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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
A WAR CLAIMS BILL.
The Houss Votes That These Claims Made by
Southerners be Paid
lBy The Associated Press J

tBV me ASSOclaleu HTeSS.b
Washington Feb 1.-The House today
PASSED an omnibus bill carving 191
claims for stores and supplies taken by
the Union army during the Civil War
The claims were passed on by the Court
of Claims under the Bowman act and ag-
gregated s344, 4SO Practically all the
bencficiaries reside in the South. Con-
siderable opposition TO the bill was dis
played early in the day under the leader
ship OF Mr.. Cannon, the chairman OF the
Appropriations Committee, but it flatten-
cd out later and the bill was finally
passed without division. The bill TO
amend the Chinese exclusion act with n
view TO preventing the fraudulent entry
of Chinese into the United States was
passed. II was agreed that the bill es-
ta5lishiDg national standardizing bureau
should be made continuing order after
the DISPOSAL of the bill 10 promote the
efficiency OF the revenue cutter service.
The bill to authorize the construction
CT first order light at Hillsboro. Fla.
at cost OF $4,000 pas passed.
The bill FOR the relief of St. John s
Lodge of A. f. and A. NJ. of Newbern.
\. G.. appropriating $4,000 for the use of
the Masonic Lodge by Union troops dur
ing the civil war passed. Mr.. Thomas
North Carclna) defended it il debate.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole and took up the omnibus bill
The individual items in the bill were
each discussed by the opponents OF tho
bill and its consideration was prolonged
fer several hours, but il was reported
finally to the House and passed without
division. Bills were passed to authorize
The construction OF two dams across the
Savannah river above Augusta. Ga; and
10 authorize the Mississippi Choctaws to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
EPIDEMIC AMONG MULES.
Ibis State Appeals to the Authorities in Wash.
ington For Assistance.

There is now a curious epidemic among
tic mules on the Caledonia State farm
and some Il or II Of the finest animals
on the place have died from IT, The dis
ease attacks the animal suddenly and in
three or four hours death results.
So far no one has been found who knows
anything of he disease and all efforts TO
treat IL have failed. The veterinarian
from the A. and NJ. College went down 10
the farm TO render whatever assistance
he could, but was unable to either re-
lieye the suffering animals or check the
spread of the disease.
So yesterday, on request OF Manager
Arcndcll, the State Agricultural Depart
ment wrote to Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. al Washington. requesting him to
send man from the Bureau of Animal
Industry to tho Caledonia farm TO study
the disease and prevent further loss by
II, il possible.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
THE METHODIST oRpHANAoE.
1t Row has Seven Children, Three gOys and
Four Girls.

The new Methodist Orphanage is
moving right along. 1t now has seven
children, three boys and four girls in
charge, with three more on the way
The superintendent is trying to keep
the boys and girls in the orphanage
about equal in number. The institu-
ton has room for 80 children. An eX-
perienced matron is in charge.
Lately provision he's been made for
the support of five more orphans, four
being taken in charge by four Sunday
schools and the expeL6cS of one being
paid by Mr.. NJ. j. Best. Of Goldsboro.
This eXpenGc amount 20 sixty dollars
year. ans Is n chance for philan-
thropists TO open their hearts and
pocket books
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
CONDITION OF THE BANKS.
Their Resources and Liabilities at Close Of
Business Dec 18th.

The Corporation Commission yesterday
gave out report of the condition of the
banks of the State at the close of busi-
ness on December Is, 1900.
According TO this report there are 80
State banks % private banks and saw
ings banks now in North Carolina.
The State banks have resources amount
ing to $l1 ,662, ,774.30. Resources Of the
private banks, s2,S96,057; and Of savings
banks, $2,07l S35. The aggregate re-
sources of all these banks, is $16 130, ,6s6
follows:
Estate. private and sayings) as follows
nEcOTTnCICS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
BOUGHT BIZ NORTHERN FIRM.
Philadelphia Men Purchase Southern FIJI ilt
ing Company's Business.

Especial to News and Obseryer0
Greensboro. N. c.. Feb. 1.-The South
ern Finishing and Warehouse Company
today sold it's business in Greensboro
to the Lowrey- Coulter Company. Of
Philadelphia. New machinery will be
Installed and ether improvements add
ed at once, greatly increasing the ca
pacity of the plant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
TOM I. JOHNSON
Will Devote His Time and Money to Political
and Soclai Reform.
(By the Associated Press }

(By the Associated Press.)
Cleveland, Jan. 31.-Tom l.. Johnson re-
ceiyed the following dispatch from VIM.
J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday,:
rs il true. as reported that you have
closed out your business and intend to
devote the remainder of your life 10 So
cial and political reforms?"
Johnson replied:
1T is true that have retired per-
manently from business and intend TO
devote all of my time and money to So
cial and political questions; primarily in
defense of the principle of equal and ex-
act justice to all and special privileges
to none.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
MUST PUT UP COLLATERAL.
Banks Designated as Repositories For State
Money.

State Treasurer Lacy has selected the
banks that he proposes to use as deposit
tories Of State money.
According to policy decided upon by
Liz soon after election. one-third of
them arc national banks and two-thrds
&C State banks. Also all such banks will
be REQUIRED to put up collateral as Sc
curity for the deposits made with them.
Il is further understood that the
Trcasurer's drafts on banks designated as
State repositories will be remittcd with
cut cost 80 The state
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
A Brave Soldier Passed AWAY

Died last night at al $40 o'clock in the
seth year Of his age. Mr.. Alfred Baldwin.
an inmate Of the Soldiers Home. lie was
a resident or Shelby. Cleveland county,
and during the war was member OF
Brcm's Battery Tho furneral will be
held from the Hcme this afternoon at
4.30 O'clock
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
Store at Arcadia Burned.

Especial 10 News and Observer
wtnston- Salem n. c.. Feb. IA large
store ~ Arcadia. Davidson county, own
cd b. J. w. McKaugnan. was destroyed
by fire last night. lie had 5000 insur-
ancc on stock and building His loss is
twice that amount
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02

bring suit IN the Court of Claims against
the Choctaw Nation to determine their
rights under the treaty of 1880.
At $50 p. M, the House adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02

1t takes two to make q quaTel-bu
when one is willing it's easy enough L
find another.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02

a spinster says That an old batchelor
is man who has lost an opportunity
to make SONG woman miserable for life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02

When a young man takes a pretty girl
fer a boat ride he is seldom content
With hugging the shore.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02

+, An ounce OF reality is worth pound O
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
Loss WILL De $50
RIO JANEIRO WRECK Is A TER
RIBLE ONE.
CONSUL WILDMAN IS LOST.
Story of Quartermaster Lindstrum-
Captain Was an Old, Trusted.
Navigator. ~
CONSUL WILDMAN IS LOST

san francisco. Feb. 49, lis p. m.-Any
tangible estimate of the loss of life in the
hlo Jane1ro wreck is lacking at this hour
1.lo D. M. owing to the fact that few
ol those rescued have reported to- the
steamship company or to the Merchants
Exchange. The newspapers seem to
agree that the number lost will exceed
lou bodls are constantly being brought
IN from the vicinity of the wreck and it
is feared that large number went down
with the ship imprisoned in the cabins or
engulfed as she sank
Nothing has been heard of the Wild.
man family and hope that they might
be among the rescued is rapidly fleeing.
Quartermaster Fred Lindstrum had the
wheel when the steamer struck and his
narrative is interesting.
1 was on lookout" said Quartermaster
Lindstrum. when I heard the pilot veil
ana the next instant the ship struck.
instantly all was confusion Many of
the passengers had assembled on the deck
to see the harbor as the shin passed in
and the women seemed to lose all cotro1
OF themselves. They screamed piteouslv
and the men, crew and passengers We're
apparently dazed by the suddenness Of
the calamity. My attention was claimed
by the ship. however. and l saw at once
that she was badly pulNtured. Az; soon
as she strick she began settling BY the
mead and in short time went down.
when saw all hope of saving the vessel
was lost. I turned in and Saided
the officers and crew in saving the pa =
sengers. The Chinese were even1,more
panic stricken than the white women.
Ihey rushed about the deck hbwlinp
rraftlcally, and some of them juinped
overheard in their craze. We did ON.
best to get out the boats, but our time
was limited. and I don't know iust how
many boats We're Launched. doyknow.
however, that I assisted in getting 10
Chinese, one cabin passenger and two
white steerage passengers safely from
the ship. l saw three boats filled with
people leave the ship. but what became
of them / had no means of ascertaining.
as 1 was too busily engaged in attending
to the people I was WITH
Capt William Ward. who commanded
the ship. had been in the employ of the
Pacific Mail Steamship company for
many years. He first entered the ser
vice as cadet on the steamship Toxic,
and in 1855 was assigned to the command
of the Rio. Later he was transferred to
the Peru. them to the China and then to
the CITY of Pekin. He was then placed
in charge of the Rio Janeiro again. and
had been three years and a half on the
ship when the disaster today occurred.
The captain was 80 years of age and a
native of Raleigh, N. c. He leaves a
sister and two brothers, residents of
Raleigh.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
ONLY A FAMILY AFFAIR.
Germany Wishes King Edward to Come
to Visit Nation.

Berlin, Feb. 22.-The semo-offlcial
North German Gazette today prints an
inspired rebuke of the section of the
AnglO-Phobic press for its references to
King Edwards approaching visit to
Gmany. 1t says:
1.-The king of England ONES to Ger
many in a few days. The reason for the
British rulers journey Is to be found in
the suffering of his illustrious sister,
Empress Frederick. Unfortunately, it is
therefore too certain that the visit to
Cronberg, being an act of fraternal pity,
is of purely family character. Some
papers, nevertheless, have sought to
make venomous attacks which cannot
fail to pain the emperor most deeply.
These attacks betray a degree of brutal
ity which deserve to be most severely re-
buked."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
AT THE HOTELS.

The McDermott-E. A. Sherman, Ham
ilton: w. r. Laughlin, Minneapolis; Z.
w. Mayo, New York City; H. o. Har-
rson, San Francisco; r. II. Holt Great
Falls: r. c. Coughlin, Halifax, N. S.; F.
w. Traphagen. Bozeman; w. A. Bowen,
Anaconda: l.. A. Crull, Detroit; George
S. Kingsbury, Denver; ]. c. Dawkins,
st. Paul: F. H. Inman. Anaconda; Fred
Hadra, Chicago: A. Brown, Great Falls:
A. B. Clark. Minneapolis; Townsend
Walsh. agent Mrs. Fiscke; J. w. LIE Car
gate. Diamondville, Wyo.; w. p. Camp
bell, Billings; Charles L. Sanders, Oma-
ha; G. d. Helwig. Kansas City; John
Snyder, Tacoma; J. B. Clayberg. Hele-
ma: c. r. Burket Pipestone SpringS-
The Butte-B. S. Gibbs New York; G.
D. Horton, Chicago; c. r. Davis, Port
land Charles Grayson, Helena: Stanley
A. Easton, British Columbia: F. H. Skin
ner. New York City; A. Oppenheimer.
San Francisco; F. N. Vogler, Red Rock,
Mont: Mr. and Mrs. Matt Asch, Helena:
Mrs. D. f. Metlen and children, Dillon:
w. f. Pedrich, New York: c. Row, Kan
sas City: Thomas Smith, Chicago: c. w.
Hatch. Twin Bridges: J. F. Kenny, Mil
waukee: Sam Kemstadler. Chicago: F..
]. Medbury. New York; H. A. Potter,
San Francisco: L. p. McDuffie, Kalama-
zoo. Mich: L. Henle, New York; A. l..
McMullin, Boston.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
LEFT HOMELESS.
TWO CHILDREN MUST BECOME A
STATE CHARGE.
GEN. MARION IS NO BETTER.
City Council Will Net Meet Unless
Something Extraordinary
Occurs.
Missoula. Feb. 90. 1901.

Missoula. Feb. %. 1901.
Myrtle and Randall C~ppernal aged
and years respectively. are detained
at the Jail residence awaiting the ar
rival Of an official of the Helena orphan
age. to where they will be taken.
The fact that the children are to be
subjects of the states benevolence. dis
closes the fact that for several years
past a woman woh recently died in
past a woman who recently died in
ones with a most masnanmous and
.phlanthropic spirit.
The mother of the children died while
occupying apartments rented from Mrs.
Mary Bohan. who died last week So
far as can be learned the father is a
dissolute character and has in no man.
'ner contributed for the support of the
orphans. Mrs. Bohan took them in
charge and has we'll provided for them,
until her death has made necessary
their dependence as public charge
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
JUDGE CLANCY WILL HOLD
TWO SESSIONS OF COURT.
Tomorrow Afternoon He Will Pass
Upon the Comanche Mine
Matter.

Judge Clancy will hold two sessions of
court tomorrow, one in the forenoon and
in the afternoon.
The first will be devoted to the adjust
ment of minor matters, such as the hear
ing of demurrers to answers and com.
plants; motions to strike from COM
plants and answers paragraphs which
defendants in the suits do not like, and
the submission of testimony in divorce
actions. The afternoon will be consumed
with hearings of a more important
nature, among which will be the motion
of the Boston & Montana company to
vacate and set aside the order made by
the judge a few days ago in connection
with the Comanche mine.
1t is quite likely that the judge will
also render a decision in the matter of
the removal and discharge of the re-
ceiver for the Nipper mine.
The motions to be heard by him to-
morrow morning are as follows:
- Carey VS.. G. ]. Marsh; demurrer
to answer.
Charlotte Cassidy VS.. P. H. Reagan;
motion to dissolve.
Celia Dawson VS.. w. E. Carroll; de-
murrer.
w J. Durkee VS.. the Big Blackfoot
Milling company; motion to strike out
parts of the answer and hearing OF the
demurrer to the answer.
P. j. Reed VS.. r. J. Reed; plaintiff $
proofs. ..-...
Mary J. Carroll VS.. Edward p. Car
roll; PLAINTIFFS proofs.
Judge Harvey will also hold court, but
the session will not be called until 2
O'Clock.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22

have examined the authorities presented
in the brief Of counsel in that case and
am satisfied that the point is not well
taken. Mr.. f. Rollins Morse appears to
be the trustee of an express trust, al
though he has no interest otherwise than
as trustee: yet it is the ruling of the
federal courts that. having the legal IT,
tie vested in him, he is a proper party to
bring suit. The motion in that case is
denied"
The suit is one in which the plaintiff,
as chairman of the reorganization COM
mittee of the Butte & Boston company,
seeks to recover $150,000 for ore alleged
to have been illegally taken by the de-
PENDANT company and to have the latter
enjoined. The defendant recently moved
for dismissal of the injunction on the
ground that Morse sued in his individ-
ual capacity and nowhere in the com
plaint did 1T show that he sued in his
capacity of trustee.
The plaintiff in resisting the motion
claimed that it was not necessary for
Morse to sue as trustee, as the tndivid-
ual title to the property was vested in
him and as he was trustee OF an ex-
pressed trust he had the authority to
sue without Joining with him as plain-
lifts the parties for whom ne was aotiie
as trustee. Many authorities We're IN"
troduced on the subject, and Judge
Knowles sustained the position OF the
plaintiff,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
hIGhWAYMFN SEEK FNRIGnT'S
CASH But THEY RECEIVE BULLETS
Merry ROBBERS MEET WITH WARM RECEPTION At A CEN
TERvILLt RESORT

ons and the robbers seeing that they
were up against the real thing took to
their heels.
A man living in the neighborhood who
was aroused by the shots got to the win
dow in his house in time to see three men
running down Main street in the direc-
tion of the city,.
None of the shots took effect although
three of them came uncomfortably near
Enright and the bullets We're imbedded
in the wall back of him. Enright's shoot
ing was wild and he accounts for this
by the fact that his gun was new one
and had not been used before. A fairly
good description Of the men was obtain
ed but no arrests have been yet made.
The loungers in the saloon dug the bu.-
let's out of the woodwork for mementos
OF the occasion.
The hold-up was one of the nerviest
that has occurred this winter as many of
the men in the saloon at the time We're
known to carry guns and owing to the
number present the robbers took long
chance. II they had been successful
there was money enough in the place to
have rewarded them for their trouble. It
is believed that the hold-ups were boys.
or at best young men. The matter is the
principal topic of conversation in Center
willie today.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
PERSONAL.

Col H. A. Root left for New York last
night. s s* 2. =
J. e. Oppenheimer left for Chicago last
night. ~~
Walter Cooper left for st. Paul last
night.
G. w. Hatch of Twin Bridges is at the
Butte.
]. B. Clayberg of Helena. is at the Nc
Dermott
Charles Grayson is visitor today from
Helena.
E. A. Sherman of Hamilton is at the
McDermott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Asch of Helena are
at the Butte.
A. Brown of Great Falls is guest at
the McDermott.
Judge w. NJ. Bickford will leave for
Seattle tonight.
w. A. Bower and F. H. Inman of Ana
conda are in Butte.
F. w. Traphagen is a Bohemian visitor
at the McDermott
F. N. Vogler came in from Red Rock
and is at the Butte. ..-
George A. Clark, left last night for Salt
Lake on a business trip
Mrs. d. f. Metlen. along with her chill
dren, are Dillon visitors.
c. r.. Burket came in from Pipestone
Springs and Is a guest at the McDer-
mott.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Goodman, of Helena
left on last nights train from Butte for
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bien and DR. and Mrs. Il.
J. Murray will leave for New York to-
morrow night
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22

Three masked highwaymen attempted
to hold up Jack Enright's saloon on Main,
street in Centerville between IL and
O'Clock this morning. but they met with
such a hot reception that they concluded
that they did not need Jacks money in
their business.
There We're about dozen men in the
place at the time of the hold-u and the
first intimation they had that anything
was wrong was the entry of two men
with the lower portions of their faces
covered with handkerciiefs and display
ing guns in their hands. They ordered
the occupants to elevate their hands, but
everybody thought that some one was
trying to play a practical joke and did
not at once comply with the order. The
robbbers then spoke in a manner which
apparently meant business, and hands
We're elevated. They We're the long ana
short men so often described and just
outside of the door could be seen third
man on guard.
AS soon as the men spoke for the Sec
ond time Enright drew his revolver and
commenced shooting. The smaller OF the
two men who was in front, returned the
fire and altogether seven or eight shots
We're fired Enright firing two. While
this was going on other occupants Of the
room commenced to hunt for their weap-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
AUSTRALIAN HURRICANE.
Ships Blown to Their Death-0reat
Fire at Queenstown.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 22.-The steam
err Warrimoo arrived today from Aus
tralia bringing news of a hurricane at
Noumea on January % and January %.
Telegraph and cable communication
was cut off for five days. News from
the east coast states that it was the
worst hurricane experienced for many
years. Great damage was caused at
Tchio. Canada and Kouaoua to the
Nickel company's properties. houses be-
ing blown down and the railway bridges
and lines washed away by the floods.
Numbers of cattle and horses were
drowned. The steamer Hero, late Of the
Union company, was blown ashore at
Kaouaoua, where several punts loaded
with nickel fOundered.
The barque Emillie Galiene was driven
ashore and is now high and dry at
Tchio.
The new four-masted ship Vile. partly
loaded with nickel ore, was stranded.
On the west coast the storm was less
severe.
John F. Lindsay of Moosomin, B. c..
returned on the Warrtmoo. after estab-
fishing his claim to fortune OF mil
lion left by a relative in South Aus
tralia. The fortune awaited a claimant
for some time, and Lindsay only learned
of the unclaimed treasure accidentally.
Queenstown. Tasmania, was recently
the scene of a destructive fire. 1t be-
gan with bash fires, which spread to the
suburban town of North Lyell, which
was practically wiped out. The railway
and tramway systems of Queenstown
were destroyed for a considerable dis
tance
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-22
Hotel Gossip

Fred s. Hadra, agent for the Nc
Brayer Distillery company. is at the
McDermott. Mr.. Hadra is established
at Seattle.
Fred Hadra has been talking up
whisky of the McBrayer brand for some
months in Montana, visiting principal
points east and west in the state. and
is keen observer of cause and effect.
He says that just now there is a brisk
demand for liquors distilled from grains.
on account Of the small crop predicted
for 1901 throughout the northwest gen.
orally. The extraordinary mild winter
and absence of snow has had a baneful
effect on grain sown in the fall. In
many places where it has sprouted
above ground, the frost and cold of the
past two or three weeks has killed it..
and that which remains in the ground
to reward the labor of the farmer will
command higher price when it is har-
vested and placed on the market.
-
Anticipating all these things, the
dealer in wet goods is taking time by
the forelock and laying in supplies. No
one accustomed to the morning dram
can attach any blame to Carrie Nation
because Of the short crop of 1901. She
has nothing to do with it. But the old
girl can lay the JUNCTION to her soul
that many 'jointists" who don't read
newspapers and take observations will
be obliged to water the whisky in order
to keep even with the advanced price.
1t is the man on the other side of the
bar, however, who suffers the sings and
arrows of adverse fortune and puts up
good money for bad water.
="
Talking about whisky and other stuff
which warns up the cookies of the heart
in some persons and gets others in
trouble, there is a brand of wine sold
in the hotel bars which puzzles Mis-
sourians in Butte. 1t is called Escaper-
nong, and it is distilled in North Caro-
lima Because it was vinted in the tar
heel state, the Missourians right away
pronounced it persimmon brandy. and
gulped it down amid yum gums IF salts
faction.
A Missouran does not often get fooled,
especially when sampling liquor, but he
get tripped up on Escapernong. The
wine is vinted from a bastard fruit. re-
sembling an egg plum, which thrives in
North Carolina, and has pleasant taste
like that of the persimmoh and ounce.
The only fault found with it by persons
who drink the wine is, that it costs a
dollar a bottle and it takes a week s
wages to buy enough to make one feel
funny.