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X Ths Msssenger Prints . the . fMews 5 -8EHD OMEKS FOB- JOB PRINTING ; t THE MESSENGER, Marion, ft, C. J Ml ore: I S'.-igfil Rfterl.ytha peo ple of M'-I'wp!1, Ynnery, IJun-crmO-, Ji'iiti.-rfcril, litirka Bil l ntliiT c.,iint;c-in WeHteru N'orl'i Car..liiia, and 13 there f.iie a Cocfi Advertising Medium. ISntcrt fiiniisho.J on application. A'l Jrfha, TiiK 3IKSSKNQEB, Marion, N. O, i Jrmptnss, Accuracy, Neatnea J ani Good Btoclc Guarantied J Heads, Note Headi, BUI Head. Envelope, Circulars, Card. ToZ ,ranQPb'e9t nd any kind of 5 Printing. vol.il no.l MAKIOX N C, FRIDAY, MAY 11. 1807. I'ricc 1 IVr Year, in Advance. .net f L Gen. Smolenski Has Vindicated the Reputation of the Greek Army. WAR TO EXTERMINATION. I In- (iici U Krai on HarkProtection In Polo Promised -llloekade Established-- Troops Recalled. Lou. Ion, May v. H-y Cable.) The At!. us i-nrri-' i.iiiil nt of the Times ... " i ). m-'v;- i,( tho retreat from I i...- . -i at In i -'i-ivi'.l with eon- t. : r, '.. bt.t till) public iS already - i ' I tin- situation, and now regard - 'mm! from I nioki is us a .- trategic i. - ."!ii. -it It is generally felt that (.. 'ici,.! Si, !.,!. !; l.i has :: dicated tho . .-. Greek iniiu, .on! v . 1 ...it tin- disgrace i f Marti and I .ii: i i ll': li.'li iolial honor i .Ii.!:. I I:! I. ill. lint V hill! all t-,; i . the o!,i bellio.se . i.' . . ..' ;;: -I ! A t i:i I : t has vnn i in 1 1 ' :;, . iii ides th v : ,ii ! r ii i- I- c ii !, and should ti.i n un-nt Invoke tl:c int rvcntioh lit.- I' it would J ri .1 :i l y lt; . ii : ' ' 1 1 i l.y pu I !: opinion. I In- nut i ) I.i.iii:; ;. vi il.lv diminishing. I !, ' ; I'm in 1 rut ems due P a change of i n.ii.... ai.'l to tin- lli.uht from lurisu. ",. n w : ! ;-i iiiiiu li.it ii.cr!lci;il, li:ivi l: ' I.- , ii lr; . ali-l. I In- i'HillIltl' V of t, . I 'i .-,! ChiM-MiIos has also' hud a - I .!.-.-:. " I i.i: ...:i;'i I. oils of (o n. Sinol-nskis J ! 'I- ai't : . i t ii i '!'ii'!ai nioi i.in at .:-!.. nt '.!.i. ii.-s. ' .Ml the inliuli- Jt.T.t ot ! '..in. !... I ai- i!:;.l to l.ttJi.lM." I !.... li,v 7. ! I'.y 1'alil.-. ; -A oi- :i t-i tii- I'lhii-.i from t-lcstilio, i. 'i I i.i "ii ;. .--ti i ila v, su vs: " i'lic ! :!.! " i l" I la Vi: ri-ai-l:i-.t till- oilt ! '.I- ' '' Nolo. That 1 1 iv. n lias alrciuly !:: II. 1' I- 1 iii.l'.l i-.i, altlll,ll!l not coll !.M,.. I. urtiii'i of tin' iioi-k forces I. a r.-tr. .it.-! l.y tli-i -oii-t ion, to Ai:."- -. irmn ulii.-h jioint it wiil , n-l a .c r:.!ivci-. hy sen to I.aiuiii, nif! ;--iti ti;.' n -t of tii.- army at I o- Mi..-!-. May ;. : iiv Cahlo.) It is al-i !" :ti-,i l liiat it'tlit; j.invfis insist a i!.i- " : i ! i .i a ! of tho ( irct-k tn.ois I I ! : i as a I-.-!nl it ion if in i"il in t ion, ! " r-'i-'y that she irftVrs vnt t i ' Vi ii. l mi! ion. I !..,:- , .May 7. - i Hy Cal.lc) -An i i . .i a 1 . i 'it I.i-:hm early to-ihiy iieav t;:- at; 1 la tr-1 fur S(' Isi I hours. Iii- 1 i v.!-:.- I'uia!!y ilrivcn hack. 'I '. 1 . ' 1 j'l-t -1 a 1 1 -i iijnn Vol(, sharply I'M Hi -i 1 the i III I- -. "li, M.iv NvCal.h' 'i'lu- pon s', : 1: . .l.-.-i to ;: -k the fi.reipn ' i hi. s t" i.itnl ill !a -!iiiii-i!is, iiiul hnvo i I I .i I I.. I r.itect th t,.v, n. I'l l . Mi.v .. Hy! a!.l.-) A ilisj Mitch i in l .i-M sh receivd! lu re hy an ( )tto- iah s t hat I lilhi-m Pitslui., th hi t.i:f. tart. ,1 for Vclestiui) this ' .'a rants,. .i.i.'. Mm- ; iHvralilei I,.', .c i , , m U-ie-raiihe. to V.d ! ' " 1 ;: 1 "i i ii !; mi to :nii(.ikos iia- . '.lav :. ',y Cil.l) Th5 '- .'I lii'iciit has nut itie.l the .ow- ' 1 'i.-.-k ii.-.'t ha .-s.tiiMlslie.l . 'i e hi. l i.U'i.- el lie- coast of 't Mav 7. I'.v Cahle'l The : ' i, .'ill ha il II etc I the recall of !':'. i .-u!;i. i-.s aii'l two com, allies ! '- . i i.i! You t rete. s ! : 1 1 1 i: n it i riTs ikkt. :.!.-mil.-- IT.-cnt ut tlie Con . it ii.n-.iii.l-e llari-.iliiM lle-clecled !,..;.'. '.it. t ihiiin. tun. . '.. the Southern Va: ,;t ( ..!i.-n';oii conven .1 at 10 ' lav i iu. ioi: ;-, the 7th, in tho I : ' !" -: ti ! hir.-h. Ihui. Jounth.lU ' . ii -1 -ic'il. i resiilin; secre- I ' . " ! . tir.-.'ory ami ! r. I.an- !:-'.-Ihc (in , ! I uient hy 1 ' Y :i'i attcti'iati.-e of ."i:;7 ii -i' ii M.ar. s. l-'s.,.. ,h- a ;.;:- -.M-lcii.e ami the I.- l.v !;,-v. Watts of i 1 1 i i - i"-i' :i v, a ; taken up ' ' ' t ir.min.vs ami the f,,l ' - vv i i c eh'i-ii'.i for the ell t': v-ah-Kt. Hon. .loiiathun . i '-1 tal ies, I V. ( ). I '. ( Il -ex- . ! ' . i .i -iv ii ihirrtiH. i'i-tiin witli tiie convention !'i 'i iMo:i Cniun ainl :onih t ',!e . i' ( ''.inference auxil 1 i "' ii ; r sessions in the hirst ' ' an I ( iracc churches ro- i' i 'a in i ne in India. I ..'.ia -.re 1 ims ju.-t retnrne.l t"'i lYi-m a tour of the ii' "l' the famine sufferers I lep..,-te.l his pl'OLfros to . sav iim' that lie lunl . Mici-osl'ul ainl wisheil :.') sen. I hilt the oiils as - ii'Ie. '1 he Secretary iu 1 .-'.or that the .lepartineiit i' l.v jUM as soon as tho i'ciil.acli" Dead. fahiin-; .ii. il in h'utl'a- cars. I n l-.;.l he, as !.h-committec of the committee of the ntatives. iiitro.lnceil eiral ten.iei- act. ami ii.-v hank hill, hothof I h.iniM'ir. To-ether l.et'ti sui.l. the Lest eer a.Iopte.l hy iiiu' a national enter- n ; a it, t Nilt-( -reds Hampton. "ti .iipatch says it is sta ': I'lesi.lent will appoint 1 - lh I.onustreet llailro.i.l ! to Mieeeeil (Icti. Wa.le '.. term has expired. A.-r.. nl Ity il,,. I'rcMenr. '' 1 '. t.t has approved the joint '' ' :; 1 ropi iatin tidi i for the ' ! 'he l inv eival 1'ostal 1 --I sesvion in Washinutou. I' for Knrope. 'h'utt sailed for Kn-lnnd nh ex-Vice 1'iesident 1 -Mr. Taine. commission i'd in the interest of inter- ti'.lim. They will and then to London and ' length (.f their stay will 't things depend oil eir- I 'litiham listers, in Uar- ileus, fell from a tra- 1)& tOf I'.liuton. I). (' mnii n i.f Pod danth. NKW TARIFF HILL. Tax Put On Tea I'ntil lOOOIIides Taken From t!ie F'ree List. The su'ar schedule has heen con si. lerahly changed; it now provides that machinery imported for the manu facture of beet suu'ar ho udrnitted free. u maple su-ar the duty is four cents a pound. A duty of ten cents a pound is: levied on tea until P.i'jO. Hides are taken from the free list, and jiven a out v of a cent and a half it pound. In the con! .schedule tiie word 'bitumin ous"' is taken out ami all coal is made dutiable at se entv-five rents a ton, except when mixed with di;-' ..hen the duty i-; i ixty :tts. Shic. coal is ii t.-d at :ifteeii cents a ton. i he .Senate hi!! provides for an iu rn a-e in the internal revenue ta' on hi '!' by rhaiuiii:,' the rate to a dollar an 1 f.irty eent-ier barrel on a;! beer, !a .a r beer, potter or other Mliij..r fer nted li.piors, until tin year ll'-i, v i.e. i the rate will be reduced I- dol i.u" a barrel, the .resent Tate. I , -.-u-oi.-tii ... .-inu'c of th.. in jrlev tarul" bill i., stricken from the Senat" I i.l i he eniiie House provision relat-in--' !o i'eci :oc;!y is stricken out and a lause substituted providing that any eouiitiy jiaym-,' a bounty for tiie pro .iiictiuiiof -roods which mitv c(.!ne to this country, direct or indirect, shall I a- an additional duty to the regular d i:y on sm-ii uo,iSi covering tho iimoiiiit of the botu ty. to ( om iNri; tiii: wai;. Tlie Shfft in (ii-oi k .Military Circles. Strict Neutrality Knjoined. London, Afay By cable.) Tho Athens correspondent of the Times Kays: The cabinet nut till daybreak 1'nesday, hearing tho reports of the minsters from the front, and finally re- ol , cd to continue tho war. General -'iiiul.-nsU has declined to aecept the post of chif of stall" of the Crown I'rince, as he prefers to remain with his (,v.t. brma.lo. The decision of the overiiinent is looked for soon. Lou. Ion, .May 4. Illy cable.) royal proclamation was gazetted this evening, eiijoiniu upon all Lriiish subjects strict iieuti'iility iu the war between Tnrkev and Griece Athens, May' -!. (I'.y eable,)-lt is now denied that an oilicer has b(;en ap -! otiitcd to succeed ( 'ol. Vassos in com ma.. dot" tho Greek forces iu Crete. This i.; interpreted here as a prelude to the recall of Creek troops from the island, and as proof of the conciliatorv intention:; of the new cabinet. Coi. Vassos has been appointed to succeed Colonel .Manos, who has been in com mand of the Ireek forces operating in Kpinis. j-ix-Mini.-ter Metaxrs replaces General .Mac! as, ami ?,Iajor Constan tino has been recalled from Crete and appointed chief of I'rince Constan tino's staii'. UFJGN OF TKKOIi ?:FKAKF.n. Anti -Toll Oae Kiotcrs Threaten Crt IJiirn a Kentucky Town. A special from Harrisbnry, Ky. , says: This vicinity is preatly stirred np. A rei-rn of terror is tiireatetied. The trouble prows out of the toll-pate riots. Four alleped toll-pato raiders, v ha are said to have taken part in the chopping down of the toil-pates were a"r; Med, and the anti-toll-pate faction if aroused and threaten violence. The '.own i; iu daiiper of beiup burned by the rioters. A number of fiired 1 itik ertons, who have been here at work for the owners of the roads, are threatened with assassination. Disaster at Paris Society Fete. At 1'aris, 1 'ranee, fire broke out iti a crowded charitable bazaar in the Hue Jean Gonjon, at which the llie hess de I'ses and other well know. i patronesses were present. Afanypeople were burn ed to death, and tiiere was a terrible panic, diirinp w hich a number of per sons were injured. The hiiihfinp in which the l'.re broke out was a tempor ary structure of v.tud. Tho flames were itrst discovered above the stall oc cupied by the I !uchess de I'ses, ami w hile the place w as densely crowded. Tho ba.aar is an annual function, pre sided over by the leaders of Paris so ciety. It is thoiiput ihat 'J;'!.' people, iiicludinp iii:i:iy royal persona pes. per-she-1. ALoUa's First IJepnlar L,il. The iirst repular mail service author ized for an entire year in Alaska lias been contracted for by the postolliee department, the service bepins from .1 uneau to Circle City, !M! miles each way. The contract calls for one round trip a month, bepinninp July 1, Ijs'.iT. W illiam F. Slater, of Washinpton, is the contractor, the contract price being Si',;i'.i'.i. Two Hundredth Anniversary. Trinity, New York's historic church, celebrated its oetli year on the '(!. Mil bam HI., of Knp-iMid, on IWay ith. H'i'.'T. pi anted a royal charter for a cer tain church, and a year later an edifice had been erected and Trinity church was opened for service and it has since prow n into the wealthiest and most 1 ovvcrful corporation of its kind in the United States. Killed for an Orange. Two boys quarrelled at a pie-nic neni Sulphur Sprinps. Ala , over an oranpe. .lames Stewart interfered, whereupon Thomas MeKinley, a young merchant, attacked Stewart with a knife, cutting his throat. Stewart fell, but pulled a pistol from his pocket and shot twice before expiring, killing MeKinley CP IN AN A IK SHIP. A Naslix ille iMan Makes a Successful Trip. Prof. Arthur Laniard, physical in still, tor of the Younp Men's Christian Association of Nashville. Teun.. has made a successful trip in an air ship c.-iistructed by himself. He started from the Teune-see Centennial Exposi tion proumls. The ship moved off iu perfect or.ier and passed out of sight in a few minutes. He says he ha per fected a machine which will ily under ordinary conditions. He states that it is not perfect, nor could it be perfectly cohii idled, but lie believed that he could perfect it so that its course e-auhl be controlled. After disappearing from view the ship circled around, the navi gator hopniir to meet with a favorable current. hen it reached W'atkins. : j u'tlapo tiftecii miles west of the city, it j turned. When four miles from Nash ville the pas in tiie balloon attached be- j pan to :rive out. Mr. ihiriiani then i '-. .ii'hl a - it'e place and descended lllld alto- (1 v, :i (a-ilc. He was aloft one j and one half hours. Greoks Rep?.ir Their Lost Reputa tion and fk-pu'sc 40,000 Turks. BRIGADE DRENCHED IN BLOOD. "With God's Help Our Side Has Con. quered'"--S uiolenski's Superb I)e IVnsc of :ctino. London, Yav 0.-(I!y Cable.) The C'orresp-.m.leut of the Daily Telegraph at '(,!o, un.k-r data of Wednesday, says: " i he biggest battle of the war began near Vcicrtiiio this morning. As a result of it. the Turks' force of 4H,0(iij men has been repulsed. The Turkish plan was to beie the hills on the North dividing I'harlasos from Valen tino. London, May .". (P.y cable.) -The Athens correspendent of the Daily Mail says: Ten thousand Turks attacked the Greek position at Vetestiuo. The lire ceased at 1 o'clock this after noon mid it was evident that the Greeks have met with a great success. There has been great slaughter at I 'har salos, where the battle is proceeding. Crown Prince Constantino has tele graphed to tho regiment at Velestino: "With God's help our side has con quered. " The Athens correspondent of the Times Bays: Simultaneously with the attack at Velestino, the Turks attacked the (!reek outposts nt Tartar, near I harsalos. It is sai l that both attacks have been repulsed by the Greeks, (ten. Smolenski savs: "The hriirade at Vclotino isde uped with blood." I.arissa, May o. (i'.y Cable.) Tho soldiers who were wounded in the tirst engagement at Velestino, are now com imp into the hospitals. The latter are w ell organized w ith the materials w hich the Greeks abandoned. The inhahi tantsof Lai issadetiour.ee the command er of the (ireek troops, and even accuse him of treason. They hope for an early intervention upon the part of the powers, in order to prevent the com plete ruin of the country. It is stated here that the Crown Prince of Greece ordered Larissa to be burned, previous to evacuating the place, but, it is said, there was no time to carry out his in structions. The Turks claim that the fihtine: which has taken placo at Va!eiino, and iu which they are said to havo been repulsed was a mere reconnois ?ance of its forces, and its object, that of limling out the strength of the ene my, being achieved, the oflicers had tho utmost dilliculty in inducing the men to retire. They were obliged, it is claimed to threaten them, and even then, they could Hot prevent the Turks, in deiioncc, from singing during the withdrawal, the men declaring they were challenging the Greeks, v.nd per sisting iu singing in order to secure, if possible, a renewal of tho lighting. Athens, May " (liveable)- An Amer ican man of warhas joined tho iuterna tonal squadron at Phaloium. The (reek goverument has protested to the powers apaiust the acts of violence and rapine being committed by the Turks in i hossaly. Londop.s May .". -(Py cable, A dis patch tw the Times from Constanti nople says that the special and extra ordinary expenses of the War Depart ment from March i: is.;:;, to April Pi, l-.ii", were three and a half million pounds sterling. Larissa, May a. --'Py cable. ) Six divisions of Turkish troops have marched forward to Pharsalos, and it is understood here that the Porte has given i'dhem Pasha a free hand. Saloiiica, .May fi. I lly cable. ) -Tt is officially announced that eipht Turkish warships have left the i mrdanelles, and, after proceeding to tho Cassandry Peninsuhi. sailed for the island of hetiiiios (Staliuni. ) OPPOSING TIIK TAX. W Inst on Tobacco .tlaniifact urers Ol ject fotiie Increased Kate of Duty. Winston, North Carolina, tobacco manufacturers are opposed to an in crease of the tax on tobacco from (5 to S cents, as proposed in the new Senate tarili'bill. The tobacco board of trade has held a called meeting and appoint ed a committee to write their Kepreseti tatives in Congress and pet ail the in formation po.-sible, regarding the pros pects for an increase of the tax This committee will also co: respond with tlie manufacturers of this State and Virpiii'a for the purj ;se of securinp their co-operation in opposing the in crease. Spain's People Are htarvinp. While Spain is spending millions of dollars in an etVort to crush Cuban in surrection tho.:-ands of her poor peo ple at home :ue suffering the panps of liunper, and hundreds have died of starvation, (ueeti Pepent Christina has urged vainly that immediate meas ures lit taken to save these wretched people, even if it is necessary to sus pend, the dispatch of troops to Cuba in order to obtain necessary fundSj and worn out with worries and anxieties, she is siilleriimr from extreme nervous prostration. The trouble origiuated in the failuie of the crops. Gen. Miles Oil' for tP.e War. Ma.j. -General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., accompanied by Capt. Maus, of his star', has sailed for Southampton. Gen. Miles is going to observe the military operations iu the war between Greece and Turkey. Kansa.-' Liquor Troubles. Tor the tirst time since May 1, ISf!, w hen the prohibitory law went into ef fect, a saloon has opened wide its doors in Topeka, Kansas. There have been numerous joints'' in that city running behind lock and key ever since prohibi-biti-.n became tlie law of the State, but never before has open saloons defied the authority of the law under the shadow of State house, 'this is believed to he tho beginning of the end of pio hibition in lvajisas. Snakes In the Ynrd. At San Antonia. Texas a few days apo a woman snake charmer had a falling out with her neighbors, and in i e vene she emptied a box containing seven; v-rive lattle snakes iu the yard and then left town. In a short time the rattlesnakes had made their way to wood piles and under houses of the neighbors and the families became i a'uc stricken. Twenty of .the snake? wen; killed iu one vard. May ." was Children's Day and Mexi co i ay at the Tennessee Exposition. NEWS ITEMS. Southern Pencil Pointers. Flijah Morton, colored, will hs hanged at Mediae, Ga., on May 21 fo: the murder of three persons. About 1.10 employes of Surrv Lumber company, at Dondron, Va., have gone on strike for higher wages. The miners' strike in Fa-tern Ten nessee and Southern Kentucky has grown, and 3, .100 men are involved. Robert W. Hunter, of Virginia, as sistant attorney in the interior depart ment, has resigned. Dun Musick. a wife murderer, and his brother, Lige.was killed by a posse near l'restonburg, Ky. North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia naval reserves w ill unite in the encampment this summer. May 3, there was a heavy snow fall in portions of southwest Virginia, reach ing a depth of four inches iu Wise county. ."fudge Jos. IT. T-'arle, iuuior United Strtes Senator from South Carolina, is critically ill at his home in Greenville. Grave apprehensions are entertained as to his condition". Geo. F. ('raw ford, a Richmond, Va., real estate man, lias been arrested charged ith stealing S:,ij00 from Mrs. Catharine Pusonette. 'I hero is no money w ith which to close the Arkansas crevasses on the levees and the farmers refuse to feed their idle hands. The merchants decline to carry them and the chairman of the relief committee reports that 7,000 persons are m danger ot starvation. Tho National Pank of Ga'Vney, S. C. , has been nutht.rized to begin business, with a capital of .50,000. J. If. AVestbury was shotat Isabella, Ga. , by F. A. Nisbet, a real estate agent. Cause, an unpaid store account. Nesbit is iu jail audit is thought West berry's wounds may prove fatal. .Tames J. Willis, of Florida, the dep uty auditor of the State Department has been removed. It is stated that during the past year Mr, Willis has been absent from his desk days with pay. The Florida joint legislative com mittee have found State Treasurer Col lins' shortage to be S-HV.Nl. Collins is missing. The committee charges that I. X, ( '. Stockton, a candidate for the United States Senate, owes the State 1-5,0! mi, for which no security is held. N. Nelson, president of the Me tropolitan bank, of Richmond, Va., was found dead in his bath room. The gas was turned out. He had been ill ior sometime, and it is supposed death resulted from heart failure, lie was 70 years of ape. All About the -North. Dentist Joseph S. Goodmanson, of I'onca, Neb., has been sentenced for life for murdering his wife by poison. The Ihikers' International Union, at Cleveland, (., has resolved to make a stand for an eight-hour day. II. Kellogg Reach, a retired oapital-i-t. committed suicide in his bath room iu Chicago, ill., by shooting himself in tiie mouth The South and West Grain and Trade Congress at Kansas City, Mo., lias changed its name to the Southwestern Commercial Congress, and will meet next February in Tampa, Fla. Governor RIack, of New York, has signed the greater New York charter, and 1 Brooklyn aud Long Island City is no longer named on the map. The' ter ritory of greater New York embraces ;! V.'-'.i square miles and the population is 3,400,000. l ire in Pittsburg, Pa., destroyed three million dollars worth of property, aud several liremen were killed. Fx-Goveruor Porter, of Indiana, and who was United States Minister to italv under President Harrison, is dead. At Rrooklyn, N. Y., a fatal tiro caused the loss of four lives. A call has been issued for a conven tion of free silver Republicans of ( )hio in Cincinnati, June 1, to elect dele gates to the national free silver conven tion, Juue sth. it is reported in New York that Mrs. Josiah M. Fiskehas given Rarnard Col lege ' 1 i i ( m it i for the purpose of erecting a building b the memory of her hus band. It w ill be known as the Fiske Hall. It is possible that Miss Clara Rarton may go to Greece iu the service of the Red Cross Society. Mr. Demetrius Vasto, tho Secretary of the American fund in aid of the Greek Red Cross, re cently summoned Miss Rarton for a conference in New York in regard to her possible journey. A swindler from the North, so says the Atlanta (Ga. ) Constitution, recent ly exchanged three gold bricks to a man named Jackson, in Macon, for S'heiMi iu cold cash and a check for &100 as a "good investment'' by telling him mi Indian had just found a mine in a secluded spot in Nevada, and the sam ples were only to get the money where with to develop the mine. Washinpton. The U. S. Senate in executive ses sion, has confirmed the m.mination of Thomas R. I'urnell to be United States district judge for the eastern district of North Carolina. President MeKinley and Secretary Algr-r will attend the reunion of the Army of the Potomac at Troy, X. Y., on August 'JO. On the best of authority the state ment is made from Washinpton that Dr. Isaac F. Hopkins, of Georgia, will bo appointed Minister to Greece. At Washington Minister Dupny de Lome has received an official dispatch from Madrid confirming the press cable that tho Queen has applied the reform law to Cuba. ! iserllaiieous. Joe Fatebenhas been sold for 81-1,000. The purchaser was J. W. Marks, of Chicago. The International Association of Ma chinists will e'e -t a ,'..5iMi monument over the late F. W. Talbot, originator of the Association. Twenty-six more anarchists are con demned to death for participation in the bomb throwing in Rarcelona June 7th last. Rishop A. Giant and a number of other colored men are talking of an Afro-American fair and interstate ex position, to be held in Texas next year. Rome, Rally, recently experienced a violent earthquake. Governor Holcomb has acted favora bly on the application of Dr. R. L. Girt'en. Surgeon General of the Nebras ka National iuards, granting him in definite leave of absence to go to The salv and enlist in the (.ireek arm v. isflllfL Ti.e utuU Railroad Commission Has Charge of the Street Railways. SAYS HE HASN'T GOT IT. Internal Kevenue Collections The Stale Fair-A Hoy Kills Ilia Father Other North State Notes. At the Secretary of State's office, in Raleigh, a postal card has been secured from a man at Pise way, X". C, so says the Tribune, which beyond doubt dis tinguishes him as the most absent minded man, or the biggest fool ia North Carolina, The iiostal read as follows: "Pisewa'y, N. O. . "Dkar Sik: You will lind enclosed SO. ;10 for which vou will send laud grant to , at l'ise- way, N. C, anil oblige, "lours Trulj', "May 1, 1S:)7." Dr. Thompson says that he does not know, and cannot decide, whether the fellow is a fool or crazy. It has been suggested that he have the card dis sected and discover if perchance the money is secreted therein. If this proves futile the services of Prof. Kil gore at the experiment station maybe secured to make an analysis of its com position iu search of the "enclosed"' $0. 50. It has been only a few weeks since Dr. Thompson received a card from a man who had been appointed magis trate, and it w as addressed to "John Sherman, Secretary of State, Raleigh, N. C. " This fellow wanted the Secre tary of State to grant him certain vol umes of the State law s, and it had not dawned upon him that John Sherman was not a North Carolinian, and that he was Secretary of State of the United States, and not for the "Old North State. " A special to the Charlotte Observer from Relmont, N. C, says: As the time approaches for the townships to decide by vote whether they w ill assess themselves jf.j.oo iu the hope of getting a like amount from the State, the voters naturally want what information they can pet on the matter. The following correspondence throws some light on the subject: Rplmoxt, X. C, April 24, 1S07. Hon. W. il. Worth, Raleigh, X. C. : Dk.'.u Sik: As the appropriations of the last General Assembly were in ex cess of the assessment, please notify me if the special appropriation of .500 to each township assessing itself a similar amount will be available. Yours respectfully, F. 1. Hall. RALnoii, N. C, April 2t, 'l7. F. P. Hall, Relmont, N. C. : Sir: Yours of the 24th to hand and noted. H there be a surplus after paying the interst on the public debt, expenses of State government, including the judi ciary, charitable and penal institutions, I shall be plad to pay out the extra ap propriations pro rata. I do not now see much prospect for payment of same. Yours very truly, W. Hi AVofn'tt, State Treasurer. You will observe that Mr. Worth has little hope of paying the townships anything, and his highest expectation is simply to pro rate what is left after the regular appropriations have been made. Our old Siate is thus presented to us as a bankrupt, who after paying his preferred creditors, has but a small percent, left for the rest. F. P. Hall. Relmont, N. C, May 4, '97. Cashier Rrenizer, of Collector Rogers' office reoorts the I'ollowin.r col lections of internal revenue in the fifth North ( arolma district for the month of April: Tobacco RM :.-, ' I Spirits 4:.h::c, 43 Cigars 1; Snuff 0 i: Special tax 220 01 Miscellaneous 1,:;si r,7 Total Slio.ssi !i3 These amounts were collected at the various otHces as follows: Winston SO.1,20-1 !)4 Statesville 31,S07 17 Asheville 1.1,7s! 04 Mt. A'ry s,(is 78 The Secretory of State has received from Jonathan Gore, a Mormon, appli cation for a grant of land at Pineway, Columbus county. On tho envelope is a picture of "The Temple of Salt Lake City," and the following: "Southern States Mission, Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints. North Carolina Conference." The land wanted for en try is probably for a church. The Mor mon elders or proselytes are working hard in this State. There are over thirty of them. They go in couples. Tho rnib'ond rnmiiiisQinn has supervision of the street railways in tne rotate ami also the making of their tariff's, but not the assessment of their taxes. The commission also has supervision of the rate-making and as sessment, of all the telephone ex changes. Active preparations are in progress for the State Fair next October and its promoters say that there were never brighter prospects for a thorough, suc cessful fair. The catalogue and pre mium list are now beinp prepared for the printers and will soon lie issued. -- In Reaufort county a man named Lewis Oden w as murdered by his 13-vear-old son who acted in collusion with his two sisters: ths boy and fine j of the pirls have confessed. j - - - i State Treasurer Worth, while ex- i ambling one of the vaults, discovered certificates of stock in the Atlantic t North Carolina Railroad to the amount j of !,', .:;;. " j The State Rank of Lumbertoii. at j Lumberton. has been organized with a ; paid-up capital of L, 000. - j At Davenport. Iowa. Lamer Martin i defeated Dan MeLeod in a wrestling j match for the world's championship for si.o-io a side and gate receipts. Rurn ! won the second and third bouts. ! The aunual convention of the Tele ' graphic Historical Society of North j America held its annual meeting in i Washington. Many interesting pajiers j were read and discussed. The election ! of officers resulted as follows: Presi-j dent. W. R. Wilson, Philadelphia: vice . presidents, J. N. DeWait, I. N. Miller. J 'iticiniiati: F. W. Jones, New York, ami W. D. Sargent, Rrooklyn. ! WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN Of the North Carolina Climate and Crop Service. The week ending Monday, May 3d, was again generally favorable for farm work, but crops made comparatively slow grow th on account of the drought which w as, however, broken through out the State by generous rains April 30th and on May 1st. In a few coun ties the rainfall was quite heavy, but a veraged for the State about 1. 50 inches. The week was fairly warm and bright until Sunday, when it turned cold. The cold weather following rain will check growth a little, but the prospects ire now decidedly better. l-.Asrr.nx Disthict. Crops made slow growth this week on account of the dry weather, but farm work prc gressed favorably, as grass is not vet troublesome, 'ihe early i art of the week was cool in the northeast iortion, w ith light frosts, doing no damage, but over the greater portion of the district the weather was bright and warm. Sunday after the rain was very cool. The drought was broken by lino showers Friday and Saturday," which thoroughly Boaked tho ground, so that prospects for next week are much better. Cotton is pretty well all planted, except in north por tion, aud a good stand is now insured. Corn about All planted and some being plowed; generally a poor stand report ed; some damage by cutworms. Irish potatoes are coming out again. Gardens look better. Very large shipments of berries and truck took place this w eek. Transplanting tobacco progressing. Some watermelons are up aud looking well. Central District. A generally fair week; warm during the day up to Sun day, but too cold at night for grow tii. Land dry and in bad condition up to Friday. Very beneficial and much needed rains fell Friday aud Saturday. Perhaps the bulk of the cotton crop has been planted and is coming up slowly; a good stand now assured. Some corn still to be planted; early planted not a good stand and some is being plow ed up and planted over, but late planted s coming up better. Some to bacco plants were Jet out and trans planting will be in full swing next week. Small grains, wheat, oats and rye, are heading and look well, except where ehiiich bugs are committing their depredations. Strawberries get ting ripe. Cabbages being set out. Some crimson clover is ready to cut. Potatoes are recovering from frost. Western District. A comparative ly warm, dry week; too dry to plow up lands, but a great deal of low lands were planted to corn. Light showers occurred on the 2tith and the drought was broken by a general and much needed rain on Friday and Saturday. Farm work is progressing favorably. Cotton and corn are still being plant ed and first plantinp is coming up nicely. Wheat and oats look most excellent; a little yellowing near the ground, but very little lust reported; some damage feared by chinch bugs. Cabbages and tomatoes being trans planted. Irish potatoes doing well; sweet potato slips nearly large enough to transplant. iVrosnects still good for the apple croj. In mountain sections the forests are being robed in green. FIFTY-FT FTH 7,'ONtt K ESS. Report of tho Proceedings from Day to Day. SENATE. Monday Senator Tillman, of South Carol in a, and Morgan, of Alabama, had quite a hot debate in the Sen ate during the consideration of the "free homestead bill." Morgan got ruflled and appealed to the chairman. Among the bills introduced was one by Chandler, (Pep.) of New Hamp shire, for the issue of certificates of in debtedness up to $-10,000,000 to meet the deficiencies in the revenue. The bill was referred to the finance commit tee. The Vest resolution, directing tho committee on commerce to investi gate and rejiort on the cause of the Mississippi Hoods was favorably report ed from the committee on contingent expenses. Hale and Morgan again quarrelled over the Cuban resolution. Tcksday. In the Senate the tariff bill was reported, and Ahlrich gave no tice that it would be called upon the ls'th iust. The Morgan Cuban resolu tion again went over. The homestead bill was passed, after which-the sundry civil bill was considered, but was not completed up to the time of adjourn ment. Gorman and Foraker indulged in a lively tilt during the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill. Wednesday. The Senate by a vote of 43 to 30 refused to ratify the general arbitration treaty between the United States and (treat Rritain, negotiated by Secretary Oluey and Ambassador Ju lian Pauneefote. The rules of the Sen ate require a majority of two-thirds for the ratification of treaties. Hence, four more affirinutive votes would have been required to secure a favorable result. The Senate refused to authorize the publication of the details. Thursday. In the Senate an agree ment was reached on the sundry civil bill and passed. It carries an apgre gate of 3.13,000,000. Racon, of Georgia, introduced a joint resolution on peace aud arbitration which was referred to the committee on foreigu relations. The Senate then adjourned until Mon- HOUSE. Monday. In the House Simpson, of Kansas, was voted down hy an attack on the Speaker which moved Reed to challenge him to propose a resolution instructing the Speaker to appoint the committees. There was an ineffectual attempt hy Mr. Railey, of Texas, to se cure au agreement for the considera tion of the Nelson bankruptcy bill on May 10. Cannon, Rep., of Illinois, called up the Senate resolution to ap propriate .10,000 for the expenses of the Congress of the Universal Postal Union which convenes in Washington this w eek and it was adopted. At 3:2S p. m., the House adjourned until Thursday. Thursday. The House adopted a resolution for bi-weekly sessions to be held on Mondays and Thursdays until further action. The Democrats and Populists allied against it, and Railey, of Texas, says that its only aim was to prevent the consideration of the bank ruptcy bill. The House adjourned until Monday, after King (Dem. j, of Utah, read a Hawaiian resolution. Tif President's Engagement. The President has two engagements for this month. One is to attend the I dedication of the Washington moiiu- i uient at Fa'.rmoiit Park, Philadelphia. , by the society ol the Order of Cincm- ( hatti, on tiie'l-'.th in-t., and the other' to attend the dedication of a monument erected at West Point, N. Y., in honor j of the soldiers who lo.-t their lives in the civil war, Monday, the 31st inst. j celebration day . lie will be accom- 1 panied I iy the members of Lis Cabinet ' on both trips. A woman always seems to think a mail can make over a stovepipe hat as ' easily as she ran tix up her last year's bonnet. A Wonderful Increase in the Amount cf Trade in April. R. G. DUN & CO.'S REPORT. Decrease in the Number, Amount and Average Liabilities of Failures in Every Ilraiich, Except Cotton. Messrs. R. G. Dun it Co. 's weekly trade review for the week ending May 7th, iu part, says; "Nearly all w ill be astonished to learn that actual sales in April by leading houses in each line of business in the principle cities east of the Rocky Mountains average only about 10 per cent, less than in April, 18SI2, the year of largest business hither to, and w ere (1.1 per cent, more than in the same month last year. Yet this is the summary of 837reiorts, each actual sales of leading merchants iu a line of business in one of the fourteen cit ies. They are especially encouraging in view of the great fall of prices with in the live years, and with ex ceptional Hoods and other retarding inlluenees this year. While specu lative business in nearly all lines is small, and does not sw ell clearing house returns as iu previous years, t he volume of legitimate trade shows no correspond ing decrease, and the fact is one of the highest importance in ail business cal culations. .Moreover returns of failures for April by branches of business, given only by the mercantile agency, show a decrease in number, amount and aver age of liabilities in almost every branch of trade and iu nearly all branches of manufacture except cotton, although failure of live New Redford mills for $7, !I'.I0,734 make tho total defaulted lia bilities, for the month 40 i-r cent, larger than last year, 00 per cent, larger than in lStifl, and S2 per cent, larger than in lX'.M. The value of reports trac ing failures to particular lines of busi ness is impressively illustrated. "Crop prospects are a little better for cotton because of the passing of floods and for spring wheat because the cus tomary accounts of injury to winter wheat begin to appear and stimulate larger sowing of spring wheat than usual. Western receipts continue larger than last year, 'g,34,i;o-5 bushels, against 2,2iw,J7;, and Atlantic exports also increase, amounting to l,4;s,(,7 bushels, llouriucluded, again t 1,i4'i, 107 last year. The week's exjiorts of corn, 2, 72-5,043 bushel:!, are smaller than in other recent w eeks. The w heat market declined 2 cents until Tuesday, then rose H cents. Liverpool speculations lifted cotton to 7.7-5 cents, but it has lost a sixteenth, and tho consumption in manufacture does not appear to be increasing. "The demand for cotton goods has not met expectations, and neither the prolonged curtailmentjof production bv many mills, the large distribution of goods since November, nor the great auction sales have yet suflieed to reduce ' the surplus of goods. Print cloths are again lower at 2.44 cents, the lowest point ever reached in previous years, aud though some kinds of goods have found sufficient demand to advance ju ices a little, the expectation of better prices and larger consumption iu future still seems to push the mills to exceed present wants. The same is true of wool manufacture iu many branches, for orders snd sales thus far do not call for as large production as appears, though it is yet much below the maximum, but the increasing demand has been encour aging. Sales of wool at prices lirm but no longer rising, fall much below re cent records, indicating that specula tors are grow ing less sure of early prof its in view of enormous supplies on hand. At the three chief markets the sales were s, 02.5, 200 pounds, of which 5,744, 000 were foreign, and iu five weeks the sales have been 4'.,737,50 pounds, apaiust 23,327,100 iu the same weeks of 1!I2, when tho mills were well employed. "Failures for the week have been 221 in the United States, against 23S last year, and 30 in Canada, against 21 last year. TURKS HI RN VELESTINO. Greeks Routed and Demoralized Foreigners Have Vacated Yolu. Athens, May . (Ry Cable.) Tho Turks have completely occupied and burned Velestino. At 7:30 Thursday evening, tho defeat of the Greeks was complete and the pass to Yolo open to the Turks. The search lights of tho warships in the bay flashing up the mountain sides were of great assistance to the retreating Greeks, show ing the road through the intense darkness. Over a dozen cannon were abandoned, and captured by the Turks. Two hun dred wounded soldiers were brought to Yolo. The correspondent of the As sociated Press is of the opinion that many of the Greek wounded soldiers were left on the field. It is im possible to estimate the number of the killed. Advices received fiom tho frontier about 3 o'clock this afternoon, say that General Smolenski's shattered army was cut in too. The left wing re tired to Almiro. What was left of the right w ing came toward Yolo, broken and demoralized. The retreat across the mountains was almost as bad as the panic which resulted in the change of base from the Tunavos to Volo. The scene of the more recent panic was w ild and almost indescribable. On 'i hurs day and Friday, the populace tilled the streets of Volo with their household poods. Rngandage became common, i'ive steamers were completely lilled w ith refugee. Scores of caiques cur ried fugitives to the islands. lieatliam to Succeed Taylor. It is understood that C. H.J. Taylor, of Kansas, Register of Deeds for the District of Columbia, has placed his resignation in the hands of the Presi dent, and that it -o-ill be promptly ac cepted, it is reported that Henry P. Cheatham, for tw o vears representing the Second North Carolina (Jonpres-! sional District, will be given the place Loth Taylor and Cheatham are lie-j groes. To the Scene of War. Two hundred and fifty Greeks sailed on the French line steamer "Touraine" Saturdaj- from New York on their waj to the war. Eighty-five are from ( hicago. Chinese Minister Yang Vu. who was a passenger on the! "Touraine," was greatly interested in J the recruits. He goes to St. Peters burg as Chinese Minister to Russia. To go Abroad in May. Ex-Secretary of State John W. Fos ter, will po abroad on May l: in con nection vilh Pering Sea negotiations. INSTRITTHE TO 1AUMEKS. GROUND FEED. No kind of grain should be fed whole and unprepared except to poul try jind sheep. Each of these hnvo so etrong digestive organs that, unless overfed, they will get as much good from grain fed wholo as they would after it hud been ground. Rut for other stock, and especially for horses and hog, neither of which are rumi nants, griia should bo ground and mixed with sonio coarser feed, so that it will not cloy the stomach. Working horses especially need grouud feed. Tho best mixture is corn and outs ground together, an I mixed with cut clover hay slightly moistened ao that tho meul will stick to it. Tho horses will chow thw, mixing their saliva through it bef ra it passes tho stomach. Pood thus prepared digests quickly and much moro perfectly than it could in tho form of whole grain. Tho fiuer tho division the better tho digestive juices can get at tho nutri tion and utilize it. CULTIVATION OV Rf.ACKRERUIES. This fruit requires a good soil, which is given thorough cultivation. Set on laud slightly elevated and well drained. If covered with water any length of time after being hud down, the eaues will rot, resulting in a loss of tho previous season's growth. Iu setting a new plantation, murk off tho rows eight feet apart. After ouo year set cedar posts at each end of tho row and at intervals of about sixty-six feet Stretch wires aud attach them to those posts. There should boa wiro on each sido of tho row. When the new caues are threo feet high, pinch off the tip, so that laterals will start out along tho stem aud form a bushy top. At tho end of season cut out aud remove all old wood and just before the ground freezes lay all down and cover lightly with earth. It will pay to uso a plow after tlio bushes are down. Throw a furrow toward tho row, then plow a space between tlio rows. In the spring, plow again and the soil will hs in good condition for the following summer. Give a liber al dressing of stHblo manure as often as possible, applying it broadcast over the entire field. Now England Home stead. KAFFIR CORN OAlSINrt IN FAVOR. Another year's experienco with this dry-weather crop has justified the claims of its friends and put to flight its enemies. All over that section of tho United States west of the Missis sippi river whero Iudnui corn fails oc casionally, kuflir corn was moro large ly grown than over before during tho season of lSIMI. Tho yield was larger than ever mid ns farmers become moro nml moro fmniiiiir with cultivating and handling the crop, tho early objec tions gradually disappear. Of course, last season wns not marked by drouth except iu limited areas, but in Texas, lvins.i, Nebraska, and particularly Oklahoma, dry weather did mnuo dam age to In. linn corn, but failed to hurt the kuflir. There is some objection on tho score of diflioulty in curing when it is cut as hay, or put into shocks, as is Indian corn. As a rule, in tha sec tions whero it is most largely grown, rains nre not at all frequent duriug harvest tim", mil in addition the at iiidh here has peculiar drying prop erties, so that t-xp-rieiicod growers find nothing to complain of. Tho stalks make a high gradu of forago and the grain, when ground, is ex cellent for utock feed and in a number of caxes kuflir meal has been mado in to mcc ptabio bread. Rroadcastcd lb-Ids are cut and harvested ns hny but where the corn is planted iu rows it ii usually cut and shocked, remaining iu the field until thoroughly dry, af ter which it is stacked. The ground is prepared tit for an ordinary crop of Com. Drill iu the seed so that there will h.) a stalk about every six or tn inches. As the young plunt is exceedingly tender, it is best to delay planting until the ground has been thoroughly warmed, so that rapid, vigorous growth will tuke place. Cultivate as corn, striving to keep down all weed, and ret.iin a dust milch. Tlio red kuflir corn is the rn .st satisfactory variety, except in Okla homa, where the white is favored. Other kinds have good qualities and if the gram is wanted for menl a whito sec-led variety should bo chosen. Wire (la a Fire Harrier. A'pioduet ealle l"wircgl.iHH, "which, it is usserted, presents aa effective barrier against fire, consists simply of a rneshwoik of wire imbedded ill it glass plii'e. Even tvh ;n licked by U irnes and raised to a red hett it does not fall to pieces, and it not only resists the heat of lire, but als' the shattering effects of cold water poured over it while it is yet glowing hot. War in IWHt. Son Papa, wbnt is that? Futher That is a torpedo boat. Sou What is that larger one? Father That is a torpedo boat de stroyer. Sou And what i tho great big one? Father That is a torpedo boat de btrover anuihiljtor. New York Press.
Marion Messenger (Marion, N.C.)
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