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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25
Whitsett Institute Notes.
Especial to News and observer.l

Whitsett n. c., March 24.1-An organi-
cation of young men from this place Will
present a play in Graham at the court
house tonight. They gave the same in
Burlington last Thursday night to good
house.
Painters are now at work upon the new
residences completed here last fall
The Y. M. c. A. at this place is in bet
ter condition that ever in its history, and
will send large delegation to the State
convention at Greensboro. State Secre-
tary Kneeble, of Asheville, spent We'd
nesday here meeting the various commit
tees, addressing the young men, etc He
made a good impression.
superintendent Whitsett has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address be-
fore the next meeting of the Teachers
Assembly,
Mr.. Lucian Smith, the well known
baseball expert. is spending some days
here with friends.
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in 1880 lands and other property worth
100000, 900 francs.


in 1880 lands and other property worth
100000, 900 francs.
The Mail and Express says that PENN
sylvania Railroad stock sold yesterday
only two points below the highest IL
ever reached. 1t touched 140. 1t is now De-
lieved in Wall Street that the road mas
secured enough of the common stock or
the Norfolk and Western which this week
has sold higher than before.
1t is semi officially announced that the
Government of Austria Hungary has re-
piled to the South African appeal for
mediation in the war that it was only
possible to take such a step when both
belligerents desired it, and that, there
fore. it was impossible under the pres
ent conditions to accede to the request
made
Free trade with Porto Rico was the
subject for discussion at the dinner of the
New England Free Trade League, held
at the Hotel Vendome Boston last night,
and the policy of President Mckinley in
dealing with the Porto Rico and Philip
pine questions was severely attacked.
Among the speakers were Congressman
DeArmond, of Missouri; President David
Starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford Univer-
sty and Patrick A. Collins.
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SHARP DEBATE IN HOUSE
Was the Bill Designed to Secure a
Campaign Fund?
y0TE-oN CONFERENCE REPORT 1876 TO 81
The Vote Was on Party Lines Except That a
Numbe. of Democrats and Independents
Voted With the Republicans
For the Report.
(By the Associated Press. }


Washington, March 24.-The Porto
Rican Appropriation Bill was signed by
the President at APO p. m. today. Comp
troller Dawes was the only person present
when the President attached his sigma
ture
SPIRITED DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, March 24-After a brief
and spirited debate, the House today
took the last Congressional step in COM
plotting the Porto Rican Relief Bill,
agreeing to the conference report by a
vote of 135 to 81. The bill turns over
10 the President for the use OF Porto
Rico about 81, 900 900 of customs receipts
collected on Porto Rican gods up to Jan
uary 1st last and such amounts as may
hereafter accrue until otherwise pro-
vided by law. The debate lasted but
an hour, but in this time the whole range
of Porto Rico legislation was discussed.
Messrs. McRae (Ark.), member of the
conference committee severely criticises
the general course of recent legislation
toward Porto Rico, and Messrs. Pierce
(Tenn) Wilson Is. c., Cochran tMo),
Cox (Tenn) Williams Qlls), Ridgeley
(Kansas), Levy IN. W, and Finley Is.
Co also opposed the report.
Several of the speakers made references
to published report that the Porto
Rican Tariff Bill was designed to secure
campaign fund.
Mr.. Payne On. W, Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, spoke briefly
in support of the report and of the general
course of Porto Rican legislation He
repudiated and denied the reports that
any campaign fund was involved in the
question.
Mr.. Cannon Qlls.) closed the debate in
support of the conference report.
At one O'Clock yea and nay vote was
taken on the report and it was agreed
to- yeas 1875, nays 81, present and not
voting 90.
This completes the measure and it now
goes to the President.
The vote was on party lines except
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that a number of Democrats and indie
pendents voted with the Republicans for
the report, viz. Bell (Col.). Chanler On.
", Cochran (Mo.), Cummings IN. ".
Davenport STANLEY. of Pa, Davey La),
Devries (Cal), Meekison (Ohio), New
lands Anew, Scudder IN. W, Shafroth
(Colo), Thayer (Mass), Wilson (Idaho)
and Wilson (S. G.
A bill was passed appropriating $l0-
900 for designs for suitable memorial
in Washington to Ulysses S. Grant, this
being the first step in movement TO
secure an arch similar to the Arch OF
Triumph in Paris, concentrating the IL
lustrious soldier-stateSman.
resolution was passed asking the
Secretary of State for information on the
open door" negotiations concerning
China.
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Mr.. J. w. Granger For Congress.
Raleigh, N. c., March %, 1900

Raleigh n. c., March %, 1900.
To the Editor: ! see in your paper this
morning the statement that Mr.. j. w.
Granger had announced himself as
candidate for Congress from the Second
district / am not politician, but it
is source of pleasure to me to see
such a high toned Christian gentleman
mentioned in connection with one of the
highest offices in the gift of the people
of his State.
have known Mr.. Granger we'll for six
years-known him intimately. | have
never known him to betray friend. to
fail in a promise or to be found wanting
in anything that goes to make up gen.
tleman and Christian. He is fine bust
ness man, practical withal and one that
the district would be more honored
should he be selected as it's standard
bearer than he.
Give the good people of the land such
men as Granger to vote for and your
party need not fear results.
Yours truly,
J. o. GUTHRIE.
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IN THE UPPER HOUSE.
Civil Government Measure For Porto Rico
Recommitted
Bv the Associated Press

fBy the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 24.-FOr a few min
utes in the Senate today surprise, bor-
dering almost on CONSERVATION in some
quarters, was created by request of Mr..
Foraker that the Porto Rican Government
Bill be recommitted to the Porto Rican
Committee The request precipitated d
lively colloquy, but it finally was de-
veloped that the bill Mr. Foraker re-
committed was the civil government
measure now on the calendar and lot the
unfinished business During the elucida-
ton of his request, however Mr.. .or-
aker plainly Indicated that it was ms
purpose to separate the bills and press
the Porto Rican Tariff Bill 20 NJ early
vote his desire being TO have the vote
taken not later than next Thursday.
Mr.. Bacon directed attention to dis
patches from Ponce, in todays news
papers indicating that business was
paralyzed and even people of means We're
suffering for the ordinary necessities of
life.
Mr. Foraker said he was already ia
miliar with the information contained in
the dispatches. 1t was knowledge of this
kind possessed by the Porto Rican Com
m11LGo IndL Hdu luuuCGu IL TO prepare anu
press the measure, which, the committee
believed, would relieve some of the dis
tress on the island.
Mr. Foraker stated that he expected to
ask the Senate to separate the Govern
ment measure and the tariff propositions
in the unfinished business and hoped to
secure a vote perhaps on Wednesday
next and certainly not later than Thurs
day.
After some further discussion the re-
quest of Mr.. Foraker that the bill be re-
committed was agreed to by the Senate.
The following bills were passed:
To equaliZe and regulate The duties Of
the judges of the district courts ot the
United States in Alabama.
Authorizing the President 10 appoint
a commission to study and make fall
report upon the commercial and in'lus-
trial conditions in China and Japan with
a view to the extension of Am arican COM
merce, and apprcpriating $75,G00 for the
payment of the expenses of the COM
mission.
The latter bill aroused some debate.
Mr.. Berry (Ark.) and Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.)
opposing it.
The resolutions were agreed to and the
Senate at 3:25 p. IN. adjourned.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
(By the Associated press.l

(By the Associated Press.)
Tom Watson, of Georgia, says he is
out of politics.
Admiral Dewey reached Jacksonville,
Fla, yesterday morning, leaving for st.
Augustine in the afternoon.
The Rev. Mark Boyd, who was % years
old last month and was the Oldest clergy,
man in South Carolina, died at Johnston.
S. c.. yesterday.
Israel flaming Brown, President of the
Brown Cotton Gin Company of New Lon
don. Conn, and pioneer manufacturer
of cotton gins, is dead.
The State Executive Committee of the
Populist party of Texas yesterday Sc
lected Waco July 24th, as the time and
place for holding the State convention.
The Republican Senators viii make an
other effort in caucus Monday at p. III.
to reach an agreement upon line OK
policy to be pursued with reference to
Porto Rican legislation.
The international chess match between
English and American teams resulted in
favor of America by six games to four.
This makes the second victory for the
Americans, who need only one more to
become possessor of the Newnes Trophy.
The next match will occur in 1901.
Bob Fitzsimmons and Kid McKoy were
matched at New York yesterday to fight
on July 4th, twenty-five rounds at catch
weights Both men posted $500 forfeit,
with the understanding that they are to
double this sum when articles are signed
with the club which gets the match.
Germany for the first time in history,
is unable to employ about million toll
ers, not because iof lack of work, but be-
cause of lack of fuel and raw stuffs. The
Austrian coal strike is partly responsible
for this. and all German industries are
oyercrowded with orders, the iron indus
try being the most affected.
While before the House Committee on
Coinage yesterday relative to the estab7
lishment of additional minis in the West,
Treasurer Roberts stated that the gold
product of Alaska and the klOnd1ke DUR
ing the present year probably would reach
$50, O00, 900. material increase over last
year.
Champion James J. Jeffries, now at
Chicago. has announced that only Mccoy.
Sharkey and Fitzsimmons will be barred
in selecting the three heayy-weights. JET
fries is to meet at Tattersalls in Chicago
April 5th. Jack Mccormack, of Philadel-
phia and Jim Barnes already have been
selected and it is considered probable that
either Peter sMaher or Joe Choynski will
be the third man.
A bill which will have stupendous con
| sequences if adopted, though it's adop-
ton is doubted, was introduced in the
| French Parliament last week by EXPIRE
mier Brisson. 1t provides for the secu-
larization of properties unauthorized foi
religious congregations and their CONVEX
sion into pension fund for working
people. In the preamble NJ. Brisson points
out these congregations possessed
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A HOME SPUN YARN
Unique Entertainment Complimentary to Miss
Frances Spicer.
lsnocia, 70 News and Observer

(Snecial TO News and Observer)
Dnrham n. c., March 24.-The lovely
home of Mr. and Mrs. b. n. Duke, on
Chapel Hill street, was scene OF splen-
dor last evening from $3.50 TO IL CLOCK
The occasion was what may be termed
a ..Home Spun Yarn Party given IN
honor of Miss Frances Splcer, or refers
burg. Va. Each guest was given loloer
in which was printed home spun
Yarn in three chapters, ana on ALMOST
every line were one or more Dlanh spaces
left TO be filled out in writing, the oo-
iect being to supply these blank spaces
with words so that the story When COM
nIete would read with sense. Every Word
used was to be the name OF some per-
son living in Durham at the present
time. In the way of an entertainment TINS
was something strictly new, unique ana
original So deftly gotten up was IL that
it required a good deal of thought TO
fiji out the blanks. Three prizes were
offered-one to the young lady filling out
correctly the largest number of blank
spaces. one to the young gentleman who
did likewise, and one as ''booby'' prize.
The first was won by Miss st. John, of
fredericksburg, Va; the second by Mr..
Paul G.. Graham. of Durham, and the
third nv Mr.. George Lyon. of Durham.
Refreshments were served during the
evening The ice cream was in square
blocks, and on each were the words inn
printed, Home Spun Yarn"
The guests present were Miss Spicer, of
Petersburg, Va; Miss st. John, of Fred
ericksburg, Va; Misses Anna and Eliza
beth Turnbull, Mamie Dowd, Vera Lyon,
Nellie Currin, Florence Roney, Alberta
and Charlotte Tomlinson, Eta Heartt,
Mabel Duke, Mabel Tomlinson, Mabel
Chadwick, Elizabeth Taylor. Lizzie More
head and Miss Hendren. Messrs. Jerome
Dowd, John +. Willy. r. l.. Flowers, p c.
Graham, r. A. Foushee, w. p Few. j. 1.
Hamaker ]. F. Bivins Plato t. Durham
Steve Anderson, Jones Fuller, George
Lyon W. w. Flowers Arthur Lyon, Jas.
H. Southgate, Paul V. Anderson, Paul c.
Sneed, c. w. Edwards, w, T. Gill and
Mr. Kenna.
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The First Mention Probably.

To the Editor: In the Goldsboro Mes
sengers Washington correspondence, be-
fore the appearance of DR.. Weeks mono
graphs or even of Mr.. Hamilton McMil-
lan's work on the Croatans, / brought out
the facts now cited by Maj. Davis and DR..
Weeks so far as they are derived from
Stracheys Virginia Britannia" / was
engaged between 1881 and 1887 in the
Investigations necessary to writing my
History of the Sectional Struggle"
CICERO w. HARRIS.
146 E. Capitol ST., Washington, d. c.
March %, 1900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life
of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures
them also DID, Running and Fever Sores,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains Best Pile cure on earth.
Drives out Pains and Aches. Only %
cents box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
all druggists.
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We have saved many doctor bills since we
began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our
home We keep bottle open all the time and
whenever any of my family or myself begin to
catch cold or begin to use the Cough Remedy,
and as a result we never have TO send away
for a doctor and incur large doctor bill, for
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never fails to
cure. 1t is certainly a medicine of great merit
and worth-D. S. Mearke, General Merchant,
and Farmer Matte, Redford county, Pa. For
sale everywhere. Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co., and
Il. T. Hicks. Raleigh. n. Q.
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THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR

Chills and Fever is bottle OF Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. The formula is plainlv nr'ntod
on each package. 1t is simply Iron and Quinine
in tasteless form and is compounded in cor
rect proportions. The reason imitators do not
advertise their formula is because they know
you would not buy their medicine if you knew
its ingredients. Groves is the original, and is
the only chill and fever remedy sold throughout
the entire malarial section Of the United States.
No cure, no pay. Price soc.
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MHILE THERE 1s LIFE THERE IS HOPE.

WHILE THERE IS LIFE THERE IS HOPE.
was afflicted with catarrh could neither
taste smell and could hear but little Ely's
Cream Balm cured.-Marcus G. Shautz, Railway,
~ J.
The Balm reached safely and the effect
is surprising. NY son says the first application
gave decided relief. Respectfully, Mrs. Frank
lin Freeman, Dover, n II.
The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing.
Sold by druggists at so cents, or mailed by Ely
Brothers. 81 Warren St, New York. a5.
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Ten Men Drowned in a Wreck,

Dunkirk, France, March 24.-The Nor
wegian three-masted schooner Triton
has been wrecked here and ten or her
crew drowned.
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TABLE OF VALUES. two SHARES
$4,000.

This certificate, II. case of death ri ;he
owner before its matur.tE will have
values as shown III the column of the
IL flowing table healed value at Ma
turity,' payable on the 18th day of Au-
gust, 1908. The second column shows the
amount that the Company viii pay in cash
at death of the owner, if it is demanded:
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Tom Watson, of Georgia, says he is
out of politics.
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If desired the owner can obtain an ad-
vance of $500 on this Certificate, when
he has made IS payments.
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The Rev. Mark Boyd, who was % year
old last month and was the Oldest clergy
man in South Carolina, died at Johnston
S. c.. yesterday
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-08
THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
seven Remain to Inhabit the Vast
Property of Harmonists


Writing of communistic experiments in
Alnslee's for January, Arthur Henry
draws this dramatic picture of the de-
cline Of the Harmonists: AT the nresent
time, thirty three years later than that at
which Aaron Williams wrote, there are
but seven members of the Society of Har-
monists. Four aged women and one man
all over 20, and John Duss and wife who
are ABOUT 40. and all that remain of this
once prosperous hive of people Most OF
the factories have disappeared, The great
oarns that once sheltered hundreds of cat
tie are empty. The fiocks and herds are
gone The broad fields are INTENDED.
The town. while still preserving its an
oient semblance, is inhabited by another
people. The houses, hotel and store are
all rented. Many of those now occupying
the quaint vine-coyered dwellings work
in Pittsburg Some are the hired hands.
employed to do the little labor still re-
CURED by the society. Few of the people
now living at Economy know anything
even OF the history of the former inhabit-
ants Not one in twenty can point out
to you where the surviving Harmonists
reside These aged remnants of the So
ciety are seldom seen. Now and then
two OF the more active women appear
hand IN hand and walk slowly. silently
through the street to the store or wine
cellar, TO the meeting house or garden.
Joint possessors Of a vast estate they
dress in PLAN, old-fashioned gowns OF
calico or gingham- grow what vegetables
they still have strength TO care for, and
busy themselves from dawn to dark about
their households, 1t has been many years
since any of these aged ones have needed
to work at all Whatever they desired
would have been theirs for the asking.
But the greatest distress that can befaIi
them is to fail for a day in the little
strength stili left them, to do the work Of
their house and garden.
While celibacy was thus operating at
Harmony, other causes were working the
gradual whitening of the communities
elsewhere In January, 1857 an inven-
tory showed the Wallingford and Oneida
Perteetlonists to be worth over SGT 900
In the next ten years their net profits
amounted to slsO.O0o In 1874 thew were
worth over half million. Yet today.
sun controlling vast property they are
put few In numbers, and, as a community,
nothing"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-08
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

NEW YORK.-Brevet Brigadler General
william Glenny is dead in this city, aged
81 years.
SILVER CITY, N. M.--Thomas r. Con-
way, one OF the oldest and most prominent
attorneys In the territory, is dead, aged So
years.
SAN FRANCISCO. - Advices from
Guatemala state that a revolt at Tecana
on the Mexican border has been sup
pressed,
RICHMOND. Ky.-Reports sent out last
week that Rev. John G. Fee. the founder
of Borea college and a noted abolitionist,
was dead were not correct. Or. Fee is re-
covering.
NEW YoRK.-Captaln Frank NJ. Fair
cloth commander of the transport Ss-
guranaca during the Spanish American
war. is dead at his home in Jersey City,
aged 70 years.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. -e Adyices from
Colombia report the death OF President
NJ. A. Sanclemente which has created a
new situation, and greatly complicated the
present outlook.
NEW ORLEANS. lathe Norwegian
steamer Ansgara, Captain Amundson. has
cleared and will said in day or two for
Kobe. Japan with a cargo of 10000 bales
Of cotton. This is the third steamer hence
this season for Japan direct.
CONVICTION, Ga.--rhis section of Geor-
gia is threatened with labor famine,
owing to the tact that the negroes in largs
numbers are leaving 70. Mississippi, Ark
ansas and Louisiana, where there Is said
TO be a big demand for negro labor.
LONDON, Ky.--News reached here to-
day OF general fight on otter creek Clay
w.kt oh, I fon \ a,tsf- s.,l -
May were shot and killed and four other
participants seriously wounded. One Of
the Jacksons was on trial before magis-
trate for killing another Jackson.
| MILWAUKEE,, wis.-The annual con
vention Of the National Building Trades
Council will open in this city Monday aud
/ viii probably continue throughout this
week. Nearly every section of the eoun.
I try will be represented Sixteen differen,
trades unions will be represented in the
council,
| ATLANTA, Ga.--The movement looking
to the establishment Of a National mill
tary park on ground made historic BY tht
| battle OF Atlanta and other engagements
| in this vicinity during the civil war, ma!
been given an impetus by the receipt o.
letters from many prominent Northerneri
endorsing the plan.
! PLANT CITY. Fla.-rhe United stateI
and West Indies Railroad and STEAMSHIP
1 company Of Plant City. with capital O
( 81 900 has been Incorporated. The pur-
4 pose of the company Is TO construct a1t
/ operate railroad. and TO operate steam
ships between the United States and points
/ In tho West Indies.
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn,-Mueh interes
centers in the result Of the examination o.
the three leading physicians OF the cit,
Monday in the Julia Morrison case on the
question OF her susceptibility to emotlona
( insanity or alteration OF mind as a result
| OF nervous weakness. The physicians I,
/ be examined attended Miss Morrison
shortly after the killing of Leyden ant
| made a study OF her case
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-08
The Lieutenant Relates Portion OF the
Story Of His Detention.
AMERICANS ABANDONED BY THE FILIPINos
Trying Build Rats When Hare Found ThemAgui-
Them Well but Tno Gave Orders to Have Them
Shot-Lieutenant Detailed Refused to Carry Out Order

irving with Lieutenant Gilmore were the
following: J. Hubert, Edward Burke and
J. J. Farley. sailors from the Uradaneta;
vonGalen OF the Baltimore, A. II. Cor
don and George sackett OF the Third in
fantry, Leland Smith and Frank Stone
OF the signal corps, Harry Hubert OF the
hospital corps, William Bruce and Edward
Honeytnan OF the Nevada cavalry, Martin
Breenan and James Curran OF the Six
teenth infantry, Albert Bishop OF the
Third artillery and John 0'Brien and
David Brown OF the civilians.
Brown. who was formerly preacher in
Honolulu, twice revealed to the insur-
gents plots OF the Americans to escape. In
the hope OF gaining the good Will OF the
Filipinos. The rest of the party openly
accuse him OF treachery and entertain the
bitterest feelings toward him.
Charles Baker OF the Third artillery,
was formerly one OF the prisoners, but he
became took weak to travel and the Fill
pino guards bayonetted him during the
last fight through the mountains.
The prisoners of Lieutenant Gilmore's
party who escaped after leaving Vigan
were Macdonald OF the Twenty fourth in
fantrJ and VonGalen OF the Baltimore.
They were captured by sayages recap
tured by the insurgents, who had stripped
and prepared to beat them and ultimately
rescued by the Americans.