.. Wharton introduced
bill to provide a roster of all ex-Con-
federate soldiers living in the State of
Virginia. The measure provides that it
shall be the duty Of the several COM
missioners Of the senue of the coun-
ties and cities of de commonwealth, in
the year 1898, u'yon proper blanks to be
furnished by tie auditor Of public ac-
counts, to take a list of all ek-Con-
federate soldiers and sailors living in
the several cities and counties of the
commonwealth, together with their re-
spectiye ages, ranks, to what COM
panies and regiments attached, or in
which they served, and shall return a
full report thereof to the respective
clerks of the counties or corporation
courts Of this commonwealth, who shall
file the same in their respective Offices
for preservation and inspection.