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The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04
THINKS PEARY WILL
REACH NORTH POLE

New York, Sept 21.-Herbert l.
Bridgeman, secretary of the Peary
Arctic Club, who conducted the Peary
relief expedition Of this year, and the
young men who accompanied him
have returned home. With them came
Mrs. Peary and her little girl, who was
born In the Arctic regions eight years
ago.
Next April" said Mr.. Bridgeman
"Peary will start for the pole from
Cape Heckla, the highest point Of land
he has discovered In the west, WIN is
only 500 miles from the pole. nA
should never reach 1t, bis discoverieB
have been important enough to war
rant the time he has spent In the north
but he will reach the pole"
The explorer returned with tb&'
Bridgeman party as far as Cape H.iN
schel, where his winter Headquarters
are.
-Four days after it occurred, Mr..
Bridgeman at Sydney heard of the
shooting of President Mckinley.
Peary will not hear of II until next
summer.
The last relief expedition" said Mr..
Bridgeman, was the eleventh sent
out by the Arctic Club They have
lost all elements OF the dramatic. We
were twice in danger, however. Once
we got caught between glacier and
an Ice floe, and went aground on A
muddy bank. We were fast for sever
al hours, and the danger was lest the
Ice pack should sweep in around ma
ana make us prisoners The captain
pounded hole in the nose of the foe
and fastened a big hawser to the fioe
and In ten minutes the great body Of
Ice, whose movement you could not
see at all. had swung us clear Of the
whole thing. 'De
The most serious time was whom
we got caught between the lip of jce
under water. and the glacier, We eot
away all right, however"
Mr. bridgeman said that, so far as
he knew. there was no truth in the -
port from Halifax, N. g.. that H.
mad discovered gold In the Arcfie
glons. II such a discovery had heeal
made, Peary, Mr.. Bridgeman- thinks
.Sndoabtedly would have spoken to
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04

and everything possible will be done
to check the disastrous fire
The fire on Tennessee mountain is
under control and VIII hardly do any
more damage. There has been prac-
ticaliy no wind to-day, and with fav-
orable circumstances the fire will
soon We under control. Telephone
communication was re-established
with the Quigley sawmill today and
The mill is considered safe now as the
fire has burned on all sides OF 1t. 1t
Will be week or more before teams
can reach the Revenge mine and the
sawmill. as II greater portion of the
corduroy road has been burned. The
heavy timber surrounding Jasper lake,
southwest Of Chittrnden mountain,
has been burning to-day and much
valuable timber has been destroyed.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04

The first gold pens made in this
country were all manufactured by
hand, the gold being cut from strips q!
the metal by scissors. and every sub
sequent operation being performed by
hand. These hand made gold pens
cost from s. to $50. and were far in
ferior to the machine made article O!
the present day.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04

The sixth contract for American To-
comotiyes to be delivered in Japan has
Just been closed with the American
locomotive company and will be f1lled
from Schenectady. 1t is for eighteen
engines. An order for thirty locomo-
tives for the government railroads OF
New Zealand is being filled at the
Baldwin works in Philadelphia.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04

was out Of the city and knew nothing
of what was transpiring here with ref
erence to the selection of counsel for
the defendant. When the circum-
stances of my selection were told to
cept. But the duty had been imposed,
and Considered 1t my duty In light Of
all the circumstances to defend this
man.
81 ask that no evidence be presented
here, that the court will not permit the
acceptance of any evidence, unless 1t
would be accepted at the trial Of the
most meager criminal in the land"
II am familiar with these clrcum-
stances" said Justice White in reply,
land | wish to say l will give you ev-
cry assurance that the prisoner will
have fair and impartial trial, and
that during the progress of the trial lie
will receive such treatment us the law
demands In any criminal case"
The work of securing the jurors was
then undertaken with a celcrity that
was amazing. Before the day was
over the entire panel had been sworn,
the Jurors had listened to n description
of the Temple of Music, where the
crime occurred, had seen photographs
OF the Interior OF that structure, and
had been told by three surgeons what
caused the death OF the President and
the effect of the assassin's shot upon
the various organs of the body. They
had also learned why the fatal bullet
had not been located.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04

A commercial weekly. in reviewing
current prices. says that lemons are
stronger" and raspberries "irmer."
Unfortunately this does not mean
that a dozen lemons will make more
lemonade or that it will be harder TO
cn1vert raspberries into jam.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04
s.e. Co.n~. 10 Colombo

Washington, Sept. A.--secretary
Gage willleave Washington Thursday
for Colorado. where lie will pass his
vacation. He expects to be gone until
October 17th. Secretary Gage was on
his way to Colorado when President
Mckinley was shot.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04
YHE HOLLY CHIEFHAIE.
d. W. MILFORD. Publisher.
HOLLY, COLORADO.

Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson has
bad a fire-proof vault built in her Sar
Francisco house, where she keeps the
numerous unfinished or unpublished
manuscripts OF her husband.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-10-04
Verdict !. naha.y c...,

Gunnison, Colo. Sept. 22.-The
court received the jury's verdict in the
Mabany case ut Q o'clock this morning.
The defendant was found guilty OF
mansAughter.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26

when the BOOK case first attracted at-
tracted attention the SUPERINTENDENT OF
h military academy rushed Into
print TO declare that haxinx had ceesed
at West Point: yet the house commit
tee had found ~forty-one cases where
under cias mel had been called out TO
engage In brutal prize fights why.
Mr.. Hepburn asked was the navy de-
partment 5000 men shor Of It's COM
piement. Why had there been l.oo0 de-
sertions from the army. Because III
men were American citizens compelled
to serve nde men "schoofed In tyran
ny n oppression" He had, he said.
"a list Of twenty-five vessels OF the
United States cast away upon the rocks
or shoals by Incompetent officers since
the close OF the civil a In many
cases the ships were totally destroyed.
but with a solitary exception their
brother officers let the commanders OF
with a slight punishment. The sever
est punishment Inflicted was
sion Of rank. Men Injured 10 the custom
of hazing are unfit to command troops
or sailors of the United States n our
boys VIII not serve under men reared
IN the unwholesome pernicious n
camnable atmosphere Of tyranny"
tGreat applause.)
After further sparring the point OF
order against the sherman amendment
was sustained.
Mr.. Fitzgerald. or Massachusetts,. Of
fered IN amendment TO appropriate
$1,000 for the entertainment of Presi-
dent Kruger upon the occasion of his
visit TO this country. 1t went down on
a point Of order.
Mr.. Dinsmore. OF Arkansas. sprang a
sensation by asserting that J. j. Con-
stantine. the ~telegranher OF the house.
was not getting the pay OF the telegra-
pher. but that another man was draw
ing that. while Constantine was draw
ing the pay OF another position Con-
stantine was on the rolls as n teamster.
Mr.. Berry, OF Kentucky. explained
that Mr.. Constantine. as teiegrapher,
at 81 ECO had drawn that salary until
three years ago. when IL had been re-
duced to s75 per month. The $500 ap-
preparation in this bill was to bring
his pay up TO the salary OF the position.
The debate proceeded fast and fu-
rious.
Mr.. Bailey charged outright that for
four years employees or the house had
been compelled TO divide their salaries
with those who did no work at all. He
then pointed out that a man who was
on the rolls as 4 te~legrapher. but also
was performing service In the library
was 10 be the recipient under an item
in the bill OF $500 in addition To the 81
200 he drew as telegrapher.
Mr.. Steele. republican. OF Indiana.
explained that the gentleman in ques-
ton had come here TO become teiegra-
pher at 81, 600. but yielded the position
TO the man then telegrapher upon Mr..
Berry's appeal.
Mr.. Olmsted, republican. OF Pennsyl-
vania. offered an amendment TO pro-
vide that no money appropriated I'm the
bill should be paid TO anv cadet at An
napolis or West Point who had been
guilty of a brutal form of hazfng. The
amendment was adopted. This COM
pleted the bill. which was then passed.
Mr.. Bailey hen asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of his
resolution of investigation by a non-
partisan committee. 1t was referred to
the rules committee.
At o'clock the house adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
rHE CUBAN coxsr1rUrloN
Signed by Members or the Convention.
One Refuses TO Sign.

Havana, FEBRUARY 2I-The Cuban
constitution. first submitted by the
central committee to the convention at
the public session of January 2lst, was
signed today. One copy was sent to
Governor General Wood and the other
placed among the records Of the con-
vention- The attendance was not large.
At 5 O'Clock the members affixed
their signatures. the president and vice
presidents leading off. the two scere-
taries signing last.
Senior Cisneros created a sensation by
refusing TO sign. He said: Cuba is
now independent. and i can see no
reason for sending this constitution to
the United states for acceptance. The
United States government has no right
to pass upon ii. for il is a distinctly
Cuban document and was Drawn Up by
this convention which has assumed the
responsibility OF establishing the re-
public"
Several delegates argued with him.
but he was immovable. AS, the dele
gates retired Senior Tamayo remarked:
" are all Cubans. Senior" and emo
Cisneros replied: Yes. when the time
eoHIcS " uSHl the aiieiIC1lS, We VIII
fight them together" Then he turned
toward the press table n shaking his
fist at the American newspaper men,
he said: The Americans are like the
monkey. When the monkey closes its
paw on a thing it never wonts to let
CO."
Subsequently he said he would sign
the o of the constitution that had
been filed with the records of the on
vention, but would wait until the other
had been sent to Washington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
LANES w. TOLBERT SHOT
Shot Down by Citizens of Mccormick
=. Gle Brings on the Attack

Charleston. S. c. February 21.-Jannes
w. Tolbert was shot today in the
streets of Mccormick, Abbeville coUn-
ty. where he had been told he must not
go. or he would be killed. 1t is the out
come of the political feud which result
ed in the Phoenix riots and murders in
the fall OF 1898.
Before Tolber' was shot, he is >hid
apparently without any reason. 10 have
fired two shots at young Martin, a VS.
itor in the town, who had nothing TO
do with the row between Tolbert and
:he citizens of Mccormick. Martin was
dangerously wounded in ths body and
rip.
This act SO enraged he citizens h d
they Immediately opened fire on Toll
bert. but only two shots took effect
His brother. r. r. Toibert. exp acts 10
carry the wounded nan to Augusta or
some place of safety tonight. If MAJ
tin should die. it is reported from NC
Cormick that the citizens would Kill
Tolpert-
Tolbert has e in bad odor in Nc
Cormick ever since the Phoenix riots
He owns considerable land near Nc
Cormick and had been advised by
anonymous letters to leave there. and
was approached by a crowd of men yes
terday and told to leave. He declared
that he intended to stay
The Tolberts are among the very few
white republicans in that section OF the
state.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
SEABOARD AND THE SOUTHERN
Rumors of Some kfnd of Alliance Be-
tween These Two Roads.

New York, February 21--The Com
mercial Advertiser says:
Since the purchase by President
John Shelton Williams, of the Seaboard
Air Line, of Thomas F. Ryan'S stock
holdings in the subsidiary roads in
that system the reports of a combina-
ton with the Southern Railway
Company lave been received. 1t is
the general belief in Wall street that
a friendly arrangement, equivalent to
a traffic alliance, a been entered into
by the respective arrangements of
these two properties.
"UnuSua activity and strength
marked the course of the Southern
railway shares in the stock exchange
today. The price of the common adj
vanced "a, and the price of the pre-
ferred stock advanced 2%. Officers of
the Southern said that there was no
statement regarding hat company to
be made at present.
When President Williams, of the.
Seaboard Air Line, was asked whether
his company and the Southern would
enter into any agreement, he hesitated
a few seconds and then replied: I
don care to say anything more than
that the Seaboard will remain an indie
pendent line
1.-The directors of the Seaboard Air
Line are expected to meet in this city
next Wednesday and something may
then be done relative to the future
policy of the company. The main OBJ
ject of the meeting is to ratify the
purchase of Thomas F. Ryan's stock"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
THE CHINESE EDICT ISSUED
INJECTING the Punishment Demanded
Little Confidence Placed In 1t.

Pekin. February 21.-Prince Ching
and Ii Hung Chang have received tele-
graphic instructions from the court e:
notify the ministers of the powers that
an edict has been issued regarding the
~punishments OF Chinese officials. con-
firmatory of the demands made by the
ministers, a. follows: General Tung
Fuh Sian. to be degraded and deprived
of his rank. Prince Tuan and Duke
Ian. to be disgraced and exiled. Prince
Chuang, Wing Men and Chao Shu Chiao
TO commit suicide Hsu Chen Yu, Yu
Hsien and HI Hahn to be b~eheadej."
This is not exactly what the minis
tiers demanded. but Ii is considered ad-
visable to agree to it. as The demand
for lives has been agreed to except In
the case of General Tung Fuh Sian.
whom the court is poweriess TO mo-
lest. There is a private understanding
that his life will be claimed when Il IS
possible
Suicide is no disgrace whatever in The
eyes of the Chinese. No one believes
General Tung Full Sian will ever suffer
punishment. Pc pie here say Chinese
imperial edicts are very unstable docu-
cents. especially when private edicts
to the executive officials accompany the
public edicts. A recent decree ordered
all the indicted officials to commit sui
eide, yet. 1t Is evident a secret edict
was sent instructing the persons impi-
Gated not to obey. What proof. it Is
asked. Is there now that the terms II
the decree will be carried out.
Prince Ching Is greatly alarmed at
ne preparations for the military ex-
| petition into the interior. He asks why
they are not countermanded, now that
China has agreed to the demands OF the
powers. instead of which the
tons continue.
United States Consul Fowler at Chez
Foo has sent Minister Conger a procla-
nation issued by Yuen Shi Kai, the
governor of the province of Shan Tung.
giving protection to the missionaries
and offering a reward of 200 taeis for
the capture OF any OF the ringieaders
of the recent disturbances and offer
ing a reward of 100 taels for the capture
OF others than those actually commit
ing outrages. The civil and military
authorities will be held strictly account
able for the good order OF their dis
tricts. When outrages are committed
they viii be Gisgraced and reported 10
the throne. Where no o-utraees occar
for three wears, the civil and milifAIy
authorities will be rewarded by a me-it
tablet and button.
The merchants Of Tien Tsin have sent
a memorial TO General Chaffee asking
him 10 resume the occupation of tie
former American concession lon ago
given I'D n u~noccupIed. though bo.h
lIhe British n German commanders
talk OF annexing Ii. The merchants
point out that they would be badly
handicapped without the concession az
they would have to pay wharfage to a
foreign power as well as to the Chinese
omcfaIs- The general desires hat the
matter be referred to Minister conger
for decision.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
BILLS BEFORE COMMITTEES
To Put Five Mile Whiskey Limit
Around all Churches in Chatham
County No Dispensary for Nash
vflle-The Libel Bill.
Especial to the Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., February 21.-The
propositions and grievances committee
of the house has reported all bills un-
favorably providing for furnishing
back volumes of the supreme court
reports to counties. 1t also ~favorably
reports the bill incorporating all
churches in Chatham county for five
miles. There nave been no barrooms
in the county for five years, and the
diStilleries have taken possession.
There are seventeen in operation. The
object &c to drive them out. There is
no opposition to the bill, a large num-
Der of citizens present Iavoring it.
The bill to establish a dispensary at
Nashville was backed by a large dele
cation n petition of three fourths o.
the white citizens and n ne tenthS #
the property owners of the town. The
a and principal merchants made
speeches for the bill. 1t developed
that the town had 4S6 inhabitants and
five barrooms and not a school build
ing. Ladies, had to keep off Main street
Saturdays. The bill was opposed by
F. S. Spruill, ex-senator Cooley and
ex-Sheriff Arlington. Mr.. Spru IL said
the nature and thoughts of Nash coun-
ty people were such that it would be
as reasonable to turn the state capitol
INTO d hoIldn CdlnoIlc cdlHeuIdi do "
put diSpensary in Nash county: that
prohibition was submitted to the peo-
pie some years g and got only eleven
votes. They were excellent people,
but knew what they wanted. The bill
will be reported u~nfavorably tomor-
row.
h judiciary committee agreed to
report f~avorably a bill to allow the
supreme court clerk S25 a month for
additional clerical help.
The subcommittee reported favora-
bly, on the London libel bill to the full
house committee, but by a vote of
to s it was unfavorably reported. At
terward Mr.. Allen stated that Senator
London had requested to be heard If the
bill was not favorably considered. and
the vote was recorsidered to give him
a hearing. The bill passed h senate
without opposition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
MORE FOREIGNERS ARRESTED
Fol-. Aiding Filipino Insurgents-Pro-
vincial Officers Inaugurated- Home
ward Bound.

Manila. February 21.-The police of
Manila claim to have obtained docu-
mentarv evidence which they allege
tends to incriminate Francisco Reyes.
italian consul at Manila, and Manuel
Peypoch, consul for Uruguay. in aiding
the Filipino insurgents. The evidence
has been submitted to General Ma
Arthur.
Francisco Reyes is also prominent as
4 banker. broker and merchant. He is
the Principal stakeholder in the Mania
Street Railroad Company. He IS
charged with the circulation in the
Philippine stands of a newspaper call
ed The "Filipinos Antes Europa" pib-
lished at Madrid by his brother, Isaoelo
de los Reyes. Manuel Peypoch, the con-
sui for in Manila, is alleged
to have acted as a medium for the OK
change of money in Manila used under
the direction of the insurgent, Genera
Trias.
Disclosures connecting Mr.. BlIbas,
man.ser of the branch of the Spanish
bark in Manila with the Carman rams
actions appear insufficient to warcArE
his arrest.
Manuel Lopez. millionaire shiposner
AMI brother of Sixto PopeZ, Agoncil!o S
secretary. las been in jail for severai
day on a charge of qHantl-
ties of cattle from the insurgents oil
the island of Mindoro.
The provincial officers Of the pro-
vinces of Tarlac, Pangasinan and Pam
panga have been inaugurated. Chief
Justice Arellanoe administered the
oaths in the presence of the commls-
sion. Judge Taft said to the provincias
officers hat they were subordinate 10
General Macarthur, but not to the
minor military officers having no civil
functions. Judge Taft then presented
the new officials to General Macarthur.
The first cargo of hemp from Ma
Mia to San Francisco has left this port
The United States army transport
Logan, from Vigan, northern Luzon,
has brought to Manila Major General
S. B.. Nj. Young and eight companies
| of the Thirty-fourth United States vol
! unteer infantry and nine companies d
the Thirty-third United States yolun
teer infantry. all homeward pound.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
Amateur Pigeon Shooting Contest

New York. February ~21.-Seventeen
of the best amateur trap shooters as
sembled at the Carteret Gun Clubs
grounds ear Long Island City today
for the contest for the amateur pigeon
shooting championship of 1901. Shoot
ers came from the west n south. ar
the local club had a farge representa-
ton. The match will not be finish
until tomorrow afternoon. This even
ing forty-five rounds of the necessary
100 had been shot. DR.. F. c. Wilson, of
Savannah, Ga. leads the field with for
ty-one kills and four misses. Colonel
Thomas Martin, of Button. S. c., made
thirty-six kills and missed eight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26

An porta Meeting OF she Finance
COMMITTEES Articles of Impeach-
ment.
Especial to the Messenger.a

C 14CSoCn6cIJ
raleigh, N. c., February 21.-An ex-
ceedingly important session of the
JOINT finance committee was held this
evening. 1t heard on the
revenue bill by ex-senator A. NJ.
Scales, of Greensboro; w. c. Hammer.
OF Asheboro; c. H. Ireland, of Green's
poro; Wheeler and Turner, Of High
Point; j. IL. Pou, A A. Thompson, G..
Rosenthal, c. G. Latta, and w. w.
Vass. of Raleigh. These spoke on Sec
ton IL regarding tax on corporations
The committee then agreed to add to
the section the following words:
stockholders in such corporations shall
not be required to list or pay tax on
their stock" This eliminates the OBJ
noxious feature of double tax.
There were a number of objectiona-
bic questions tc private corporations
given in the bill. Pou was asked to
suggest a substitute for these and did
n approval of the committee on cor
porationS and are adopted. The re-
quire corporations to give in the
amount of paid-up capital, surplus,
last dividend and value of property
and stock. these to be used in ascer-
tanning the at which the prop
erty is to be assessed. The committee
after argument decided to return to
the old plan n allow 81, 900 exemp-
ton from income AK. Thompson made
a speech. He begged Rep
reseptative Willard not to take the
last cent, but to leave something for
the next legislature.
The board of managers of the i'm
parchment and their lawyers saw Da-
wilson n Merrimon tonight and pre-
pared the bill of indictment against
the judges. Cyrus 3. Watson arrived
this afternoon from Winston. He is
one of the ounse for the prosecution
nine counts in the Indictment of the
judges. One count is specific and OF
great interest. 1t charges Judges Fur
ches and Douglas with deliberately
setting out to nullify and usurp the
powers of the Legislature by their de-
cisions in what are known as the Of
flee holding cases.
Bill to prohibit the raising OF Spanish
peanuts o state farms is favorably
reported. This was decided on tonight
after argument. Halifax and adjoin>
ing counties raise three-fourth of all
n Spanish peanuts grown in the
United States.
The house committee on education
heard argument On the bill of Mr..
Smith, of Gates, to give each county
four months schools by paying direct
ly from the state treasury the amount
of money lacking to bring each school
in the county up to that standard.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-26
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, i've and kid
ney troubles as we'll as women and
all feel h reSultS in loss of appetite,
poisons in the blood, backache, ner-
~vousness, headache and tired, ~listless,
rundown feeling. But there's no need
to feel like that. Listen to ]. w. Gard
ner. Idaville, Ind. He says: Electric
BftterS are just the thing for a nan
When he is all run down. n don't
car whether he lives or dies. 1t did
more to give me new strength and
good appetite than anything I could
take / can now eat anything n have
a new lease on life" Only so cents
at r r. Bellamy's Drug Store. Every
beftbe guaranteed.