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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
He PROVOKES LAUGHTER
SAID 10000 VOTES IN 9Th DIS
TRICT WE'RE NOT CAST.
ALL KNOW THE VOTE WAS ENORMOUS
He Declares the Democrats Conspired to Garry
the State and Carried it by Murder,
Whipping and the Free Use
Of Ahiskey.

Washington, March 2-(Special)-
The contested election case of Dockery
W.. Bellamy was argued today before
Election Committee No. >. General
Dudley, better known to fame as
"Blocks-of-Five Dudley" occupied the
entire day, and the evening session, in
his argument for Dockery. Mr.. Bellamy
was epresentei by Hon. Charles NJ.
>Bustee, Of Raleigh, and Hon. Frank
l. Osborne, of Charlotte. They will ad-
dress the commission on Monday
General Dud,ey's argument was to the
effect that the election was carried by
the Democrats by murder. whipping, in
timidation and the free Use of whiskcy.
4 coed many of the alleged outrages
took place after the election. He laid
much stress on this point and argued
that it proved condition of intimida
tion of voters prior to the election. The
Democratic leaders, he said had entered
into conspiracy 10 carry the State and
they resorted to all manner of question:
able means as proved by the testimony.
He also argued that by methods OF
intimidation used by the Democrats ten
thousand vote; in the district were not
east. but that il the voters were allowed
TO vote they would have voted for Dock
! cry. HIS Sldttultut VI
caused laugh, for it is i'll evidence
that the vote in the Sixth district was
] the largest vote east in the South dur
! ing the last election and was nearly
ten thousand votes greater than in for
neT years; even larger than that east
| fer General Grosvenor, of Ohio. Mr.
Reid or the late Mr.. Dingley, of Maine
! After arguing the case on its merits,
General Dudley argued that the case
ought TO be reopened TO take fresh tes-
timony, thus showing decided weak
hess in Dockery's claim. Gen. Dudley
| submitted an affidavit made by Mike
NJ. Dowling setting UP intimidation and
use of whiskey on the part of Mr.. Bel
!amy in Wilmington. This man Dowl-
| ing il is said, is of bad repute. 1t is
alleged that he was arrested in Wash
ingtOn for highway robbery and in Chat
tanooga, Tenn. on a charge of larceny.
J 1t is said Dockery has had the man In
Wilmington securing affidavits in OPP
position to Bellamy.
In his zeal Gen. Dudley even brought
i'll lynchings that occurred year be-
fore the election. a little popinjay sort
Of fellow by the name of Warren V.
i Hall. claiming to come from Cleveland,
| North Carolina. was an interested spec
tator during Dudley's argument and fire.
guently interrupted the committee when
they would ask questions Of the law
yers. Hall really thought he was
member Of the committee.
Representative Kluttz today took his
daughter. Miss May Troy. 10 DR.. Kel-
i lys private hospital. in Baltimore to be
operated Oh for appendicitis
/ Congressman Thomas introduced a
bill today to pay William T.. Hill. or
Duplin county, y. c., $10,S00 for sup
plies seized by the Union army during
the Civil War.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
$2,095, 455.88 COLLECTED
THIS SHOULD BE USED FOR
PORTO RICO.
MCKINLEY SPEAKS, AND THE HOUSE ACTS
A Bill Placing no Limit Upon McKinley's Dis
cretion in the Use Of Such Moneys
Passes the House and Goes
10 the Senate.

Washington, March 2-The President
today sent the following message 10
Congress-:
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
Sentatives:
''Since the evacuation of Porto Rico
by the Spanish forces on the 18th day
of October, 1928, the United States has
collected on products coming from that
island to the ports of the United States
the duties fixed by the Dingley Act and
amounting TO $2095, ,455.SS, and will
continue to collect under said law until
Congress shall otherwise direct. AL
though / had the power, and having in
mind the best interests OF the people OF
the island used it. to modify duties on
goods and products entering into Porto
Rico, / did not have the power to remit
or modify duties on Porto Rican pro-
duets coming into the ports of the United
States. In view of the pressing neces-
sity for immediate revenue III Porto
Rico for conducting the government
there, and for the extension of public
education, and in view also of the pro-
visional legislation just inaugurated by
the House of Representatives, and for
the purpose Of making the principle en-
bodied in that legislation applicable to
the immediate past, as well as to the
immediate future, l recommend that the
above sum so collected and the same
hereafter collected under existing law
shall without waiting for the enactment
of the general legislation now pending
be appropriated for the use and benefit
of the island.
(Signed.)
CIVILIAN M'KINLEY
Executive Mansion, March 2, 1900"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
PERHAPS 5000 II LlNF
FROM a KOPJE TO
THE RIVER.
2 DEAD WON N OUNO IN BOER TRENCHES
This Was at ladysmth. Butler Says His VIC
tory Over the Beers is Complete. The
British Pursue the Retreatiog
Army krrthward
Army korthward.

London, March 3.-Q:15 a. m.-Sat-
urday.)-Lord Roberts at Osfontein, six
or eight miles east of Paardeberg. faces
the reformed Boer army, from five to
six thousand strong. This may be mere
~ corps of observation ready to re-
tire on. prepared positions. Doubtless it
is receiving accretions from the late be-
siegers Of Ladysmith and from other
points.
Whatever the force may be. Lord Rob
erts has ample troops to cope with it.
The Beers are tempo arily favored by
heavy rain falling on the vedt and
making the grass improve.
Lord Roberts has surprised observers
by the excellence of his transport dur
ing the first advance. and be is likely
to DO so again. although military men
here think he must wait for some days
before going much farther.
The Beers. presumably. will use This
delay for all ii is worth, putting their
resources together. I,r. Leyds gives out
the opinion that the British entry OF
Bloenfcnten Is daily expected as Com.
nandants Dewet and pelayey had been
instructed to rvtard the advance Of Lord
Roberts only until the concentration un.
der General JoGbevt had been accom-
plished
No adequate explanation is vet made
OF the fifty thousand ranforcements that
are preparing for Lord Roberts Such
explanations rs are advanced tentatively
suggest either that the Cape Dutch have
become more rcStive. or that the i'm
paiIal government has a hint of foreign
suggestions as TO The future status OF
the allied republics.
THE BOERS LOCATED.
Osfontcin March 2d-The Beers have
now been definitely located four miles
from the British front. their left resting
ON high kcpje ana their right en- the
river. The burgher force is estimated
to number between five thousand and
six thousand.
The British camp has been moved
here. \ heavy rain is falling, the veldt
is improving. supplies are rapidly arrlv-
ing and the men are III good health. de-
spite the fact that they have been on
half rationS for Il fortnight.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes sent Il quantity OF
champagne from Kimberley to be drunk
to the health of Lord Roberts.
The Boer forces on our front are be
lieved to be under tine joint commanc
Of Botha. Delarey and Dewet. They
are expecting reinforcements from Ma
tai.
The guns that were captured at Paar-
deberg have been brought here. The
rifles have. in many cases. scriptura
texts engraved upon them, for example
Lord, strengthen this arm"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
Leads all North Carolina aile@ News and Circulation

the fumes. Over hundred prisoner.
were taken. Many of them were Hol-
landers and few were genuine Beers.
Considerable ammunition for rifles fell
into the hands of the British. as well
as damaged Maxim gun. Beers OF
16 years of age were among the
woundd.
The prisoners had not heard of the
surrender of General Cronje and dis
credited it. The majority seemed to be
glad to be captured. They admit heavy
losses recently. The women remained
with the Beers in the trenches until
three hours before the British charged
Two women were found, one dead, the
other fatally wounded. Before she
died, the latter said her husband would
not let her go. as she was such good
shot. The woman was only 10 years
old.
An idea of the intensity of the shell
fire can be gathered from the fact that
Of the 50 guns in action. the Nineteenth
battery alone fred 794 rounds, firing ev-
cry ten seconds. The British casualties
were about 200 men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
Hester's Cotton Statement.

New Orleans. La, March 2.-Secre.
tary Hester's statement of the worlds
Wis bic supply of Gotten shows "a decrease
for the week just closed of 1912 bales,
against a decrease of 95,6O1 bales last
year.
The total visible is 3,9i1 ,O59 bales.
against 4,O19.771 bales last week. and
5,39S,121 bales last year. OF this the
total Of American cotton is 3.197,03
bales. against 3.260771 bales last week,
and 4,305, ,121 bales last year; of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil. India,
etc. 7440C0 bales. against 725,000
bales last week; 1,O93.000 bales last
year.
: OF the worlds visible supply there is
now ahoat and held in Great Britain
and Continental Europe 1,959,000 bales.
against 3,394.00O bales last year; in
Egypt 2C1,000 bales, against 213,000
bales last year: In the United. States
1.444,0OO bales, against 1.2l4,000 bales
last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
THE HOUSE ACTS QUICKLY.
Bill to Garry Out McKinley's Recon-
mendation Passed

Washington, March 2-Within two
hours after the special message from
the Preside recommending the imne-
diate passage of q bill to place in his
hands all the moneys collected upon
Porto Rican goods since the Spanish
evacuation of the island to be used for
the relief CT the Porto Ricans, had been
read to the House today the House had
passed and sent to the Senate a bill to
carry out the recommendation.
The message came like a bolt OH, of
Il clear sky to the mirority They were
at first inclined to hail it with delight
as Il reproof Of the majority for the
passage of the Porto Rican Tariff Bill
on Wednesday. The Republican leaders,
however, had a bill ready to carry the
Presidents recommendations into effect
Mr. Cannon asked immediate consider
alton for the bill, and this was given.
II was only when the debate opened, 1t
having been agreed that twenty minutes
should be allowed on a side. that under
the lead of Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, the
Democrats began lining up against the
bill because it placed no limitation upon
the Presidents discretion in the use OF
the money. Mr. Cannon and Mr.. GroS
venor charged the Democrats with hay-
ing made false professions of friendship
for the starving Porto Ricans for politi-
cal capital and assured them if they
We're sincere TO stand Zip and vote for Il
bill that would give the sufferers imme-
date relief. The bill was passed by a
vote of 162 to 107, tn rteen Democrats,
two Populists and two Silver Rcpubh-
cans voting with the Republicans in the
affirmative. Subsequently the Aldl'ch-
Robbins contested election case from the
Fourth Alabama district which the
House twice refused TO consider yester-
day WAS taken up 1856 to 100 and was
debated for the remainder of the day
In his invocation today the blind chap
lain of the House prayed for Mr.. Eppes,
Of Virginia who was operated upon for
appendicitis at the Garfield Hospital Ill
this city this morning. When the Presi-
dents message was read the Republicans
made demonstration of enthusiasm.
II hope theirecommendat. OH will meet
with favor on that side of the House.
said Mr.. Richardson, the minority lead
CT.
I'll see if it meets with favor on that
side OF the House." retorted Mr. Can
non sharply. '1'll now ask for unani-
nrous consent for the immediate consid-
GRAFTON Of n bill to carry the recon-
mendation Of that message into effect"
TAJrNTS By CANNON.
Mr. Richardson stood hesitating a mo-
nlent:
Better do it at once said Mr.. Can
non. "before you change your mind
This shaft raised a laugh. Mr.. Rich
ardson said he would not object, but
wanted to know how much time would
be allowed for debate.
Mr.. Cannon finally suggested twenty
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
RUNS INTO CAMDEN.

Columbia, S. c.. March 2.-The Sea
board Air Line has finished its line from
Camden to the outskirts of Columbia. y
train with General Superintendent V.
T.. McBee's car attached made the trip
between the two places today. Material
for the depots at both places is being put
on the grounds. The link between Cam
den and Cheraw is nearly done. be-
tween Columbia and Cayee the terminus
of the Florida Central and Peninsula1',
nearly all the track has been laid. but
freshets have interfered with the COM
pletion of the bridge across the Con-
garee. The entire line Of eighty miles
will be completed from Cheraw to Co
lumba and thence to Cayee in three
weeks
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
The Democrats Will Meet at Norfolk
on May 2nd.

Richmond, a., March 2.-4Thc State
Democratic Committee. Chairman j..
Taylor Ellyson presiding, met in this
city tonight, and decided upon May 2nd
as the date and Norfolk as the place for
holding the next State convention of the
party, to elect delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention.
The significance of the date of the
State Democratic Convention is that it
is before the time for taking the popular
vote ON the question of calling a con-
vention to frame n new constitution, thus
giving the party an opportunity to declare
whether or not the constitutional conven-
ton question shall be made party issue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
Congressman Eppes Dead.

Washington. March 3.--Congressman
Sydney Eppes, of Virginia, died at Gar
field Hospital tonight at 1910 o'clock.
he was operated on this morning for APP
pendicitis and has been steadily sinding
since.
Congressman Elpes was born in 1863.
was a journalist by profession and had
served in the State Legislature OF Eir-
ginia. iii the Fifty-ifth Congress until
unseated by the Republicans and in the
present Congress. He was a Democrat
in politics
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
GENERAL CARR'S SUIT.
Expects to Recover Large Damages
From Milhiser.

Durham, n. c., March 2 (SpsciaL)--
Gen Julian s. Carr. who recently
brought suit against Milhiser of Rich
mond, for the infringement on Ms pafent
ON a machine for manufacturing bags
will press his suit earnestly. lie expects
to recover big damages fPom Milhiser fcr
the infringement.
Mrs. Bessie Leak, Of West Durham.
has gone to Raleigh to ayterd the finer
al of n colored woman who was nurse
in her fathers family for many years,
having been the nurse of the late Rev.
Rennett Smedes, ID. d.. and all the
Younger members Of the family.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
DEAD WOMEN IN THE TRENCHES
Men Yellow With Lyddite Fumes,
100 Beers Captured.

Colenso Camp. Feb. 2S-The Beers
lost heavily during yesterdays fighting
The lyddite wrought fearful havoc III
the trenches. Many of the wounded
were quite yellow from the effects Of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03

Mr.. Charles l.. Van Noppen lectured
10 the students of the 4. and NJ Col
leSe yesterday evening on the History
of the Struggle of Briton and Boer for
Supremacy in South Africa The lee
tTe was greatly enjoyed by ali who
heard it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03

You can't always measure Il widow
grief by the length of her veil
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03

Il flying colamn of Ladysmith troops are
pursuing them. The Boe~s left many
wagons and guns and quantities of pro-
visions and ammunition behind them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-03
ROBERTS MUCH GRATIFIED.

London. March 3.-(2:30 4. m--Satur-
day Lord Roberts wires to the War
Office from Osfontein, under date of
March 2nd, 4:15 p. m, Us follows:
II have just returned from paying
Kimberley hurried visit. ] was much
gratiied at finding the enthusiasm among
the Kimberley people regarding the care
Of the sick and wounded. All the houses
had been converted into hospitals and
the men had been made most conDforta-
Mo
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
;; ;; ;';; ;. 5;;: ;; LOVEMAN ; ;. :;;. ;;
 JOSEPH & LOEB
Merry Christmas In Toys.

Bring the children and the Christmas display tomor row and then every day after that Christmas begins with us December 3rd and the toy department is show the like of which has never been seen in the South before
 Last year we thought had great display of toys and felt proud of it. But looking at what have accomplished this year. we feel ashamed of past efforts and yet recall how our toy department was the wonder of Alabama.
 Here lots and lots of amusing things not only for young people but for elders we'll There steam men of-War at 25c that ready moments notice to go Turkey and collect the little cam and there is the old ssSorS grinder 48c sharpening the blade for the Christmas turkey and here automobiles and trolley quite uptodae at $2 Here are passenger trains complete ready to take you didn't the Worlds Exposition and have ride the Ferris Wheel here is Ferris Wheel 5oc, And here are animate horseshe progress of the age his vens And here are birds flying, and with audience around them three soldiers, $2 who undoubtedly fought in the Spanish see them Saute-note the buger and his dress ron And look out don't get in the way of the guns that resisted the Spanish main front in Cuba oOc and Everything is interesting than anything that has been shown Be- fore But the mechanical show is only part of the story from day to day we will take up the different lines.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
REGISTRARS HAVE
 BEEN APPOINTED
List of Men Who Will Enroll Democratic Voters and the
 Places of Registration.

Registrars for the nine wards in the city have been appointed to conduct the regis tration of voters for the municipal pri- mary election to be held on December 3l They are as follows
 First ward. W. H. Pinkerton, first five days at Magic City Drug Store, 1910 First avenue; second five days at Adams Drug Store, Second avenue and Nineteenth street.
 Second ward. L. A Bennie, old Sheppard store, Park avenue and Nineteenth street. Third ward. William Cuteliff's store, Ninth avenue and Twelfth street first five days and second five days at Emon's store, Eleventh avenue and Ninth street.
 Fourth ward James Ranson at Luns- ford's store, Tenth avenue and Twenty fourth street.
 Fifth ward. Lee w. Jones at court house.
 Sixth ward. w. M. Malone at Haggard's 8 store, 2601 Avenue G.
 Seventh ward. Thad Warde at Tuck s store, Avenue P and Twenty-second street
 Eighth ward. George W. Fulwiler at Spencers store, Avenue and Twentieth street.
 Ninth ward. Jim Murphy at eBhren's store Avenue D and Twelfth street.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
MINERS KILLED
 BY AN EXPLOSION
A Terrible Disaster Occurs by Blowing Up a Powder
 House in Mexico.

Mexico City, December 5.-A terrible and disastrous explosion of dynamite occurred yesterday at the mines of San Andredas del Sierra, killing and wounding many min- CTS. It is not known yet how the explosion occurred, but nine eases of dynamite blew up~at the powderhouse with an appalling roar, shaking the country for many miles around. When the panic had partially sub sided the wives and children of the miners hurried to the scene, which was heart-rend- ing. Al the buildings were wrecked and dead bodies fearfully mangled lay about. At the latest advices twenty-six dead bodies had been recovered. Fifteen injured per- sons, some of whom will die, were taken from the wreckage.
 The ruins are thought to contain other victims,
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
Will Ask That Special Merchants
 Tax Be Abolished
OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS
Trades Council Resolution to Abolish Street Tax Was Endorsed-Frank H. -Lathrop Endorsed for Mo-
 bile Collectorship.

The Board of Trade at its meeting last night decided to ask the City Council to relieve the merchants of Birmingham of the special merchants tax levied and col lected the past few years The council at the next meeting, two weeks hence, will adopt the license ordinance for the year 1901, and it is the intention of the Board of Trade to go before the council at that time and request that the special licenses levied for the first time few years ago be left out of the new ordinance.
 The board also adopted resolution ex- pressing 1t as the sense ofsthe board that no member of the Jefferson County Sani- tary Commission should own land adja- cent to the trunk sewer to be built from Birmingham to Bullard's Shoals, and the one from East Lake to Ensley.
 The Board of Control of the Board of Trade met in the secretary's office in the Chalifoux building at o'clock yesterday afternoon and adopted the following reso- lutions:
 Resolved, That the Board of Trade, while favorable to the building and appro- priation of money for the construction of the Jefferson County sewer, deem it adyisa- be for the best interest of the taxpayers of the county that the committee which will be given authority to carry to com pletion the work should be increased, and that person owning property adjacent to the sewer should be disqualified from acting onsthe committed"
 A resolution expressing it as the sense of the Board of Control that the special merchants license collected in recent years should not be collected next year. This resolution stated that the special license was placed on the merchants few years ago when the city defaulted on its in terest payments and that it was stated at the time that 1t was a temporary measure and would end with the passage of the Birmingham amendment to the State con- stitution
 The Board of Control endorsed a resolu- tion handed it by the Birmingham Trades Council requesting the city council to abolish the street tax
 The board last night approved the ac- tion of the Board of Control in adopting the Jefferson County sewer resolution and the one relating to the merchants tax. The resolution from the Trades Council asking the abolishment of the street tax was passed until the next meeting.
 A resolution was adopted instructing the officers of the Board of Trade to request the representation from Jefferson in the General Assembly to have the association chartered.
 The board endorsed F. H. Lathrop of this city who is candidate for appoint ment to the collectorship of the port of Mobile to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Gen. Joseph w. Burke.