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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
THE HANNA INVESTIGATION.
Examination of Witnesses Continue and
Some Decline to Answer.

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 24.-The Legisla-
tive Committee tonight closed it's investi-
CATION in this city of the Otis charges
of bribery in the recent election of Uni
ted States Senator. The Senate com
mittee will continue it's work at Column
bus. Thirty witnesses have been exam
ined here since last Friday, most of them
being employees of the Gibson House, of
telegraph and telephone companies, and
of the Union Savings and Trust Com
pany. Jared z. Bliss, Allen o. Myers,
ST., and u. II. Archer. were the princi-
pal other witnesses. They returned to
Columbus tonight with the committee
The attorneys and three members of the
House Committee also returned. As
the evidence Of Representative john G..
Otis and of Col. Thomas G. Campbell viii
be very lengthy, they were not called
here. but Mr. Otis will likely be the next
witness at Columbus.
The employees of President Schmid.
lapp's bank and Hon. Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty, chairman of the Republican State
Central committee to-day declined to be
sworn or to answer questions on the
ground that the committee had no jur-
isdction. When II. III. Hollenbeck wac
en- route from Columbus to Cincinnati
January Z, he received a despatch signed
II. D." and the committee asked Mr.
Daugherty if he sent that despatch. Mr.
Daugherty declined to answer questions
and continued to argue the question 0t
jurisdiction until he was excused sub,
jcct to call for punishment for contempt
When Manager Page, of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. was asked
TO produce the III. d." despatch and
other messages he said the company now
had none of their messages as far back
as January TO- And he did not know
whether they had been taken across TN"
hiver to their offices in Covington and
Newport, Ky, or sent to New York or
where they were. Chairman Burke an
nounced that as soon MS the committee
was through with all the willing witness
es proceedings would ut once he begun ~
bring all of the unwilling witnesses he
fore the bar of the Senate for punish
ment for contempt.
Most Of the evidence to-day was de-
voted to the shadowing of Boyce and
HolIenbeck both in Columbus and Gin
cinnati.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
CRoss-ExAMIN1NG LUETGERT.
Differences Arise as to the Appearance
of the Vat.

Chicago. H., Jan. 24.-State Attorney
Charles s.. Deneen began the CrOss-ex-
animation of Adolph Luetgert at p. m.
to-day.
The most material advantage gained
by the State was the wide difference in
the descriptions of the appearance Of the
vat on Sunday morning given by IMet-
CERT and Mr.. Charles. The latter said the
vat contained tallow, unassimilatcd
grease, I've, and some soap. Luetgert
maintained it was all ''soapy substance"
and that the only difference between the
top and the bottom was that the former
was darker colored and slightly more
fluid. Fully a dozen questions were put
and repeated with the design of forcing
the witness to tell what the sOapy sub
stance looked like He realized the inn
portance of the point and obsinately re-
peated his answer that it was just
'soapy substance"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MINT.
Mr.. Preston Succeeded by Mr.. Roberts,
Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 24.-The
resignation of r. e. Preston, as Direc-
tor Of the Mint, was this day rendered
to the President to take effect upon the
appointment and qualification of his
successor. Mr.. Preston has been con-
nected with the Treasury Department
for more than AZ years. During the
last four years he has been Director of
the Mint. His long experience and ac-
quired information has been very valua-
BILE to the government. The President
sent to the Senate the name Of George
r. Roberts, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, for
the vacancy created by the resignation of
Mr. Preston. The appointment of Mr..
Roberts was entirely unsOught for by
him, and is construed ais a direct recognl-
ton of Republicn sentiment in Iowa, on
the financial question by rendering this
important position to one of its leading
citizens, made eminent by his able sup
port, by his pen and on the rostrum, of
the principles enunciated in the st.
Louis platform. Mr.. Roberts is said to
be a man of high personal character and
an exceptionally able editorial writer.
The President also nominated Charles
II. Duell, of New York, to be Commits
sioner Of Patents.
Mr.. DUEL lives at Syracuse, n. Y,
where he is engaged in the patent bust
ness. He is son of the former Com
missioner of Patents by the same name,
so that the appointment brings about
the coincidence of father and son having
occupied the same high position. Mr..
Duell was Chairman of Representative
Belden's campaign, prior to the last
election, at which time Mr.. Belden ran
as an independent. He was Chairman
of the Mckinley League in his locality.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
A THREE-CoRNBRED DUEL.
Each Man Shot, One Fatally, the Others
Killed. All in Kentucky.

Louisville, KY, Jan. GA special to
the Evening Post from Pineville, Ky,
says:
VIM. and Harvey Topic are dead and
Lew Wallace lis fatally wounded as the
result of a pistol duel in a room in
Leslie county, near the Bell and Harlan
county line last night. The Topic boys
were invited by Wallace to go to his
house and engage in "a game of draw
poker. The game seemed to be one
sided. Wallace winning all the money
Finally the Topics refused TO pay some
money that Wallace said they owed and
a quarrel followed. Peace was finally
secured and the game continued until
nearly morning, when the quarrel was
resumed Pistols were drawn, the lights
shot out and a desperate pistol duel
began. When the shooting ceased the
two Topics were found TO DE dead and
Wallace fatally wounded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
Leads all Oh8r North Carolina a88 in B0 News and Circulation

quences of the Names appearing at
Havana at this time, the Minister ex-
pressed himself as not at all uneasy.
There was no doubt, he said, of the con-
servative behavior of the loyal Spanish
population i'm Havana and elsewhere
and the only remote contingency which
might lead to- unpleasant consequences
was some overt act on the part of the
insurgent sympathizers committed with
a hope of embroiing Spain and the
United States in just an incident as
happened with the Baltimore's crew
during the insurrection in Chilli. In
response TO an inquiry the Minister said
that it was mot customary and a part
of diplomatic usage for one country to
notify the diplomatic representatives of
another i'm advance that it intended to
send a war vessel to the. waters of the
other nation.
The statement of Minister De LONE
makes it apparent that the Spanish gov
eminent will not regard the dispatch of
the Maine to Havana as an hostile act
and equivalent to breach of the
friendly relations bet ween the two coun-
tries.
Minister De LONE called at the State
Department about 3 O'Clock this after
noon in pursuit of information concern
ing the movements of the Maine. He
asked for and was freely permitted to see
the orders sent to Admiral Sicard, direct
ing the Maine to proceed to Havana.
The fact that the Spanish Minister was
known the orders is regarded as am in
dication that there is nothing of a
threatening or tbellicose nature i'm them.
The Navy Department received informa-
tion during the day that the squadron
had sailed from Key West to the Tor
tugas this being in accordance with the
original programs when it was ordered
south.
CONTINUED on fourth page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
CRUISER HELENA no LISBON.

Madrid, Jan. 24.-The Cabinet will
meet ON Wednesday to discuss the pro
posed commercial treaty between the
United States and Cuba.
United States Minister Woodford as
serts that the American cruiser Helena
rs proceeding to Lisbon merely to re-
lieve the American vessal now there.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
THB RUMOR DENIED

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. 24.-Assistant
Secretary of State Day said tonight:
There is absolutely mo Truth i'm the
report that General Lee llas rendered
his resignation. He is in perfect accord
with the administration and the admin
istratiOn with him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
\ vINDIcATIoN FOR DREYFUs
Baron Won Buelow Solemnly Acquits
Him of Completely With German Gov
eminent.

Berlin, JAN 24-The Minister for For
cign Affairs, Baron Won BueIow. made
Il solemn statement today before the
Budget Committee of the Reichstag. in
regard to the Dreyfus affair. He de-
clared most emphatically that there had
never been relations of any kind h.
tween German representatives or agents
and Dreyfus. Continuing, the minister
said the story of the waste paper backet
incident at the German embassy in
Paris, and the finding therein of com
promising documents affecting Dreyfus
WAS sheer invention. He added that
the Dreyfus affair had not affected in
the slightest the calm relations between
the German and French governments
The SPEAKER knew nothing of the visit
of Dreyfus to the Reiohsland, and still
less of the alleged special facilities given
Dreyfus by German official, during his
alleged visit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
GERMANY 0ooLs DOWN.
Is Feeling Liberal Enough New to Open
Port of I<iao- Chou.

Berlin, Jan. 24.-Ilhe following semi
Official announcement was made to-day:
''nhe statements regarding German
intention to open The port of Kiao1Chou
to the commerce of the world are practi-
caEly correct. Germany desires THAT ITS
policy in China should he of liberal
character, not interfering with the COIN
merce of other nations"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-Surgcon General
Wyman has received despatch dated
the Goth instant, from DR.. Stewart at
Memphis. stating that the Secretary of
the Mississippi State Board of Health
reported one and possibly three cases Of
yellow fever near Edwards, Miss. As
no cases have occurred at Edwards since
December /, these reports from an iso-
lated quarter are not regarded as serious.
There are no reports of fever in any other
section.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
ACTOR RATCLIFFEs NEMESIS.
The Rayenhill Woman Puts Him in for
Perjury and Bigamy.

New York, Jan. 24.-Edward J. Rat
cfiffc, the actor, was held in $1,000 bail
to-day, ON the charge of perjury. The
alleged perjury consists in his swearing
during his recent trial for assaulting his
wife, the daughter Of Peter De Lacy,
that he had never been married before.
To-day Caroline Ravenhil. who alleges
that Ratcliifc married her in England in
1893, produced the original Of the mar
riage certificate which is alleged to prove
the actors perjury and bigamy.
A warrant against Radcliffe has been
issued in New Jersey for bigamy, and
papers in "A suit for annulment of mar
riage. brought by Peter De Lacy's
daughter, were served on Radcliffe to-
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
MT. ATRY'S BIG FIRE.
Whole Town Came Near Going-Another
$4,000 Loss.

Winston, N. c., Jan. 24-(SpeciaD
Fire at Mt Airy last night destroyed
three houses worth four thousand dol
lars, one building belonging to Mayor
II. l.. Haymore. and two to heirs of
the late Uriah Vaughn, of Fender coun-
ty.
Very little insurance was carried on
any of the property. 4 citizen believes
the entire town would have been burned
had the wind not changed when it dill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
LEES RESIGNATION RUMoRED

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. pa dispatch
to the Times Union and Citizen from
Key West says:
Great excitement prevails here over
a report that Consul General Lee has
resigned. The Maine and the rest Of
the feet left here at o'clock this
morning for TOrtugas. The torpedo
boat Dupont sailed at 5:01 this after
noon with important dispatches for the
nnaf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
RECIPROCITY WITH SPAIN.

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. 24-Minister
Woodford has cabled to the Department
of State that the government of Spain
ha,, consented to negotiate Il CONNER
cia treaty with the United States On
the basis of reciprocity, with schedules
for Cuba and the peninSular. The negn-
tiaticns will be conducted in Washing
ton at time yet TO be agreed upon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
INCENDIARY FIRE.
Three Residences Burned at Mt. Airy.
Others Had a Narrow Escape.

Mi. Airy, n. c.. Jan. 24.-(Special)-
Fire destroyed three residences in the
northern part of town this morning at
> o'clock. owned by II. l.. Hayward.
Loss $1,000; insurance, $3.50. The wind
was blowing perfect gale from the
northwest. and it seemed for a while
that the whole northern part Of the city
would be destroyed before the flames
could be subdued. The fire was undoub-
tedly incendiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25

Paris. Jan. pa duel with swords
WINS fought this morning between two
newspaper men, VIM. Verwart and Pierre
Tefeyre The former was wounded in
fine arm. The dispute arose out of the
Dreyfus case.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-25
FAVORABLE REPORT ON GRIGGs.

Washington. Jan. 24-The Senate
Committee on Judiciary has reported
favoraibly the nomination of Governor
Griggs. Of New Jersey, to be Attorney
General.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
Iowa,s BIshopric Contest.

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 29.-The an
nual diocesan convention of the Epis-
cOpal church of Iowa meets today. 1t
will settle a fight conducted for
months between opponents and advo-
Gates of DIR. Green, rector of Grace
church, this city, for the bishopric
made vacant by the death of Bishop
Perry. The delegates claiming to
have made canvass assert that DIR.
Morrison, of Chicago, will secure a
majority of the clerical vote, DR..
Green's majority of the lay vote max
ing a deadlock. 1t is announced by
DIR. Green's opponents that the evil
dence against him, procured by de-
tectives, will be produced before the
convention. Avote cannot be reached
TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
NINErY-sEvEN ARE MISSING.
Steamer PortPnd Out In the Terrible
storm on the Atlantic Ocean.


Boston. Nov. 2g-It is known definite
ly that more than seventy lives have
been lost in the wrecks OF tugs. schoon-
ers ard coal barges during the storm
Of Saturday night and Sun[ay morning.
and II the steamer Portland has also
gone down. as now seems possible. the
list Of casualties viii rise to 80. with
over 100 vessels Of all descriptions
ashore. two score Of them to be wrecks.
and an unknown number. probably be
meath the waves of Massachusetts, hay
There is scarcely = bay. harbor or inlet
froIa the Peuobscot to New LcniCn
that has not en- its shores the bones OF
some staunch craft. while along Mas
sachusetts bay and espec ally Boston
harbor. the beaches are piled high with
the wreckage OF sChOoECrs and coal
Garges.
Record Is i'll Incomplete.
The record. although hourly length
erinG. is still Incomplete for that ocean
grave yard of Cape Cod is s;il To be
heard from. The islands OF Boston har-
Dor are without exception strewn with
wrecks and wreckaEe. No less than
twenty-nire vessels are ashore at Glou-
cester. over twenty in the supposed SAFE
harbur of Vineyard Haven parted their
anchor chains Sunday and are high and
dry on the beach, and probably eight
lives were lost. Nantasket beach saw
two schooners and coal barge dashed
to pieces on its sands. The rocks OF
Cohasset claimed a staunch fisherman;
the Scituate. a well-known pilot boat;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
ALL ON BOARD PERISH
Bodies From the Portland Are
Brought in by the Life
Saving Crew.
STEAMER IS A COMPLETE WRECK.

Crew and Passengers Die within a
Short Distance of Land-Dizastrous Re-
suits OF the Storm Along the New
England Coast-CommIssIoner Formu-
IatinE Articles OF the Peace Treaty.
Boston, Nov. "a special from
North Truro. Cape Cod, states that
the steamer Portland, from Boston to
Portland, was totally wrecked Sunday
morning off Highland light. The en-
tire crew and passengers perished
within a short distance of land. A
large quantity of wreckage, including
trunks and material, came ashore, and
at dark last night 81 bodies were re-
covered from the surf by the life-sav-
ing crew of the High Head station.
One body was that of a woman.
There were 80 persons on board the
Portland including the crew.
As far as known, the people on
board the Portland belonged at vari-
Gus points in Massachusetts, and
Maine. The Portland was a side
wheel steamer, built in go, of 1,300
tons, and valued at a quarter of a
million.
From reports by wire, mail and
messenger to the Associated Press
from New England points this after
noon, it is difficult to estimate the loss
of life and damage to shipping along
the coast as a result of the recent
storm. The list of disasters seems to
grow every hour, and from the dis
patches thus far received ii appears
that at least 80 schooners were
wrecked at different points from East
Port. Maine, to New Haven, Conn.
Eighty-siX schoOners were driven
ashore and II barges are aground.
This list does not include 80 vessels
either wholly or partially wrecked in
Boston harbor. nor a half dozen or
more craft reported missing. includ-
ing the steamer Portland, nor the big
freighter Ohio. found ashore of Spec
tacle Island. this harbor; the steamer
j. j. Hill. ashore at Atlantic; the
steamer Fairfax, ashore on Sow and
Pigs ledge. nor the small steamer
Chaffee foundered ut Rock Port, Mass.
When these are added the aggregate
list will exceed 10 vessels.
The exact loss of life is hard to de
:ermine. 1t is known that about fifty
perished in and about Boston harbor.
Perhaps "A score, exclusive Of those
lost on the Portland. would cover
those lost elsewhere, who have not
been accounted for and are doubtless
lost.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29.-The steamer
Mackinaw. from London, passed in
the Delaware brakewater this morn
ing. She signaled she had crew of
:: wrecked schooner on board. 1t is
supposed to be the crew of one of the
schuoners wrecked of the New Eng
land coast in the storm Saturday night
and SUNDAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
Fears That All on Board Were Lost.

Scituate. Mass, Nov. %. - The big
pilot boat Columbia. of Boston. is piled
up on top OF wrecked cottage. broad
side on. dismasted. and a total wreck
on the beach here. 1t is feared that all
on board were lost. One body. tina: OF a
mar apparently 30 years old, was found
in the hold. but diligent search failed
TO show any others None OF the beach
residents saw her strike. She was in
charge Of Boatkeeper Henry Peterson.
with a crew OF three men before the
mast and a steward. and had taken the
outer station early last week with sew
eral pilots on board
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
ON THE ARTICLES OF PEACE.
Secretaries of the Commissions Begin the
Work Today.

Paris Nov. .29.-The secretaries of
the two peace commissions, Moore
and Ojeda, began the task of formu-
lating the articles of the peace treaty
this afternoon. The work will be
easy and rapid, as the REIMBURSEMENT
and cessions referred to in the pro-
tocol will be transferred bodily to the
treaty.
The secretaries, moreover, will en-
body in tentative articles, for discus
sion Wednesday, subjects of religious
freedom in the Caroline islands, the
naval station for the United States in
the same group, the cable landing
rights at other points within Spanish
jurisdiction, the release of insurrec-
zionist prisoners, and the revival of
treaties broken off by the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
DAY ANNOUNCES RESULT.
Says Peace Negotiations Are Successful and
VIII Buy a Caroline Island.

Washington. Nov. 29.-At today's
cabinet meeting a cable from Commits
sioner Day was read announcing the
successful termination of the peace
negotiations and saying the treaty
would be signed this week. The terms
of agreement are the same as already
stated in these dispatches. 1t is furth-
er stated that before leaving Paris our
commissioners will buy from Spain,
if they can get it for reasonable sum,
Strong Island, one of the Carolines,
for cable station. A large part of
today's cabinet meeting will be devot-
ed to the discussion of the new GUS
toms tariff for Cuba.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
LIFE SAVERS HAVE HARD WORK,
Escape of Five Men from n Wrecked
Barge-Other Incidents.

Barge-Other Incidents.
Just beyond Spectacle island a sorry
sight is that presented by the three
masted schooner Calvin F. Baker, on
Shag rocks, midway between Boston
light and the Brewsters. From this
wreck the two mates were taken off by
Capt. James and his crew from! across
the bay at Hull. 1t was daybreak when
the Baker was seen and the lifeboat
was sent out on its mission. The pull
was a long one and finally, when the
wreck was reached three bodies were
seen lashed aloft. Two OF them were
secured and life was found in Them
but the other had been frozen stiff to
his lashings.
In the fury Of the storm Sunday two
big newly built barges of the Consoli-
dated Ccal company. Nos. l and T. were
dashed to bits almost in an instant.
Captain James, of the life-savinS crew.
was there with his men and boat but
he said that the wind blew so fiercely
that not men enough could find room in
the boat to row against the wind. Out
of the driven snow came the dim out
lines of a barge with the forms of five
men discernible On the deckhouse. with
a mighty crash as it came down on a
receding wave barge No. l struck the
shore only to crumble and then melt
into fragments which the waves in an
other minute cast upon the shore.
But in that instant five men escaped
the impending death. for as the barge
split in twain the deckhouse slid off
toward the shore into the surf. and at
the same time men on shore with lines
about them rushed into the water and
pulled out the sailors. \ moment later
barge No. came ashore and was
ground up by the waves. but nothing
was seen of its crew. Soon after this
wreckage came ashore and it was seen
that both the Abel G Babcock and the
Samuel w. Tilden had been wrecked.
No sign Of the crew Of either vessel was
found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29

Vienna, Nov. 29.-Triestie and the
district round about was flooded Sun
day by a tremendous tidal wave.
Much damage was done to property
and ships, and many lives were lost.
There was a violent earthquake
throughout the southern provinces of
Austria Twenty-eight lives are re-
ported lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
The omcial Vote of Illinois.

Springfield. Nov. 29.-The COM
plete official returns of the late cleo
tion show that Whittemore, republi-
can, was elected treasurer by 43. $50
majority. The house will stand 81
Il democrats and one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
Reports of Another Massacre.

London. Nov. 2e.-The Constantinople
correspondent OF The Times says:
Vague reports are in circulation here Of
a massacre at Van. capital of the VIII
ayet Of the same name. in Turkish Ar
rrenia- The embassies are reticent on
the subject and the Turkish papers pub
Iish an Official denial of the Vail of
Van"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
Destruction at Block Island.

Providence, X. l.. Nov. 29.-Block
island has been heard from. the first
time since the blizzard began. TIE
island is n wreck-hotels shattered
and vessels torn 10 pieces by the
storm. The en,ire fishing fleet of "a
vessels is a total loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-29
Mastering Out the 5oth Iowa.

Des Moines. Iowa. Nov. 29.-The
mastering out of the 5Oth regiment
begins tomorrow. 1t is expected all
the companies will leave for home the
same night.