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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-22
TEXAS LEGISLATURE ENDS.
Put In Thirty Days on tho Tax Ad-
iustmrut Law without Ac-
complaining Anything.

AUSTIN. Tex. Feb. 2. The Texas leg
isla,ure. after a thirty days session. sd-
learned tonight near the midhoIr sine
die without having accomplished the 90
sect for which Il was convened
The session was convened 20 PASS a
tax adjustment law which has cntaned
what is called tho greatest lobby Issis-
lafiye hght ever fought ia Texas. Tho
hiu was Kept n tho house all of the thirty
days. ar3 Httc progress was made in It's
consideration. ewing Gov tac successful at-
tachs ~ fre tahas-s-t~s
Gov Sayefs declined 90 rec0nveuc the
legislature for another thirty days on the
ground that he had 10 assurance that IL
yegla gan a esil I
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DETROIT, Mich. Feb, n.-Several
striking orations were given tonight by
leaders OF the Republican party in Mich
igan to the stars who appeared before
them on the occasion of the fifth annual
banquet of the Michigan Club. But the
enthusiastic reception accorded to Hon.
Tim l.. Woodruff. lieutenant governor OF
New York. far outshone all other features
OF the occasion. Introduced as the prob
able candidate OF the state of New York
for vice president Of the United States,
Mr.. Woodruff stood mute before a long
continued storm of applause such as
would have upset the equanimity OF a
less sturdily poised person than the oril-
liant and aggressive young New Yorker.
Mai Gen. Shafter. Gov. Nash. of Ohio.
Shaw, of Iowa. and Pingree. OF Michigan.
all received welcomes second only TO that
OF Mr. Woodruff
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DEBATE On PUERTO
R|CAN TARIFF Bill.
Bromwell, a Republican, 0p-
poses the Measure.
FAvORS FREE TRADE BILL
Bases His Opposition on the Ques-
tion of Expediency.

Have Decided to Hold a
Caucus on the Measure on Satur-
day Night Some Twenty or
Thirty Republicans Are said to
He Hostile to the Bill, But Lead
ers Say That Not More Than
II, While Two or Three Demo-
cratic Votes Can BE Counted On.
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GaIierie. FILLED with Spectators.

More than 600 Republicans sat at the an
nual feast. The galleries were filed with
spectators. The big armory was gay with
patriotic decorations.
Washington's portrait had the most
conspicuous place and pictures OF Mr..
Mckinley, Admiral Dewey and Gems.
Shafter and Aiger were suspended from
the gallery fronts. The national colors
hung from the ceiling and walls.
J. p. Mclaughlin. president of the club.
and Gov. Pingree delivered addresses of
welcome. The governor. in the course o.
his speech. stated that after eleven years
of continuous service he had no desire for
further public preferment.
Gov. George X. Nash. OF Ohio. spoke
to the toast. washington and the North
west Territory"
In presenting Mr.. Woodruff TO respond
to the sentiment, Washington. the Ex-
pansionist" the toastmaster. ex~United
states Senator John Patton. Jr.. said:
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LONDON FEELING
GREAT ANXIETY.
Worried Because No Direct
News Is Coming.
FEARS FOR A REVERSE.
Casualty Reports Show There
Has Been Severe Fighting.

Yet IL 1. Not known whether Cronj~
Is Realty Surrounded and Likely
TO he Captured. as Reported ia
some Quarters, or Whether He
Hns Received Rctnforcemcuts and
Benten on the british, as Boer
Reports Have It-3ocrs Arc LenS-
ing Natal and the Investment of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-22
NEW SUBSIDY BILL
HAS BEEN PREPARED.
Congressman Jones and Associates
Have Drawn substitute for Han
na-Payne Measure.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2i-Representa-
tive Jones attended conference last
night at Senator Hanna's house. which
lasted until an early hour this morning.
The purpose of the conference was to dis
cuss the ship subsidy bill and endeavor
to secure unanimity of action on the part
of Republican members.
Representative Jones, however together
with three other members of the COM
mittee on merchant marine of the house.
are still firm in opposition to the Hanna
Payne bill. They have drawn a substi-
tute. which was introduced in the house
today. Mr.. Jones says this bill does not
represent all their objections, and is in
the nature Of a compromise. The princi-
pal features Of the new bill are those
which concern expectation OF American
products limit the time of subsidy for
old vessels TO ten years and require every
vessel receiving a subsidy to maintain AL
classification, as provided in Lloyd's.
New Philippine Commission.
Unless the president should change his
present intention before public announce
ment of the appointments Is made, this
will be the new Philippine commission
william II. Taft. Ohio. chairman; Dean
c. Worcester. Michigan; Gen. Lee Wright
Tennessee; Henry Ide. Vermont; Ben
jamin |. Wheeler, California.
As chairman OF the commission, the
greatest responsibility naturally will de-
velop upon Judge Taft. Prof. Worcester
is familiar with conditions in the Far
East, having spent several years there
prior to his appointment as member of
the first commission. Wheeler is presi-
dent of the University of California and
is widely known.
Gen. Lee Wright and Judge Ide are
Democratic members of the commission.
The former is an able lawyer and the lat
ter was former chief justice of Samoa,
having been appointed by President
Cleveland. All the members of the new
commission are in sympathy with the
Philippine policy of the administration.
Legislation for Alaska.
The house committee on public lands
will hold an executive session Friday TO
consider Alaska legislation. The commit
tee feels that whatever legislation is to be
brought forward for Alaska should be de-
cided upon as soon as possible.
Another $780, 600 will be inserted in the
naval bill for the ordnance shop at Port
Orchard station, making the whole ap-
preparation. as the bill now stands.
s2SS 900.
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Mr.. woodruTs speech.

Mr. Woodruff spoke IN part as follows.
The expansion Of the United States has
been unparalleled In the history OF ma
lions Three hundred and fifty thousand
square miles and Sooo,0o OK people consti-
tuied the area and population ~ the thir-
teen colonies. The territory has increased
ten-fold and The population twenty five
fold. The acquisition, after tho war ~,
American Independence. ~ the Northwest
Tsrrisory-of which Michigan was part
Increased by two and a haif times tho
original domain q the nation. This again
was doubled by the purchase OF the Lou
isiana territory. a. an expenditure of less
than the cost Of three frst-c,ass cruisers
Of our modern navy. The acquisition ot
Florida BY purchase of the oregon ter
ritory ny partition. of Texas NY aunexa-
tIon. OK parts ~ Mex.oo by cession. and
OF Alaska BY purchase. again doubled our
domain The addition os Hawaii, Puerto
Rico and tho Philippine lslAnAs--aifhonga
equal 70 the territory ~ the british isi-
ai.As-tncreasea by only ona-thirtieth the
area nf the United States. which HRs al
ready nearly equal % the whole of Europe.
From Boston as the Huh. with the Caro-
iinAs and the Appa.aahian mountains as
a rlrrurafsrence. we had ~ The acquls-
ton % Alaska. carried TIE geogra phical
eeuter af the nation westward step hy
stem, beyand she Golden Gate. uniA 1t mat
tsrs rot today whether. fn setting forth
far the fsrthermnss frontier a the re-
public. NC tlru car faces toward the ris-
Ing or the setting sun.
Time-worn Wall of fAnti-EKpsn.Ion.
Every step in this national expansion
has been contested by unpatriotio sad mar
row-raiuded men. The purchase OF Iouiq-
iana WAS opposed by some on the ground
'hat France bad acquired no title from
susln. and therefore could convey none.
Others cantendcd that the United states
could not. under the constitution. acquire
foreign territory. A leader In congress char
acterlzad Louisiana as an immense. un-
bounded world. declaring that II X should
be Incorporated into the Union % VIII Re
the greatest curse that could ~ present
ba(au ns Another member of congress
Insisted that we had territory enough al
ready. and tha- he would rather zee Lou
Lzaua gwen over 20 France or Spain or
any other nation. npou ronditiou that 40
citlzcus M the rnitet states should ever
settle "a -lhin ts .imits than that we should
rr;aIn sovereignty over r. lis inbabit-
ants were characterized as particularly IN
aa pa
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Washington WAS
An EXPANS|ON|SI.
Lieut.. Governor Woodruff's
Speech at Detroit.
SOME HISTORICAL FACTS.
He Anticipated Possible Securing
of Bermuda Islands.

His Anticipation of the Acquisition
of Louisiana, as Disclosed in His
New York Leader Accorded "A
igan Club, and the Suggestion OF
His Name as the Possible Candf-
date for Vice President Is Re-
ceived With Much Enthusiasm.
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A vice Presidential Possibility.

''rhe Republican party believes in young
men. They were IN at the founding Of
the party they have been in It since and
TO them the party still turns with conii-
dence and hope. The Michigan Club has
been In the habit OF nominating presi-
dental candidates talluding to speeches
before the club by Harrison. Mckinley,
ctc)
surrounded as am by governors and
would-be governors and other candidates
I am inclined TO think that lightning
might easily strike vice presidential
candidate here rs well, When In the next
national convention the question IS ask
ed: who does New York want to name
for vice president (bocause as New York
goes so goes the Union). VIII they not
turn to that stalwart pair OF New York
leaders and bring forth the name Of Tim
othy l.. Woodrun?' Long and loud APP
piauec
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Ray supports the BiII.

Ray was the FIRST speaker today. He
supported the bill in an extended argu-
ment. Ray is chairman OF the Judiciary
committee OF tho house and devoted him
self closely 20 the legal and constitution
nj phases Of the controversy over the
broad question as 10 whether the new ter
ritory was part OF the United States in a
political sense. He denied that any act OF
the president or congress could extend
the constitution. as constitution. over
the territory while It remained terri
tory The constitution only covers the
states of the Union.
Neither could territory. lie argued, be
created a state without the consent OF the
people thereof. The privileges Of the CON
stitution could not be conferred OF ex-
tended to an inch OF territory outside the
union OF states. until the people OF the
territory had been heard from.
In the language of the constitution and
the decisions OF the supreme court. Puer-
TO Rico and the Philippines were the
property Of tho United States. 10 bc leg
Stated Tor as congress chose
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BERI.f% Fen 1L-The e8Kegnmoat was
defeated TODAY Goo The reichstez which
adopted hV = large majority the motion
of Herr Winferer, an AksatiHn member,
TO repeal tho so-csIed "dictator1al
psragEsQA" now safogce6 N Alsaee-LoT-
xk2A -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-22

LONDON. Feb. q. 4 n. m.-i.ord Rob-
erts' list OF forty-nine killed and wounded
officers, including two generals. IN the en-
eagements up to sunday evening. causes
anxiety. especially as In the officers list
neither the losses Of the Welsh and Es-
sex regiments nor those OF the mounted
infantry are included This Is about the
number that fell at Colenso. where the
noncommissioncd officers and men
brought the total losses 10 seh
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-22

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-For the first
time in the debate upon the Puerto Rican
tariff bill. the voice OF a Republican was
raised today against the measure Brom-
well of Ohio spoke against the bill. His
hostility. however. was not so absolute
but that he announced his intention OF
voting for 1t If the substitute failed.
The other speakers today were Ray OF
New York and Long of Kansas for the
BILL and Henry OF Texas against.
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Bromwcn WIS the arst Republican 70 op-
pose the hH upon the foor.
III is ncver an agreeable thing he be-
gan TO take an active stand In opposl-
ton 10 ones political associates n Is
much easier 90 drift with them and Yield
personal views and support the recon-
men3ation of the majority of the commit
tee controlled by his own party, In minor
matters I have, upcn uumNerieSs Orca-
slons yielded nay personal preferences, Bus
IN p matter cf So great moment as the
present measure. which viii SHAPE the
future policy, not alone OF tho Republican
party. hu, % the nation which VII osta-
l,sh preccdents 90 control ths future
dealing with questions o. right and equal
ity in our treatment of those under the
protection cf our Gag. for one. believe
that every member, upon his solemn hon-
or. should decide fer himself and cas-
his vote as his conscience dictates. I; IS
8 duty he owas 20 himself and 20 his
party thar he should not assist in fhc
commission ot an error which may effec;
its future domination in ths government
and 10 h.s country. that Il may stand as
the exponent % all that Is just and hon
srab!. IN It's treatment OF It's citizens
Therefore. as result OF much careful
and conscientious thought, rise today TO
oppose a, portion Of the report Of the
ways and means committee and express
my preference for the bill as originally in
troduced hy the gentleman from New
York Paynel"
Admitted the Power of Congress.
Continuing Bromweu said he did NOT
doubt the power Of congress 70 enact this
legislation. but be did net agree with its
Cans4ru a. EH fs Nina
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The Republicans have decided to hold
caucus for conference on the bill Satur-
day night. Although there are said to
be between twenty and thirty Republi-
cans who are hostile to the bill, the Re-
publican leaders, who are canvassing the
situation. say that not more than four or
FIVE will cast their votes against II. They
also say several Democrats will support
II. The only Democrat who is outspoken
in his advocacy OF the bill is Davey OF
Louisiana. He represents one of the
largest cane sugar interests in the South.
Others including Mayer OF Louisiana and
Broussard of Louisiana, Loud of Califor-
MIA. Davis and Sparkman OF Florida, are
said TO he in the doubtful column but
the Democratic whip says that only Mr..
Davey and Sihley of Pennsylvania will
vote for a. Wilson OF Idaho. a Silver Re-
publican. is said to be inclined to vote for
the bill
Some OF the Republican opponents OF the
bill who dislike 10 SO on record against
their party believe that the way out of
the dilemma In which they find them
selves Is to vote to recommit the measure.
on account OF the pressure for time. the
debate hereafter will begin at IL o'clock,
and there win be night sessions Thursday
and Friday.
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sIouer Authorized.

The house today adopted the senate res
oiution authorizing the president to ap-
point one woman commissioner to repre-
sent the United States and the National
Society of Daughters of the American
Revolution at the unveiling of a statue
uf Lafayette at the Paris exposition.
Before the debate on the Puerto Rican
tariff bill was resumed it was agreed that
the debate hereafter should begin at Ii
O'Clock in the morning and there should
be night sessions Thursday and Friday.
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LONDON. Pes z2-The Daily AaE hrs
tho following dlsgaich from I,ouenzo
alsrauez. dated FcbruAry ~
"Toer naaHpaperk dated Febrnary r.
report thaG Gsn t3easii wea nriiiia NJ
victory over he British troops =, Moaaar
river.
Gen Du;oit reports helGg defeated hy
the British cavalry column, which got inss
Ksmherisy. He rktrsated 70 Etysrton, aiS
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puIl~r Nearing rndy.mits.

Tho latest report regarding Gen. Rulief.
circulated IN the house ~ commons last
evening. was that an agent ~ the n~
Bsers Company had rccsived a cabl.Hram
from Cape Town. witch wlssl have passed
the censor. 20 the effect thar Gan. Har-
toms fasilier brigade had reached the hits
cor1rantlnR LadYsmith quite apart from
this. however. and FROM every other ru-
NOR. the early relief Of the bolsaEuared
garrison u thought inevitable
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Fear of Temporary R~v~rs.s.

No one doubts his ultimate SUCCESS. hu
there Is fear of temporary dlsappoint
ment. ana that n iot ~ hard lighting Il
set ahead ~ the British
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Many distinguished persons. eu the wav
horne from The ,hsaters and ciai,s, csslea
ht the war oftce 70 inquire for news Ths
ladies' lobby was opsn Bntti rai6nfTht
The arrival ~ the war efi4es ~ several
prufninent people after n 0eiock save
substance ~ . report that important "a
formation from Lord Roberts had beea
recesyea. bat m announcement was soon
forthcoming that no fsisther bulletins
would be peaied during the night
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-11


fish showcase factory at Charlotte.
b. ID. Heath can inform.
Charlotte-Cotton Mifi.-The Louise
Mills will increase its spindles from
$4,000 to $4,000. an addition OF 5000;
present building will be enlarged.
Elizabeth City-Knitting Mill.--The
Riverside Land Company. mentioned
last week. does not intend to build the
proposed knitting mill as q company.
but is endeavoring to organize knit
ting company. a capital OF $4,000 20
$4,000 is intended.
Fayetteville = Bleachery. Eastern
parties will locate a bleachery at
Fayetteville. as lately reported, pro-
vided it can secure the output of
enough mills to justify the undertake
ing. For particulars address F. N.
Rose, secretary Chamber of Commerce.
Fayettcville-Silk Mill.-The Ashley
" Bailey Company, operating silk mill
OF sixty-seven looms, may increase to
125 looms.
Greenshoro-SilkM ill-G. G.. Walker,
of New York. is said to have been in
Greensboro during the week looking for
a silk MILL
High Point-Flour MilI.-A stock
company has been formed for the es-
adjustment of 150- barrel roller flour
null. Names of interested parties will
be announced later
hiSh Point = Glove Factory.-The
Archaic Logging & Glove Co. has been
ORGANIZED and established factory.
New Bern-Brick Works-Incorpo-
rated: The New Bern Brick &c Tile
Manufacturing Co. by L. q. Hyam
and others
Newton = Planning AIill.-Robert b.
Nnox will erect n planning mill.
decentralization Ginncry and Pack
erJ.-Powers & AIcClccse arc erecting a
Gotten Snnery. l.. Il. Midget is erect
ing an oyster packery.
iiutherfordton Cotton Mill-The
Levi Cotton Mills will Increase capital
from $50 GOO to $1,000
Tarboro--Cotton Mills.-Tbe FOUNTAIN
Cotton Mills will increase capital stock
from 100000 to 5000 600 for enlarging
building and installing 5000 additional
spndles; company originally built for
lo0o0 spndles, and has power for this
number.
TEXTILE NOTES.
1t is reported that Messrs. Adderhol.
e Rudisill. of Cherryvilie n. c.. are
negotiating for watcr-power in Burke
county with n view of developing it
and erecting cotton mill
Louise Mills. OF Charlotte. n. c.. will
enlarge present building and add 5000
spindles. thus increasing from $1,000 "a
$4,000. The cost OF this Improvement
will probably be Sl50OOO.
The Riverside Land Co, Elizabeth
City. n. c.. will not. as a company,
build the knitting mill mentioned last
week. 1t is merely endeaVoring to or
Sanze n knitting mill company. and Il
capital stock of 5000 to $4,000 is in
view.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-11
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
Governor Russell Issues His An.
nuaI Proclamation.
November 20 Set Apart as tho Day for
Thanksgiving and Rejoicing by the Pco-
pie of North Carolina.

Raleigh. y. c., Nov. 1o.-Governor
Russell yesterday issued his proclama-
ton of Thanksgiving. setting apart
thanksgiving and rejoicing on the part
OF the people of the State.
The proclamation is as follows:
Whereas. the President of the
United States OF America has. by pro-
clamation, set apart Thursday. the 10Th
day of the present month. as Il day of
thanksgiving to Almighty God FOR the
manifold blessings that have been
vouchsafed to the people OF the rcpub-
lie during the year;
And whereas it is betting and pro-
per that. men should at all times testify
their gratitude TO God for the blessings
which lie bestows upon them. and 1t
being especially beneficial TO the moral
and religious hcaith OF the people OF
the Commonwealth to set aside par
ticuiar days from time TO time upon
which they should especially mark
their gratitude to God for past favors
Now, therefore. /. Daniel l.. Russell
Governor OF the state OF North Carroll
ma. do set apart and appoint Thursday
he nth day of November. instant, as a
day OF thanksgiving and rcjoicing and
30 hereby request the people of this
State, so far as it may be within thcil
I'oN Si 80 W 10 10 aSScinDle IN tneil
respective places OF worship and make
solemn Thanksgiving 10 God for all the
blessings of His good provdenCe: and
IL is suggested that the interest in
these thanksgivinSs may bcf increased
and the enjoyment OF them greatly
heightened by the bestowal of large
ness of this worlds good things upon
the orphans of the State and upon
others in circumstances of distress.
Done at the city of Raleigh. this
eighth day of November. In the year
OF our Lord one thousand and nine
hundred, and in the one hundred and
twenty-hfth year of our American in
dependence.
BY the Governor:
DANIEL l.. RUSSELL.
"BAYLUS CADE.
Private Secretary"
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GREENSBORO
HORRIBLE AND REVOLVING
STORY FROM BURLINGTON.

HORRIBLE AND REVOLVING
STORY FROM BURLINGTON.
Greensboro, n. c.. Nov. 10.-A most
horrible and revolving story comes
from Burlington, cotton manufacture
ing town twenty-five miles east OF
here.
Henry Jordan, young white man,
an employee in one of the mills. was
discovered yesterday lying in u poorly
furnished room in a. tenement house
dying from inattention. His body was
nothing more than an emaciated skele-
ton. His eyes, out of which he looked
with a CLASSY. semi-conscious stare,
were sunk far back into his head. The
bones of his body, at the joints, We're
protrudins through the dry and fever
parched skin.
The discovery was made by Mr.. Eu-
gene Holt. one of the proprietors of the
mill in which young Jordan was en-
ployed. who Immediately called in a
physician. Investigation revealed the
fact that the young man had been sick
for eight weeks from typhoid fever.
The people of the community demand
that the authorities make a rigid in
vestigation and punish the guilty par
ties. if such there be, to the fullest ex-
tent OF the law.