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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18

stitute was voted down, viva voce, al
most unanimously.
1t was now a few minutes past 5
O'Clock. and Senator Morgan took the
oor to make the last OF his long series
of speeches in opposition to the treaty.
In accordance with the unanimous agree
ment he spoke for an hour, and in order
to confirm himself to the time and to
make the points he desired to make, he
had prepared his speech in advance. He
read deliberately, but in a firm voice,
often depressing in order to emphasize a
point. He stopped short at the expira-
tion of his allotted time whereupon SEN
ator Cullom, chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Relations, took the floor to
reply. He also read his speech from
manuscripts, presenting a carefully pre-
pared and busness-lik summary of the
reasons for ratifying the treaty and for
constructing the canal.
Senator Cullom occupied only about
three-fourths of the hour allotted to him
self and when he had concluded the ques-
tion as to whether the treaty had been
ratified was promptly put before the
Senate. All the Senator's in the city oc-
cupied their seats and all were prompt
in responding when their names were
called. The vote resulted in the ratif-
cation of the treaty by 73 to 5. The re-
suit was no surprise, for all had predict
ed that when the offered amendments
had been disposed of the treaty would
be approved by an overwhelming ma
jority. The first opposition to be record
ed was that of Senator Daniel, of Vir-
ginia Senator Daniel was joined by his
colleague, Senator Martin and after
them came the two Alabama Senators,
Messrs. Morgan and Pettus. Senator
Teller, of Colorado also voted in opposi-
tion, and his was the last vote on the
side of the question.
When Senator Frye, who occupied the
chair, announced the result, there was no
demonstration, and the Senate adjourned.
Before this result was reached however,
it had been decided to meet again to-
morrow at IL o'clock for the purpose of
taking up the Cuban treaty, and with
the hope of concluding its consideration
in order that the Senate might adjourn
finally tomorrow
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CHILD DIES OF LoCKJAw.
True Bill against Bob Hamilton for Train
Wrecking.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. c., March 17.--Daniel
Cauble, the ten-year- old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Cauble, who live on West
result of a severe attack of lockjaw. The
little fellow while playing several days
ago stepped on wire nail. which pene-
trated his foot to a depth of an inch or
more. The wound did not seem to be a
serious one, but three days ago symptoms
of that dreaded disease lockjaw appeared
and all Of yesterday the boy was hover
ing between life and death. Last night
heroic treatment was resorted to but to
no avail The little fellow died in great
agony this morning
Conductor o. w Loving, of the South
ern Railway, returned last night from
Fairfax Court House, Va, where he went
as a witness before the grand jury of
that county in the case of Southern Rail-
way against Bob Hamilton, who is
charged with wrecking No. SO at Raven
worth, Va, on the night of February 16.
The grand jury yesterday afternoon re-
turned a true bin against Hamilton,
charging him with the deed.
The man Bob Hamilton has at different
times worked as a section hand for the
Southern. Once before he was in the
courts charged with train wrecking, but
the jury failed to convict him. This
time the detectives think they have a
good case against him and some sensa-
tional evidence Is promised.
Mr.. Junius Hardin, Secretary and
Treasurer of The Mecklenburg Fair AS
sociation, arrived in Charlotte last night
Mr.. Hardin states that the May meet
in Charlotte is going to be the greatest
racing event in the history of the State
The programme as mapped out includes
some of the fastest horses in the coun-
try. The dates will be May 19 and 90.
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DR.. Bass Expires on the 0per-
ating Table.
HEARING COMES MONDAY
DR.. Baker Goes to Richmond on Professional
Business Inquest Immense
Throng Attends The Funeral Of
DSctor Bass.
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Tarboro N c., March 17.-Dr II. T..
Bass, who was shot here Monday by DR..
j. NJ. Baker, died a this residence last
night between eleven and 12 o'clock
whiel on the operating table. DR.. Bass
showed signs of gradual sinking, and on
account OF this the operation was not
thorough ycomplete. Early in the night
he became unconscious ard began to sink
rapidly.
The funeral took place this afternoon
at Calvary Baptist church. Rev. DR..
Gamble, the rector, conducting the SER
vices. 1t was undoubtedly the largest
funeral ever witnessed here. The church
was unable to hold the vast crowd The
remains were inferred in Calvary church
yard.
Spencer Bass, the eldest son of Dr.
Bass. arrived this morning at 1870
o'clock He is studying medicine at the
University of Virginia.
DIR. ]. M. Baker left Monday afternoon
for Richmond, Va. on professional busi-
ness.
The coroner's inquest was held this
morning. The Jury went to the house
of the deceased and viewed the remains
They adjourned their sitting till the 23rd
when they will hear testimony. The pre-
liminaryhearing will occur Monday.
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TWO ARMIES ROSTER
North Carolina Leads Seek
ing the Records.
Governor Aycock Yesterday Appointed Major B.
+. Dixon TO Collect These for N. c.
Conft derates.

In response to the letter sent out by
Secretary of War Root concerning the
proposed compilation of the rosters of
the Union and Confederate armies during
the War between the States, Governor
Aycock yesterday appointed Major b. +.
Dixon, State Auditor, to collect the ma
terial asked of North Carolina. In this
North Carolina leads every State in the
appointment, and in the rapidity of the
opening work.
In speaking of Secretary Roots letter
Governor Aycock said 1t was one of the
most graceful and courteous communi-
cations ever sent out from the North in
relation to the Union and the Confed-
crate armies. 1t spoke of the matter
from a broad and liberal standpoint.
Dr. Dixon will proceed with the work
vigorously. In fact it is already under
way and was going on before the adop-
tion of the act by Congress providing for
this compilation.
In the various counties of the State
he has arranged and is arranging for men
who will gather the needed data so as
to make correct roster of the North
Carolina troops in the Civil War.
In working for this end, Major Dixon
will at once arrange for meetings in
each county on the tenth of May, and at
these will be gathered information and
arrangements made for the compilation
of correct rolls.
The arrangement by the general gov
ernment for this is an excellent one, and
in the thirty volumes to be published, the
forces which made up the Union and the
Confederate armies will be set forth from
the records that are obtainable. The
South should see that full information is
giving of the Confederate army.
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The M. P. Elects Officers.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, March 17.-The annual meet
ing of the directors of the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad was held to-day for the
election of officers and executive com
mittee The list of officers remains the
same with the addition of A. c. Bird,
formerly of Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul, who was elected vice-president
of the Missouri Pacific The grading of
the presidents was abolished, the
four officials of this class being placed
on an equal footing. The only change IN
the executive committee was the election
of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to succeed
General Louis Fitzgerald.
The annual meeting of the Iron Noun
tain directors was held and the old Off
GERS and executive committee reelected.
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A THIRD SHAMROCK
New Yacht That Lip'on Hopes
Will Win the Cup
Ahoat.
(By the Associated Press.)

Glasgow, March 17.-LThe Shamrock III
was launched today under the most sue
cessful conditions. Lady SALISBURY,
wife of the commodore of the ROYAL
Ulster Yacht Club, christened the yacht
In the presence of a number of distin-
guished guests. Shamrocks and hopeful
ness were much in evidence. Sir Thomas
Upton divided 1000 punches of the form
er in honor of st. Patrick and the new
boat and voiced the general sentiment
of hopefulness by saying:
With just a little slice of luck the
battered old mug will find resting place
on this side of the water"
At lis p. m. Lady SALISBURY broke the
bottle, saying:
Il christen you Shamrock, may God
bless you and may you bring back the
cup
Then, amid loud cheers the pontoons
on which Shamrock III was resting slid
easily into the water.
In a speech after the luncheon Sir
Thomas Upton said the Americas Gun
must now be home-sick. Here they had
learned lessons from the past and they
We're never more confident They had
fifty years in experience with American
yachtsmen and none would cheer a sham
rock victory more heartily than the
Americans.
The Lord Provost expressed the wish
that some diplomatic Pierpont Morgan
would organize vast International com
bine, relegate the fighting navies of the
world to the seraph heap and replace
them with Shamrocks, as a means of set
Ting differences
An examination of Shamrock III. as
the yacht was revealed in the launching
shed confirmed the previous dispatches
of the Associated Press on the subject
and showed that Fife had struck out
boldly on entirely novel lines, instead Of
trying to tinker or improve on either
of the previous Upton challengers. Like
her. predecessors. however, the Shamrock
III is built close up to the ninety foot
water line limit. Her length is over all
140 feet. The most striking feature oi
the challenger is her extremely short
lin. 1t is just twenty feet long. Her
draught is nineteen feet and the fin is
almost level along the bottom. The lead
In the hull is drawn down, suggesting
the deep body typical of the British cut
ter rather than the extreme fiat floored
type, adapted from the American center
BOARD yachts, and used in all the recent
challengers.
American wheel steering for the first
time replaces the British tiller and the
lesson learned with the Shamrock II
through her sounding in head seas has
led to a longer and finer drawn bow,
giving the challenger the appearance OF
oeing boat capable of negotiating COM
tortably any moderate sea- With lesser
draft and not so fiat fioored as the pre-
Nous Shamroeks. the challenger will not
have sc much stability. so Fife has either
gone IN for light weather boat or he
has cut down her sail area. There are
daring novel features in the design. the
effect of which cannot accurately be
gauged except by a trial They suggest
the possibility of difficulty in getting
the new boat to TRIM steer and carry
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
WORKMAN NOT GUILTY.
Tbs Findings of the Court Martial Reach
Washington
(Bv the Associated Press. }

Washington, March 1.-THE court
which tried H. K. Workman at Pensacola,
Fla, to- determine the extent, if any, of
his responsibility for the explosion in
the aix-inch turret of the battlpship
Massachusetts off Culebra. by which nine
men lost their lives, rendered a verdict
of not guilty Commander Winslow. who
acted as Judge advocate of the court
reached Washington to-day with the
findings. The record will be reviewed by
the Judge advocate and will then be
passed upon by the Secretary Of the
Navy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
TWO ON THE SHOALS
The Steamship is FIoated but
the Schooner is Still
Aground.
(special to News and Observer }

Beaufort, n. c., March 17.-During
thick fog last night and this morning an
unknown steamship and four masted
schooner, C. S Gliden, struck on the
outer Cape Lookout Shoals, one on the
north and one on the south side of the
shoals. The fog lifted about eleven
O'Clock to- day when the Cape life saw
ing crew sighted the vessels, and i'm
mediately put off to assist them Before
reaching them the steamship floated and
took the crew off the schooner and pro-
ceeded east. The schooner is submerged
aft The station crew did not board her.
Wrecking tugs have been wired for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
KICKS THE VIPER OUT
StatesvilIe Goes Dry by Ma
jority of Two Hundred
and Forty.
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Charlotte, N. c., March 17-In the pro-
hibition election at Statesville yesterday
the dry ticket won by 24O majority. The
total registered vote was 664, and the
number of votes cast was 622. The cleo
tion passed off quietly. There was lots
of interest manifested and the voting
places We're crowded all day. The pro-
hibtionists are exceedingly proud of the
great victory they won at the polls on
yesterday.
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Commission Winding up Work.

Washington. March 17.-Commissioner
Carroll d. Wright, recorder of the Coal
Strike Commission said today that the
work of the commission was nearly con-
cluded. The finishing touches are being
put on the report and it will be placed in
the hands of the President in few days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18

II there is anything more contrary than
a woman it is a right handed lock on a
left handed door.
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her canvass. If, however, the accom-
plishes these objects well she will prove
to be far away the most formidable
challenger ever sent out
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Southern Pacific Pool Extended.
(By the Associated Press }

New York, March lit was officially
announced to-day that majority of the
members of the Southern Pacific pool had
given their consent to extension of time
for the existence of the pool to April 10,
and the pool has, therefore, been extend
ed to that time. This will carry the
pool over the annual meeting which is
to be held on April 8. The head of the
pool, Mr.. Keene. is at present in litiga-
tion with the Union Pacific over the man
agement of Southern Pacific Lines
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
FRANK 1. OSBORNE NAMED.
One Of the Judges Chosen for the Court Of Pri-
vate Land Claims
fBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, March 1.-THE President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Judges OF the Court of Private Land
Claims-Chief Justice Joseph r. Reed,
Iowa: Assistant Justices. Henry J.
Schluss, Kansas; William w. Murray,
Tennessee; Wilbur f. Stone, Colorado;
Frank /. Osborne, North Carolina.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
ITALY AND THE DESERT.

Two stories -by Arthur Cosslett Smith
have been put into one volume. under
the title Of one Of them. The Turquoise
Cup" The other is The Desert" They
are both coed. capitally written. vividly
conceived, bi.ou romances. in fact. with
a daintIness and a charm OF their own
Those who ike really artistic writing
will like this book.
The scene Of the first Is laid in Italy.
and the heroine is charming Irish girl.
the honor OF the hero's place being di-
vided between delightful old cardinal
who looks like the first Napoleon. and
an equally delightful young British OIL
Ger, who locks like other young Britons
OF hts class. The description OF the
iturPloise esipris- something 10 make jew
eI lovers lose their rest in dreaming OF
the unattainable.
AS for the other story, the tale IS
almost enough 70 describe f. What is
there in the magic phrase:
As came through the desert thus It vas
As came through the dese-t-
that should hre the imagination ant
kin6le the blood with visions OF a mys.
tericus light-bathed plain whose yer,
existence is an enigma. whose life is
marvel? However that may be. tn,
mystery and the marvel have never beer
better suggested than in this sigh
story OF love OF an Arab camel driver
(New York: Charles Scribner's ScnsD
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
SEA TALES BY CONRAD.
GsN /oUTH. the title Of the latest
book Of Joseph Conrad. is

= " H. liz NAtAN " NA'N AdbtNt
book Of Joseph Conrad. IS
also the title of the first of
the three stories which IL contains. The
other Two are Heart OF Darkness" and
The End Of the Tether." The first is
by all odds the best. though the second
has here and there a passage of uncom-
mon power.
The salient characteristic Of Mr.. Con-
rad work is the precence C occasional
flashes OF brilliant writing in the midst
of somewhat incoherent dullness. Now
and then VIC come upon conception Of
q description which Is almost inspired.
and thnn there wifi be pages and pages
of stuff CT which the ordinary mind can
make nothing. But, after all. enc feels
that the book was somehow worth writ
ing if only for these glimpses of imagi-
nation an5 experience beyond the COM
mon. Perhaps in extremely brief
sketches this illuminative power might
he even more impressive than il is in
the authors mere ambitious work. New
York: Mcclure. Phillips 6 Coz
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

seendants OF the carpenters. farmers ana
artisans OF Revolutionary times having
become professional men or captains of
industry"
Development Due to Social Forces
This development is partly due 10
social forces. party to the natural re-
sources Of our country. It is an evoiu-
tion analogous to the formation CT new
species OF animals in countries favor
able TO their development To protest
against It is protesting against the
course OF nature.
The American Iaborer fights against
any artificial lowering OF wages which
will reduce him to the level OF his
foreign competitor; in other words.
he demands the~share in social dis
tribution TO which he has become ac-
customed- He has developed new wants.
new ambitions and new capacities 40
Inevitably as Eohippus became horse,
but he has done 1t intelligently and
swiftly. instead OF by the long process
OF natural selection.
Conditions Must Improve.
He seeks advantages in life as the ami
NAL seeks abundant pasturage. water.
/ freedom. The contention OF the labor
er is that he and his children should
not be forced down to a lower plane OF
| development IL il is possible. consist
emily with economic law, 20 prevent such
/ a degradation; and his eontentfo1 Is
scientifically sound
This is but one of the numerous in
1 teresting sideligh9s on human society
| contained in the book; and IL would
/ be impossible to give a comprehen-
sive idea of il within the scope of a
pewspaper review II is perhaps
/ enough 10 say that it is a most use
ful and valuable work of it's kind, and
that the subject is important. CNeE
York: The Macmillan Company
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
"a wHALEMAN'S WIFE,
A wHALEMAN's WIFE" the

" A "n@s1s4s.s 'a...' ssrs ss y1.ss %.ssp psss 'e.
IS cast into. the shape OF a
novel. but that is about all. 1t is not
novel in the true sense OF the word A
romance grows; II is born Of the necessi-
ty ot imaginative and creative work
This is simply the record OF life on a
whaleship and sundry characters therein.
put into the form OF "a S,her common
place story.
Mr. Frank Bullen. as most people
know. Is the author OF The Cruise OF
the Cachalot" and other books. All the
other books put together are not worth
the iEst one. The first was the record
OF actual experience. crowded. pushed.
packed into TIE limits Of a book; in the
rest Of his works Mr. BulIen appears 20
have thought II necessary 10 pad out his
truth with fine phrases and fiction.
In short. while Mr.. Bullen. in his nat
ural state. is a capital wriiN-. he is not
imaginative and he Is not a novelist
and when he tries 10 be either he pro
duces work which is only saved from be
ing unreadable b. the really vivid de-
scriprions Of sea life which he cannot
keep out CT IL. II he were writing about
anything but the sea his books would be
as dull as Harry and Lucy" (New
/ York: d Appleton & Coz
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

veloping the rest OF the world. possesses
a fearful charm.
Briefly, TO the scientific mind the
books of Mr. James have the fascina-
tion of thing perfectly done. Nobody
could possibly initiate him. though many
have tried. It is only by constitutional
fitness and long practice that one can
g Z into the condition of mind neces-
sary TO write such books. The author
touches .ice. but with a daintiness
which makes IL akin 10 virtue. He
touches sorrow-but with an esthetic
pleasure which makes II seem like Joy.
He handles joy-cnd under his micro
scope it resolves itself into the com
monplace In short, he makes one half
believe that the emotions are all a
matter Of clothes
In one OF these stories. The Two
Faces" he actually translates one OF
the most violent primal feelings into
the terms OF the dressmaker. A jealous
woman. given the opportunity. revenges
herself on her rival by taking the unfor-
tunate girl to her dressmaker's and
| causing her 10 he arrayed in garments
unbefitting her style IN another story
VIC are led into the delusion that there
will really be a tragedy dramatic
actual tragedy. with blood and howls
/ The title promises that. 1t is The
/ Beast in the Jungle"
The sensat!on-loving reader. on the
hunt for the story finds that the talC
/ is simply a character study Of a mar
TO whom nothing whatever happens
/ The only howl in the case is that o
/ the disappointed and deIuded emotion
hunter. whose ardent wishes TO get a
/ the author might. perhaps. result il
! bloodshed. il the latter we're TO eros
I his path
! The deceptive quality of the author
style Is, in fact, one OF its distinctiv
, characteristics. We are continually lie,
to suppose that something will happen
but nothing does. Only after long ia
miiiarity with Mr.. James does the war
reader cease 20 look for, incident. feel
ing and climax. Only by experience ca
one become accustomed TO finding hol
where the climax should be. But tn
production of this effect is Mr.. James
dearest delight. (New York; Charlie
SCribner's SOnS)
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

theory that woman, not man, is the cen
tral figure OF humanity, man being an
offshoot whose historical supremacy is
more or less artificial. would doubtless
create sensation IL it had been put in
a sensational form.
The attitude OF the author is briefly
explained in the introduction, which is
in part as follows:
by pure sociology then, is meant
a treatment of the phenomena and laws
of society as it Is. az explanation OF
the processes by which social phenom-
cna take place, a search for the ante
cedent conditions by which tho observed
facts have been brought into existence,
and an astrological diagnosis that shall
reach back as far as the state Of hu
man knowledge will permit into the psy-
chologic. biologic and cosmic causes OF
the existing state of man.
Does Not Discuss Ideals
"An ethical considerations. in how
ever wide a sense that expression may
be understood. must be ignored for the
time being. and attention concentrated
upon the effort to determine what actual
ly is. Pure sociology has no concern with
what society ought to be. OF with any
social ideals. It confines itself strictly
with the present and past. allowing the
future TO take care of itself 1t totally
ignores the purpose OF the science, aud
aims at truth wholly for It's. own
sake.
This strictly objective treatment also
necessitates the looking Of facts in the
face. however ugly they may be. 1t is no
more the part Of pure sociology to apollo
size .or the facts than TO extoI or con-
denim them.
Still less can IL afford 20 deny what
really exists. or attempt to minimize It
or explain it away. merely because it is