The news & observer., 1905-10-25
M|SCEGENAT|ON
IN WASHINGTON
Negro Granted License to
Wed White Woman.
BOTH OF BALTIMORE
Neither Maryland Nor Virginia Per-
mits Such Unnatural Unions, So From
These States Come Strangely As
sorted Couples to the National
Capital 10 Marry.
Capital 10 Marry.

Especial to News ana observer g..
Washington, Oct. 24.-James u. JEFF
ferson. colGred and Kate Oblinger
white. both of Baltimore, Md, were
yesterday granted license to marry in
the laws of the District of Columbia
that such things should be legalized
here at the national capital.
In Maryland inter-marriage of the
races is a crime punishable by impris-
onment to both officiating minister
and contracting parties. In Virginia
the same law applies, so that WASH
Ington becomes the refuge for such
abnormal minded creatures.
Friends of the Panama route for
the Isthmus canal, are expressing re-
gret here today that the President
should have said in his Mobile speech
that he originally favored the Nlcara-
qua route. They declare that it fore
shadows the opening up in Congress
this winter of the whole question of
he practicability of the Panama route
With the President on record as pre-
ferring the Nicaragua route, it is de-
clared that critics of the route will
be able to embarrass their opponents
IN many ways Secretary Tafts an
the work of constructing the canal to
private contractors might also be
adopted, will be used by opponents of
the canal as an admission of failure
in the very beginning of the work.
The President went South, it Is now
pretty generally asserted to appeal
for Southrn support on the railroad
rate issue. He is improving the op-
pOrtunity to ask support on the canal
issue as we'll The effect of his APP
peals, on the voting disposition of
Southern Congressman and Senators
VIII be of the greatest Importance In
the coming session.
The former sheriff of Wilkes county,
North Carolina, Clarence Call passed
through Washington on his way to
New York. Mr. Call is a member of
prosperous merchant of Wilkesboro,t
Architect Frank p. Millburn, of
Charlotte, N. c., is here today to pres
ent to officials of the Southern Rail-
way plans for "A new terminal station
at Charleston, S. G. Speaking of the
new station at Charlotte, Mr. Millburn
says that people ought not to pass
Judgment on the station now as they
can have but little idea what it will
hey will be greatly pleased when it
s found to be an up to date station
and will fl! all the needs of a city of
ffty thousand people.
Hen. Spencer Blackburn, contrary
TO the habit usually ascribed to him
by his friends here, was exceedingly
avcrsc to talking for publication on
his brief visit to Washington on Mon
lay.
Some of his one time Republican
friends suggested that he would
doubtless preserve his dignitied silence
until after January, when there will
be plenty to say about internal reve-
nue officials The only thing Mr.
Blackburn appears to have said for
publication was that North Carolina
people are too busy making money to
give any thought to tariff legislation
He told your correspondence that he
had nothing whatever to give out at
this time.
Assayer of the Mint d. K. Pope, of
Charlotte, who came to Washington
yesterday on official business returned
to North Carolina today
The Globe Life Insurance Company
was incorporated here today with J.
]. Tunstall Cf Beaufort county, n. c.
as president
Riley A. King has been appointed
postmaster at Wampler, Yancey coun-
ty. n. c,
M. II. Hunter, of Charlotte, is here
today.