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VOL. X. NO. 16G. WILMINGTON, N. Cr WEDNESDAY, JULY H, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. 'rVU VllA PIUC SU31MAK1'. ;'."(. -THE STATE?. .' iMr.fMeibane, superintendent of public educauion, appoints his brother as hlsl cmei i ciern., it. is stmj j. xj. urmiiajn is ready to ?make some revelations as to the manner in which Mr.itMebane grot t h nomln atlon. A negro man . and A.wHtA wflmfin. who oTaItyi "'to !hn.ve 1. . . ' i i . . .-ir i I i y rr i i beer lawfully married in South Caro lina,' kre sent to Jail by the mayor of Raleigh .Tor unlawfully livlng together. - UTustiee Clark's 4xcuse for not at tending 'the m-eetlng of the railway commission yesterday was that he had not been formally invited. Fayette ville votes for an electric light system. -r-M. Polb, of Fayetteville, makes an assignment. Jessie Maultsby, of Fayetteville,; is' stunned "by: lightning. The last colored 'employe around the caplfol was dismissed yesterday, toy Treasurer-Worth; the treasurer says he was foVced to doi-this 'by another r.ver ,andJ that Governor Russell-could not prevent the removal not long ago of his own colored messenger. While' the Governor's Guard, of Ra leigh, are having a sham ibattle, G. N. Ranks, one .of 'the . company, is shot and -almost instantly killed. -i ! ... 1 DOMESTIC. i j " W. A. Noble, formerly auditor loft Roanoke, V a.; has , been arrested Tor mle2zlement while holding that office. ... General Gordon accepts the invita tion for the Confederate Veterans As- sociation to attend the unveiling of the Iogan mmument in Chicago. The conference committees on the tariff, bill have not yet came to any agreer inent on the. leading points of . dif ference; the sugar schedule has not been agreed upon and the house con- Japs and cotton xiaa 'shall go . back on the dutiable list; there is isame talk of a'- compromise m the wool -Question, but its terms have not yet been agreed upon.. Tn a fire in Jersey City two children are suffocated and a man be comes insane and tries to prevent the rescue ui ins innuiy , pj-uwmtrii auu firemen do heroic work in rescuing people from the burning building. Female prisoners in Kansas City are put' to 'work breaking stone; i they wear overalls, the same as the male prisoners 'Senator Butler1 introduces' a bill providing' for postal savings: banks". . A negro lawyer, of Alexandria, Va., is ronyic'ted of obtaining money under false pretenlse. A lady on a train ctf the Georgia railroad is fatally' injured by a piece of piping falling through a window of the coach and striking; her on'tthe headi---The National Republi can, League meets Sp. annual conven tion t in letroit. -Richmond., va.. wants the next convention of-the.Batp- tist Young. People's Union. 'More miners join the strikers; coal is get ting scarce; two fighas. between strik er's and,non-union men occur "in Illinois.- I -' :.. . ' ... . ' '' ' M FOREIGN. . Twelvej Cubans Teach. Jamaica in an ojen tvuat from Ctuba; it is thought they give fictitious names and that some; of .i them are ; Cubans of promi nence, on. their way to 'New York.-; A Havana newspaper makes a vicious, but absurd attjack on Consul Cteneral L.ee on account of -his report in 'the Ruiz case. A MYSTERIOUS POWER That Forces Russell and Other Itepubli i cans to Dismiss Negroesof Long Standing ! as Employes at the Capitol. ; (Special , to The messenger.) i Raleigh N. C., July 1 13. The last Of theive'teran negro employes at the cap itol was ! removed today, being Lewis Young, for twelve years messenger in the treasury. Treasurer Worth said he hated for Young to go; " that he did not remove Wim but another power caused .the removal, and he added that Gov ernor Russell did not wish, to remove 'Austin Dunston, executive messenger, but could not prevent his removal. Ahat tne people want to know is, wh!d i . . f- really caiuses these changes. i . ! A SAD ACCIDENT. A Membf r of the Governor's oaard of Ra ' ! lelgh Killed in a Sham Battle Raleigh, N. C, July 13. At a" sham 1 battle of the Governor's Guard at Pul ilen park! tonight, George. N. Banksa i member of the guard, who was taking I part in the battle,, was shot and killed l almost instantly. The bullet struck i him almost in the middle of the fore j head and ranged downward and lodged f in the brain. . V , It cannot' be ascertained who is re- seems th'at the cartridges were ex-' I amined very closely, before being given j .out by the captain and 'first and second 1 lieutenants and, owing to 'the difference ! in' the weight of a loaded and blank l cartridge it is" hard to account for -the I accident. To lend additional mystery ' to the stray bullet, it is said no loaded cartridges have been given out by the company for over two years. 7 ; The War In Cuba 'itlavann. .TnlV 13. According to 01 cial i reports. Colonel Almendarto has had an engagement in the Pozo moun tains, province of Matanzas, wUh an )nsurgent band, compelling them to re tire,! leaving fifteen of their number dead upon the field. The Spanish loet four killed and nine wounded. On the same authority it .is stated that the Balcares battalion, in thq province of pinar del Rio, have killed eleven insurgents. . j . A Jffgro LaiFjer in Limbo i NeW York, July 13.-George W. Fremont, a negro ; lawyer f Alexandria,' Va.,' was convicted in the court of p'oneral sessions today of "wilfully obtaining money for an alleged and pretended charitable and benevolent purpose by color and by aid of false- pretenses. He had been obtaining subscriptions from charitably disposed people for the "Fremont Polytechnic sch0olv" in Alexandria, an Institution which had no existence. He was- remand ed for sentence. 1 General Gordon Accep the Invitation. Atlanta, Ga., July 13. General John B. Gordon, commander-in-chief of the United",Confederate Veterans today is sued an address, accepting the invita tion recently extended the organization by the Logan MonumentAssociation of .Chicago to participate in the unveil ing,. July 22nd, of the ; monument of General John, A. Logan. .. . A Bill for Fostal Savings Hanxs "Washington. July 13. Senator Butler -today introduced a bill providing for the establishment ;of a system of postal sav ings banks under the supervision of the nnstmaster ereneral-and the secretary of. the treasury. It creates every postoffice ' a savings bank, permitting, the opening of accounts of "not less than 50 cents, and allowing no deposits of legs than 10 cents. THE MINERS' STRIKE.' MANY MORE! MINERS ARE COIN ING THE STRIKERS. The -Mlneri Holding Mmi Meetings-Re solved Not to Return to Work Unlets So Ordered by Their Officers No Mines at All Being Worked In Same Counties Coal Becoming Scarcer and HlghertEaeh Bay Disturbances Begun Two Fights With Non-Union Men. , Pittsburg, July 13. There is a lull in the miners' strike in this district at tributable to the fact that nearly every mine in the district is idle. To keep up the enthusiasm and prevent the strikers from becoming lukewarm in the cause, however, the officials have arranged for a .series of meetings .in different sections. every day. , Three meetings were held yesterday at Ban ning,, Fayette City and West Newton, and at each j place resolutions were Adopted not to return's to work until the officials gave the order. This mornr jng, a large meeting was held at Snow" den on the Wheeling division and the men were unanimous to stand, firm for the 69 cent rate. The miners " on thfe division f ear i .that, the .company will soon begin evictions from their houses, and intimate that if this is attempted there will' be trouble. , i News reached the miners headquar- ter this afternoon that the diggers in1 theJFannel, Warner and Morgan mines, Beaver county, had thrown down their picksi and joined the general strikp. The three pits employ about 300 menv The strike has also spread to Mercer, county. Five mines are idle in that region today, i The men struck for an advance of 10; cents per ton. . .. An effort was made today to resume work at the Eaglef mine at Mononga hela City. It is a co-operative concern, but the sentiment bf 'a majority of the stockohlders was against resumption and it was decided 'to keep the pit closed until the strike was settled.' A delegation' from Brownsville says the Knob Beaumont. Umpire and Albanv mines have closed down and the miners have joined in the general strike with I a determination to remain out' until the question of wages is satisfactorily settled. i . . National "President M.vD. Ratchford, of the United Mihe Workers, is ex pected at Pittsburg tonight or tomor row and will meet the commissioners. GoViernor Atkinson, of West Virginia, accbmpanied"by his wife and a'number of state officials, spent the day in Pitts burg, i en route to Canada, where they will attend. the convention of the Epr worth League. Concerning the miners' strike he said: "The coal strike is not affecting West Virginia very much and I do not believe the main body of' our , miners will go out. I do not anticipate i any trouble whatsover from the strike" in our state, and believe the trouble all over the country will 'be speedily settled-by arbitration." t ; " i Cincinnati, - i July 13. A Times-Btar special from Bellaire, Ohio, says: The' miner's in Schin,cks mines on the Baltic ' more and Ohiio railroad were today persuaded to stJop mining 'and with the i closing of these mines tonight all "the mines in eastern Ohio will be closed, i' Terre "iHaute, July 13. Today Presi dent Knight, : of -the Indiana miners, was called to Clinton, Where 500. men Who have been working on an unorgan ised basis for two years and taking whatever prices were offered, are anx ious t'o:join the "union and help-along with the strike. i ' In Sullivan "county today the Star City? mines posted' notices that no more mining .would be done until the strike was settled. This .practically ends the mining in the county. Ad vices were received 'by the miners' of ficers today recounting efforts of sev eral operators to secure settlements with their men at the wages asked. In each instance all offers were ordered rejected until after the meeting of 'the national executive 'board; 'Which Will be held at Columbus, Ohio, at an early date. The 'strike has i already hegun seriously to affect the visible isupply of coal and the. .prices go a nloitc'h , higher every day. i A special to The Express from Dan ville, Ills., says: ' 'Strife between the 'miners commenced in this district tonight". About- 400' to. 500 Bel gian striker and other foreign ers' gathered at the Pawnee mine, and when" a ; cage 'full, of colored miners who had ibeen ajt work, reach ed the i top of the shaft they were as saulted with different kinds of weapons, some using-knives and. others staves. One of the colored miners secured a bar of iron and a 'revolver and defend ed his life.'. Shots were flred, wound ing several strikers. This infuriated the striking miners and (they retaliated iby- an exchange of shots, at the same time: retreating -to i the woods. Later the s trikers attacked a train on the Chi cago and Eastern . Illinois; carrying working miners to the city. The min ers inside the coaches opened Are and about fifty shots were exchanged. Itt is reported that one miner was killed. National Republican League Convention Detroit, Mich., July 13. The National Republican League convenltion opened today with a 'fair attendance of dele gates for an "off year" .in! politics. r Nearly all the states are represented, although the quotas of delegates are small in several 'instances. Xhe ab aence of ipafty leaders who are prom! nentlv Identtfled -with the ,adrndnistra tive and- legislative departments of the national and stafce governiments is a conspicuous feature. . The I ensemble comprises 'chiefly the younger' mem ibers of the party, who, While they have not attained eminence "in political j life, have plenty Of enthusiasm and energy. The .radical partisanship of the league men ' was illustrated In the fact that Mayor Maybury, & demOcpat, not invited to. offer a Welcome to 'the deler gates, CoWnel M. "iM. Duffleld having ibeen selected instead 'by the local com. mit.toe. , : . .. i hn his address of welcome IGoyernor Pinsree voiced his well knbwn toipposi tSon to favored cprporations, while (Colonel Duffield, who followed, took o'e caion to remind the governor, who said 'that the hope of'ithe court try was In the people, that "the hope- of i the people is 4n 'the republican party," and that while It was easy to arouse ha,nrf clan against corporations i the Vountrv could not live without them The addresses of President Wood- ma nz and of President Dingley, of the Wichigan league, son of the chairman of the wa.v and means committee, ,were 'omthusiastically Keuelyed and the convention dfournfd' arly aftej: the usual routine business" Most of the delegates not detained by committee work or . engaged' in "ibooming candidate" for league offices enjoyed a trolley ride about the city this afternoon. There . were thirty trolley oars in the procession and they carried a jolly crowd. Tonight's masSs meeting in the convention hall was en- 4 tertained for the most part by 1 speeches, Senators H anna arid Thurs ton and some of the otners scneamea to appear not being present. The contest for the league presidency which w ill be settled by r tomorrow's election, goes on: Crawford, of Ken tucky, and Fleit'z, of Pennsylvania, each profess confidence In his election, while Pollasky, of Chicago, asserts. he is still in the race, notwithstanding the Illinois delegation is 'not giving him united support. The convention of the " republican colleges will be held tomorrow. The at tendance promises to he light and the sentiment of the college men is that their gathering should hereafter be held in April, during the school year, when their .members can better be as sembled, - MEBANE APPOINTS HIS BROTHER A. Chief Clerk In His Office Ex Clerk Gra ham baa ' Some Bevelatlon. to Blake. iTaatlee Clark Suddenly Stricken With Buhfalneu. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, -N. ' C.,i July 13. W.' N. Mebane, of Alamance, U appointed chief cleric to State Superintendent of Education Mebane, his brother, to suc ceed J. L. Graham, whose resignation is requested, j It- Is said Graham is J. ready to .make some revelations con cerning the manner in which the state s u'per frit endent got hi s nomi n ation . A telegram from, the governor to Superintendent ; Mebane. says he ' will arrive tonight, j The council i of state will meets tomorrow morning to consid er the public school special tax matter. Judge i Purnell did noi arrive today. A telegram from Judge SJimonton asked him to remain i at Asheville and hear a case. i. :j . . ! - i Allen 'McLean,' colored, and Bessie Little, white, who claim they; were married ! at . Chester, S: C.,' wej-e sent to jail today by Mayor Russ for un lawfully living together., r ; It is stated that Judge Clark's reason for not appearing before the railway commission today is that he had np formal invitation. ELECTION AT FAYETTE VI LLE. The Electric Light Question Carried An Assignment Stunned ly Lightning. (Special to The JMeSsenger.) Fayetteville, IN. C", July 13.-1 have not yet seen the count: of the volte, tout ascertain that the election is carried for electric lights 'by a. small majority bf the registered voters. - ; IM. Follb, a "well known Person street clothier,' in an assignment to B. R. Tay lor, gives three -classes Of debts, amounting to about $2,000 first class $1,100, second class $320, third $550. In an; electrics storm yesterday little Jessie 'Maults'by -was stunned by elec- tricity. t . ' (By 'Associated Press.) . Fayetteville, N. C, July 13. (M. Folto,' large dealer in clothing and gent's furnishings, failed at a late hour yes terday with R. B. Taylor as- assignee. His liabilities are betweem $20,000 and $25,000, iwith preferences of $18,000. IN AN OPEN BOAT. The Perilous Voyage of Twelve Cubans. Their Arrival in Jamaica Their Suppos ed Mission Important Letters Taken From Them - (Correspondence of The Associated . ' Press.) Kingston, Ja.,t. July 6. Twelve Cu bans, the last survivors of aff insurgent camp in the province of . Camagua, reached Rio Nuevon, a little port -on the north side of -thedsland a few days ago in an open boat. They iwere -in a terrible condition of exhaustion, as they had been seventy hours in making the passage. The. little craft which had been constructed in the camp just be fore their departure, was found to leak in several places; but, owing to the high winds and the heavy seas, the ref ugees were compelled to take turns at bailing her in order tq keep from being swamped. AgaMn and again they were on the verge of destruction, the waves washing over the boat and filling, her to the very thwarts. After three days of constant anxiety and struggling they managed to put I in at Rio Nuevo, in a pitiable condition. i i It is susDected bv the authorities- here that some of the nSETnes given by the men are' fictitious and that among the party are several important revolu tionary leadrs who have . business in New Yorl'and .who are travelling in cognito. ! It will be remembered last year that Carlos RolOff. the leading manager5 of an expedition to Cuba ar rived -in . Jamaica under the nom de guerre s of Charles Roberts and de scribed himself as an American jour nalist. It was not until after his de parture for Cuba that the Spanish con sul in Kingston became aware, of his real character, I Whether the suspi cions of the goyernment are well found ed or not, it is hard to say at present, but in a few days the. real facts will probably become -known. Of the twelve men composing the party four are invalids. 'Dr. Vieta is now lying in Kingston, tenderly cared for by the local Cubans suffering from a sickness induced by months, of trials and privations. I Another has a bullet wound in the thigh; a third a bayonet wound in the should and a fourth" is not expected to recover from an. infer nal complaint aggravated by. the severe effects of the voyage. But their" spir its are n6t daunted. Glefully they talk of the successes of the rebels and of the defeats "'of the Spaniards. Their privations and sufferings are, they say, as nothing -compared with what the Spanish troops are undergoing. In an interview with the Associated Press correspondent they complained bitterly of the actions of the British officials, for the visiting health officer had arbi trarily i seized a number of. important letters and dispatches designed for the Cuban-junta an S New York. - They had protested against " this action, but the officials replied i that a breach of the postal regulations a6t had been com mitted I and -that the letters must be forfeited as, a penalty Nearly eighty letters were taken from Dr. Vieta alone and there is no prospect of any of them ever reaching their destination. , My first inquiry was with reference to the rumor that General Maximo Go mez had been killed. This was treat ed by all the patriots as simply a ca nard circulated i by the Spanish in the 'hope of pursuading a few deserters to join their ranks. "The revolution," said Morena, "Is principally confined at the present moment to the Orient. and Camagua provinces. The Spanish are in pbssession of one or two small places, but they suffer very severely from the want of food and ammunition. Their camps are decimiriated by sick ness and numbers are deserting every day to join the ranks of the Insur gents.": ' . !. . ' , Dr. Vieta says that the Cuban troops are in ! good health, and have a good supply of food and ammunition. All are Well armed and the principal diffi culty is to keep them in-clothing. The election of a president was com menced jn the month, of May, and there Has been a genuine 41srlay of patriotic feeiinff n the subject among th& Cu bans. The "result will pot be made know until September. The condidates are GeneraUGarcia, General Masso and Seymour Capolo. Dr. Hernandez is also among the nominee," Arrested for Embezzlement. .Richmond, Va., July 13 A special to The State from Norfolk says W. A. No ble, . formerly auditor of the city of Roanoke, 'was arrested there today charged with being short $2,200 In his accounts. He . resigned his office in March and since has been . living 'In' Norfolk With his familyl .Noble says 'he is i anxious" to go back and stand trial. ; ;. j -" . . The Horner School! bf Oxford, N. C points with, pride to the standing main tained by her students in our Colleges. The two students, who led the Fresh man class of more than 100 students, which graduated in '97 at the Universi ty were both prepared at Horner School. Five of the hase-ball .team were also from this school. : "'I " : ""'."' , " " DEFECTIVE ARMOR PLATES. A LIVELY DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT IN THE SENATE. Senator! Butler and Tillman Eng-age In the Debate-The Charge Made that Some of our Wanhlpg are Covered. fTlth Plates of no Power of Resistance and That the Government la Afraid to Bend Them into Service looking to Estahllshment of Government Armor Plate Factory. : , .. ' SENATE. - ; Wasihing-ton, July 13. Consider at Bon of the deficiency appropriation ibill was resumed immediately after the senate met. The question of armor plate for new 'battleships was considered. The ibill provided a total appropriation of $3,410,525 for armor for 'the three bat tleships authorized in 1896 and limited the cost per ton to $425. (Senator But ler, . of North 'Carolina, offered . an amendnren reducing. the total to $2, 407,500, limiting the cost to $300 ' per ton, and providing for the estalblish ,ment.of a government armor factory if private concerns do not hid within $300 per' ton." t 'Senator Pe'ttigTew, of South Dakota, spoke of the evidence taken before the com!mitt)ae. on. naval affairs, showing conclusively he said, that armor pliite could toe made 'for $250 per ton.Not withstanding this, the armor factories, being in collusion,- refused Jto1 make armor for $300 and demanded $425. In stead of opposing the trust," Senator Pettigrew said, the naval committee (now proposed to accede to its demand's,. It: was a procedure too disgraceful to be tolerated, the senator said. Senator Butler, spoke in, -severe crit icism of the course of the armor fac tories and of the disposition in official circles to yield to them. The senator reviewed the Investigations ,made by (Secretary Herbert as to the cost of ar mor plate and read from the report -of the house committee on naval af fairs relative to Irregularities in the manufacture of such plate. He said the report showed that 'by fraud arid de ception armor plate had 'been palmed off on the government so defective that it could he pierced like a pine board. The. senator asserted that men had 'been -shot and put in dungeons for' of fences of far less magnitude. Senator Hale questioned these state ments, saying tlhat none of the-defective plates were at present Jn actual service on warships. ' 'Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,' insisted that many of the' alleged de- ; fective plates' were in use, and said their exact location on various "war ships was specified in the report of the naval committee.'-- ' When 'Senator Butler reiterated the statement as to the extent of the de fective armor in use, Senator Hale in terrupted witfi a sweeping denial. He said that such a condition would Ibe appalling if it existed in reality, hut there was no warrant for the assertions by the North iCarolina' senator. H'e utterly and absolutely denied that any proportion of 'tihe armor plate on our warships was unserviceable. 'Senator -Butler declared' that he knew . Of no inore. dangerous kind of high treason than the equipping of war vessels with defective plates. One of those vessels, the Oregon, with spongy, imperfect, fraudulent plates, had rbeen ordered to the Hawaiian islands at a time when Japafr was threateninig to take possession of those islands. : 'It would be fortunate if the first hostile shot fired at her did not hit one of those defective plates if. indeed there were any good One's on her. If we are to take Hawaii, If twe are to go into the land grabbing business, then, said (Senator Butler, we must have a fleet as good and better than any other coun try in the world. Tf we are launching on that policy of aggrandizement; then w.e must be able to compete with Eng land or any Other nation. When 'Senator Butler closed, Sena tor Chandler fecetiOMsly called on Sen ator Tillman to take the floor. . The 'South Carolina senator responded that unless there was something to fight there was no need of talk. . Senator Chandler inquired of Sena tor Tillman what had become of the house resoluVon adopted as a result' of the 'Carnegie investigation. Tt had come to a "democratic senate, had heen referred to a democratic naval com? mittee. JHe asked Senator Tillman, if he was a democrat, what 'the democrats had done with this resolution. Senator Tillman responded that he thought his course had shown him to be impartial in pointing out the short comings and the rascalities if that word were allowable of democrats, as well as others, i The naval committee which the New Hampshire senator had referred to, having a majority of so oalfed democrats, had simply pigeon holed that resolution 'Senator Tillman pointed out alleged1 ( irregularities 4n furnishing armor plate and referred to the fact that Secretary Herbert had imposed a fine on the Carnegie Com pany, which fine was remitted by the -president., r "And was it a democratic president Who remitted the fine?" queried Sena tor Allen, ' i " "Please don't leave. Out 'so-called' in referring to (that president," answered Senator Tillman -amid laughter, "as it hurts my feelings to hear him referred to as a' democratic president." He went on to t say he had never sought to f athom trie mystery of how the pres ident had. tried to override law and de cency hy remitting the fine. The sen ator reviewed the evidence on the cost of making ainor and said that unless the senate adopted some remedy, such as the one now .proposed, there would be an aJbsolute and shameless surren red Of public interest to the armor plate factories. . . ; 'Senator Bacon, of Georgia, moved to place the rate at 5350 per 'ton. He said the government would nave to itmiia its own foundry, 'but for the present. he urged it - to 'be expedient to offer $350 and stand by It, allowing the armament of the ships to fail if need be until con gress reassemibles. Senator Teller, or. Colorado, contriDiu- ted a lively speech. It had been the general impression that Our 'ships rep resented the power and dignity or the: nation, but he said our warships had proved a source of confusion to the last administration. The Cuban war, the worst conflict in 100 years, with murde-and outrage, had raged at our T . -, .. J.., . ... 1 - 1. t ' . 1 ! . i- . . . . . ionrs ana inruuxiiuuL tne ..wuywi. wc had no ship to f end there as the rep resentative of ouV national dignity and honor. The authorities had been afraid to send a ship, fearing it might endan ger our peace with Spain- "'Why, .war with Spain would he a trifling affair so far t we are concerned," sajd he, He ridiculed the idea or having snips, if they were not to 'be sent where need ed. "We hare had a good deal 6'f trouble over our ships anyway, ' Sen ator Teller said, "and probably they .would toe a well CO -he stocks as in service, ivwouiu e-. &i;tn der of national dignity to ibow to the armor contractors than to let the ships stand on the stocks,' and'tha sfmaOT declared .he would let them stand unr armored for all time rather than be held up 'by the armor combine. , A vote was then taken on the amend ment-'demanding the' cost of armor to $300 per ton. It was carried, on a viva voce vote, Senator Hale and one or two others 'being the only ones ta tfote in the negative, . " ' Senator - Butler then offered on amendment authorizing the aeoretary of the navy to make Investigation and receive propositions for the estahlish--ment, of a government r armor . factory and report to congress at its next ses sion agreed to. Other amendments to the bil svere made as follows: For improvement of Cumberland sound, , Florida, $50,000; to fcay halanoe of $14,485 to claimarits un der the Spanish-American claims com missionand the deficiency appropria tion bill was then passed. i i tAt:50 o'clock p. ta. the senate held an executive session and then ad journed. ! ! ... j HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES, i The house took a recess today until tomorrow . at noon, without transact ing any husiness. Mr. Cannon, the cShairman of the appropriations com pimmtee of the last congress, announc ed that, it was evident that the defi ciency bill would not be ready to act Jipon until tomorrow and he, therefore, hioved a recess until tomorrow I at noon. . , Mr. Simpson, populist, of Kansas, un der the guise of a parliamentary in quiry, asked the i speaker whether the house yesterday (took a recess or ad journed. I ..' The speaker replied' (that ' the house had recessed. ! ''I thought the motion" was that "the house .suspend doing, business. lAs i a parliamentary inquiry, I .should like to know how the house t could suspend 'business when it was not doing busi ness. :.''"v-'. j : ; "The gentleman from, Kansas does not insist on a response to his inquiry," said ythe speaker, who then, put Mr. Oannon's motion, whicli was carried. The house was in session only hut three minutes. f- ;; BASE BALL. The Leaders Lose Another Game Phila delphia Takes Two Games From Louis ' ville Cincinnati Still Holds Second Pla e St. Lrouis 5, 'Baltimore 10. St. Ivouiis, July 13.-HLively hitting When it was most needed gave the Bartimores the third game of .the series with the Browns this afternoon. St. Louiis hit Hoffer pretty freely, Cross and Grady making home runs with the 'bases' empty. Attendance 2,000.' The 6OOT I ' 1 1 i ji St. Jjonxis ..... .1 1 .0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 It) 2 Baltimore .. .: ..0 0 4 0 1 0 2 3 10 11 4 Batteries: Hart and Murphy; Hof fer and Clarke; Umpire Hurst; time 1:45., ' I i . Cleveland 8, Boston 5. . . ' Cleveland, July 13j Lewis was a trifle wild today, while Cuppy, after the first inning, pitched a fine game. Errors by Boston at critical moments helped to swell the score of the In dians. A fine one hand; catch by Col lins an'd .the all around -good work of Childs and Wallace were the features. Attendance 1,500. The; score: ; . t ti. ii. e. Oleveland ..02300021 08 11 2 Boston .' 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 ' 9 2 Batteries: Cuppy and Criger; LfeWis send Bergen. Umpire Sheridan; time 2:20. I ' I' Chicago 11, Brooklyn 4. Chicago, uly 13.-kBattery errors saved the Brooklyns' from a shut-out tdday. Theyoould do but little with Callahan's pitching, j while . Kennedy proved easy and was! batted all over the field. IMoCormicki and G. .Smith carried off the 'fielding honors by re markahly tlever work at short. Attend ance 1,700. The score:l 'R. H. E. Chicago .. ...1...0 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 11 14 1 3 Brooklyn. . ..0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 . 7 4 Batteries: , Callahan and Kittridge; Kennedy and Smith. Umpire McDon ald; time 1:45. i . i Pittsburg 7, Washington 4. Pitts'burg, July 13: Pittsburg ,- re deemed herself today i by good snappy playing. Washlngtonjs errors were costly in every case. The feature was Brodie's killing Wrigley's run' at the plate after taking Tucker's long fly in centre. Attendance 1,100. The score: " --.'....- '. n: h. e. Pi'ttshurg 0200 3 002 7 10 i 4 Washington . ... .0 2 0 1 10 0 0 Q 1 4 10 r 6 Batteries: Hawley and Merritt; Mc James and McGu'ire. iUmpire Emslie; time 2:10. ' " I - " i! 'Cincinnati 5, New York 4. i . 'Cincinnati, July 13. (-The Giants lost to the Beds in a close and' exciting game today. Both 'teams played snap py ball. The Beds were unable to hit Seymour until the fourth inning, when they 'touched him up i for five singles and a triple, and four runs "was the re sult. Attendance 4,500j The score: i f v 'R. H. E. CinoinnatL 0 0,0,4 0 01 0 6 9 1 New York ......1 00 01 0 01 14 11 2 Batteries: Breitenstein and Vaughn; Seymour and Warner.! Umpire O'Day; time 2:00. I . ('.' Louisv!ille 3, Phiiadelphia 4. . . ; Iiouisville, July 13. 'Two games were played this afternoon, i .The 'first game 'was very interesting' but Louisville's errors "were fatal. Evans was knocked out of the 'box in the first inning of the" second game. The batting of" Oel hanty in both games was a feature. Attendance 4,000. The score: First game: , R. H. E. 'Loulisville .00 02 1 0 00 03 5 7 Philadelphia ....00200002 i 8 1 'Batteries: Frazer and Wilson; Orth and Clements. Umpire Lynch; time 40.. ' -' Second game (Louisville 7, Phila. 9. , - R. II. E. Louisville ...... .0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 07. 12 5 Philadelphia .. ...5 3 0 001 0 0 9 16 0 Batteries: Evans, MoGee and Wilson; Fifield and Boyle. Umpire Wolf; time 2:00. . AnJAbguril Attack on Consul General I-ee. Havana, via Key West, Fla., July 13. The Avlsador Commercial, a political and commeijcal daily, in a i leading editorial article, makes a bitter attack upon United States Consul General Lee, on account of his report to the government at Washing ton on the Ruiz case. The paper says: "Crediting' Consul General Lee with some good judgment, we-cannot but have compassion for him, believing him to be ashamed of his report. The text of the report has been published in Havana, and the Spanish residents show their chivalry by not even displaying their scorn for one who has included so many falsehoods in his report. Can there be a more ridicul ous stand than that -taken by General Lies: Mis tale at norrors, based upon a prisoner being alone in his Cell, wifelcsa and childless, has gone to the wall. The Spaniards of Havana have read it with indignation or hilarity and have shown General Lee that certain of the monstrous acts related are only capable of execution by those who conceive them. i .Probably (Jeneral Lee. has conceived them, because he has witnessed them in his country and among his people, where the lynching of prisoners is esteemed by the authorities as legal. The 'Spanish people -are too noble, generous and too chivalrous to descend so low. They treat with respect even those- whom they de spise, and this is proved by the manner in which General Lee has been treated, in spite of the foolishness contained in his report. ' '- i "We will not even insinuate that in the $40,000 indemnity he asks for the widow of Dr. Ruiz, his commission was' his princi pal object, but this the least malicious person -might infer after Lee's request for $50,000 with : which to relieve suffering Americans who dont exist here. The Spanish people are brav, not savage, and do not torment defenceless prisoners. They do not lynch their prisoner, nor are they guilty, with the rebels here, of the cruel and terrible carnage indulged in by Lee's fellow" citizens during "the war of the-xebellion.. i !'Were we revengeful Instead of noble, Lee would not be in the position he Is now n, after his- Insults: He knows that the Spaniards do not regard him as a brave, Important enemy in Cuba. "Any other government than that at Washington would find cause in the Ruiz report to niereon hole it fnir'cAhr of ridi cule. Jf such are the" diplomats and gen erals o the United States, what kind of folks must the rest of the people be?" j " Oat on Bail . '" Richmond, Va., July , 13.-Young Rogers, who on yesterday was arretted hi Meoklenlburg county, charged Wiih the murder of a farmer named Warren, was today; before' Judge Home 'on & writ of habeas ccrpu- and ' bailed In $500. . ' ." - h : THE HEARING CONTINUED. OTHER RAILWAY OFFICIALS BE I FORE THE COMStflSSION. 1 The Chief Attack of the Ballwey Mea Against Jaitice Clark Rndell Claims Bight to Reply to the Hallway Peopla Fortune Slow la Getting Ell Clerkahipe The Stone Mountain Railroad Prltchard and Russell Endorse Jim Young for Post master of Raleigh. : - , ! Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel", j ! , Raleigh, N. C, July .13. ' The hearing before the railway com mission i yesterday goes' on record as one of the most important, perhaps the most important, in its hi;,' ry. Of the three statements laid befc. . it in the nature of a demand for an increase of the rate of assessment and a lower ing of the passenger and freight rate that of Governor Russell was hy far the most able; and -was the strongest presentation yet made of his side of the case. But the railway people who made statements dwelt -on three points:' First, the people are not clamoring for an increase in valuation and a decrease . j . - i in i rates; second, the" rates are now lower than in most other states; third, railway property is now assessed at a higher rate than any other property. ; Today the commission resumed the hearing. -The officials of the Cape Pear and Yadkin Valley railway, George M, Rose, Fry and Kyle, all spoke, in oppo sition to the increase in assessment and rate lowering." They urged on the other hand that the board reduce the valuar tion, which they claim is excessive in view of the struggle this system is making;' . i President' Hancock, of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad, stated to the railway commission that his road could not stand any increase in assess ment or . reduction in rates; that ke would not now make any formal state-, ment, but would defer-that until after the railway commission, had made the. assessment. He was given permission to so do. , . . i The Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, represented by J; B. Tree and Robert C. Strong,- was next heard. , . The Western Union was asked in re porting its gross earnings for taxation to include, not only' receipts on busU nesis from point to. point in North Car olina, but business from points 'in the state to points' outside and vice, versa; and also the proportionate part of the business passing through North Car olina. Superintendent -Tree at first said he could not make up such a statement but late this' afternoon he presented it. He was clooely question--ed by . the commission. -. i Fab. H. Busbee, of counsel for the Southern railway, made a stateapsnt as to its earnings in North CaroKna, and said it was assessed at a valuation high enough. He was .quite lively in his, comments on writers of letters attack-, ;ing railways, this being directed at Judge Clark mainly, of course.- ; State Treasurer Worth was present at today's hearing, which- was- briefs Governor Russell will return here to- morrow. He has said that he reserved the right to reply to the statements the railway officials made, if . he thought proper. He insisted that all the pleading be In writing; and that he should have the right to answer any new matter. The chief attack of all the railway people was directed at Associate Justice Walter Clark, who; has for a year or more past ' written; and spoken solmuch against railways.: Speaker of the House A, F. Hileman,: arrived today to attend the suit brought against him and Lieutenant Governor Reynolds by A. L, Swinson,: who was dismissed as enrolling clerk of 'the legislature and not paid. The case is continued until next "September.; J. B. Fortune finds his progress very; slow in getting the clerkship of 'the United States district court. He ex-; pected to get in July 1st. He hopes to get the circuit court clerkship also Senator Pritchard writes that Judge -Goff is favorable to him. The promoter's of the Stone Mountain" railway, are this week going over the route it is to follow. It vijl connect with a Virginia road. Its building is assured., u There is a row here over the appoint ment of a negro on the school commit tee in each township in the county. An effort to provide that these negroes should have to deal with only the ne gro schools failed. - - : It is asserted that Senator Pritchard' and Governor Russell have indorsed James H. Young, colored, for post master here, yet it is certain Raleigh .will not have a negro postmaster. Charlotte; was theratened -with such a thing tooi but the president will not make such appointments. : There is a fight against the railways by Caezar Cone, the well known mill 'man, but railway! officials say this is because Cone demanded a rate of $1. per ton on coal from Tennessee to Greensboro; also a through rate from points south to New York via Greens-; boro; although he desired the goods stopped at Greensboro and put through his finishing mills. - ' Many persons are inquiring how it-is that J. Li. Graham, late chief clerk to the state superintendent of public in-' striiction, who was tried fcr arson, was' hot convicted of it but of 'misdemeanor; and fined $300. ' Under section 1761 of The Code, any tenant who shall duri ing his tenantcy , destroy or burn a dwelling shall be guilty of a mlsde-. meanor. ' . ; The rains yesterday and last night were more general than, any in a long while and have done an immense amount of good. United States Marshal O. J. Carroll ought to deny the widely circulated ru mor that he has made a "deal" with Senator Pritchard. Three" convicts, from Robeson county arrived at the penitentiary today. Two are White- and Newton, "the murderers of Jesse Tolar, who get thirty years each. ....' Richmond Wants theCpnvention JfextYear Richmond, Va.,, July 13. A strenuous effort will be made by the Young Men's Business Association 'to secure for Richmond the next international con vention of the Baptist. Young Peoples Union. This great body meets this week in Chattanooga, Tenn., and a delr egation left tonight for that city, for' the purpose of working in the interest of Richmond. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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July 14, 1897, edition 1
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