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VVILMINQTON, II. C. Sunday Morning. Dec. 20, 1896 CONGRESS YESTERDAY. 8ENATE NOT IN bESSION. An Appmpeiatlon of f 130,000 Kado for tne Twnaua Centennial Ixpoat tloo NashwiHe 17 'sent Defl elecoy Bill Pawed. By Telegraph t the Moroing Star, HOUSE Op REPRESENTATIVES Washington, Dscemaer ID. The bill appropriating $130 000 to enable the Girernment to make an exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition at Nishvilie next year was passed, after a vigorous bat Ineffective protest by Mr. Bailey ol Texas. Diinocr it. R.t solutions from the Committee on Rales were agreed to, miking the Load bill to amend the postal lawsb shut tiog oat ot the mail serial publications and simple copies of newspapers and the Pas tic R tiiroad funding bill tne special orders tor tne first week alter the holidy recess, two aays to oe aevotea to the former and three days to tbe - latter. - -. ' Mr. Cannon, chairman of the Commit t-e on Appropriations, reported the Urgent Deficiency b Ifau.horiSJd by tie committee to-day. ana it wis considered at once. Mr. Caaooa Slid that by nrg- iagtae passage of tbe bill he did not mean to threatea anyoody or anything there was qaue enoofh of that go on in ill tfnf I A Mr.W. A Stone s'otto voce) We'll leave taat to tbe Senate. Tne Dill w.s pissed. Br a vote oi 73 to 37 the House went into Committee of tbe Wno'e on the Lseislative. Executive and Judicial A) DroDriation Oill. Tnere.WJS involved in toe vote also tbe present la e of the Im migration bill, whtcn came over Irom the Senate Toured?. Mr. w, A. atone wan.ed to set it bslore tbe House for disposal bi reference to a committee or to conference, bat was unable to do so. and the reading of the appropriation bill . proceeded. An amendment was agreed to extend ins until December 81. 1813. tbe period ot tbe existence of tne Court of Private Lind-Ciaims, also an amendment abol ishing fets for the attorneys and mar shals of tbe Iadiaa Territory coarts and fixins their salaries at 24 0 )0 eacb Mr. O nee proposed a substitute for the portion ot tbe bill relating to the linrarv of Congress, tbe bill prepared by tbe ioint committee of the Horary for tbe organizition of the library in its new - quarters. "At 5 10 the House adjourned. Tbe Appropriations Comntttee to day reported to the House an urgent de ficiency bill. TheNiw Department in requesting the appropriation stales that'll available appropriation for repairs, eta, is almost exbaus:ed. and tbat unless provision is made at once, work of this character will have to stop. This appropriation will be expended on repairs to tbe following vessels : Adams, Alliance. Ampnitrtte, Atlanta, Baltimore. Cavine, Charleston, Coiumoia, Concord. U lpbin. b'icson. Essex. Fortune, " Franklin. Indiana. Katahdin. Marblehead, Miantonomoh, Michigan. Mohican, Monongabela.Mont eomery. Newark. New Yotk Pensacola Petral. Ranger, Richmond, Terror, Texas and Vesuvius and for boats and steam cutter lor the Naval Academy. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. May Wheat Closed at an Advanoa Corn and Ot't Lowar Po'k Product. Hianer. By Telegraph to the Moroing Star. Chicago. D.-c. 19. Toe Cuban ques tloa lei to considerable short selling of feat yes'.erday. and this morning, wben thecrovd had gotten over its excite ment, when, in a more deliberative mood tbe imminence of war seemed re moved, it was qiite natu al that a de ssre to get bacx tbe property sold should receive consideration. Tbe covering helped prices lor this gram wonderfully ah irtly before tne close the demand be came less imperativs and recessions then f illoeed. May wheat opened Irom 80jdntc. sold between WHX and 7M :. closing at 79 :Hi nunc than yuterday. Casts wheat, was Jfc bieber. closing easy. Tbe corn market made a slight gain in price early and lost it later, with nobody doing any amount of trading. May corn opened at 25 between 85Jf a.JtJ: and 85 X 25 c. closing at 85d ijc Jc uoJer yesieraay. tdso euro was steady and without any particular change to prices. Tnere was little note taken of the oats market. May oats closed Jef c per busbel loer. Cash oats were q net and steady, Provisions Five cents advance in bq? prices seemed to have a stimulating el feet on tbe tone of tbe product. Slight improvement all around was noted early and tbe sains were held to tbe close. May pork closed 52 higher; May lard c higher, and May ribs a shade higher. SPOTS AND FUfU RES. Tbe Visible fjnpply of Cotton Crop ia Sight JTew York Ban's fie view of tbe Mailed. Br Telegraph to the Homing Stat. New York. December 10 The total visible supply of cotton for tbe world is 4 066 578 ba es. of which 8 733.870 bales ae American, against 8,081,379 bales and 8,810,179 bales, respectively, last year. ..... - Receipts of cotton tbis week at all in tenor towns were 81S.19S bales; receipts from tbe plantations 425 921 bales; crop in sight 6.683 018 Dales. Tbe Sun savs : Spot cotton here was unchanged. 483 bales so'.d for spinning. The speculation to-day was dull and lea tureleis. with the fluctuations confined witbin ao extremely narrow range. At the opening prices advanced a trifle on the active montbs. but in the absence of sapport tbe improvement was lost and slight decline followed. The decline in Liverpool, together with selling for New Orleans account, added to the weak ' ness. Tbe receipts at tbe ports and in terior towns were again large. NAVAL STOKKS MARKETS gy Telegraph to the atoralac Star. New York, December 19 Rosin qu et: strained common to good $1 n& t 80. Spirits turpentine steady at l 27tfc. Charleston, December 19 Spirits turpentine firm at 24ic; sales casks. Kosin firm; sales barrels: A. 15. U. U E. F 1 40. G 81 45. H il 60. I. 81 85 61 70. M $1 80, N S3 00, W G $3 20, W W t 50. Savannah, December 19. Spirits turpentine arm at 25c: sales 1 500 casks; receipts 951 1 casks. Rosin fiim; sales 5 000 barrels; receipts 4 92t barrels; A. B C D. E. F 81 45. G $1 50. H 81 65 I 81 75 K180 M $8 00. N 3 25. W G $3 65, W W S3 85. Treasuiv balances: Coin, $121,181,109; currency, 48 77s 087. You Can tit Will wben your blood is ricu. pure and nourishing. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes tbe blood rich and pure, and cures all btocd diseases, re storing health and vigor. Hooo's Pills are "easy to take, easy to operate. - Cure indigestion, headicbe. mu. 25 cents. t COB AN INDEPENDENCE. SECRETARY OtJNEY'S OPINION OF THE CAMERON RESOLUTION. ... - v.- Olalms Tbat Fowm to Reoognlas Onba as a B pnblio ia Voeted SxoloslTely to tbe PresidentViews of Member ot Senate Committee Q teatlon. on ths By Telegraph, to the Morning Star. Washington. Dec. 19 Secretary Olney being asked his opinion as to the nature and effect of tbe proposed reso lution recognizing the independence of tbe Republic of Cuba, said to 8 South ern Associated Press reporter : "I have no objection to stating my own view of the resolution respecting the independence of the so-called Re public of Cuba, whxh it is reported. Is to be laid before tbe Senate on Monday. Indeed, as tbere are likely to be sertous misapprehensions regarding such reso lution, both in this country and abroad, and as such apprehensions may have in jurious results of grave character, it is perhaps my duty to point out that the resolution, if passed by the Senate, can probably be regarded only as an expres sion ol opinion by tbe eminent gentle men who vote for it in tbe senate and. if passed by7 tbe House ol Represen tatives can only be regarded as anotber expression of opinion by tbe eminent eentlemen who vote for it in the House. The power to recognize tbe so-called Republic of Cuba as an independent State rests exchtcwely with tbe Execu tive. A resolution on too- subject Dy the Senate or bv the House, by both parties or by one, whether concurrent or i oint. is inoperative as legislation and is important only as advice of great weight voluntarily tendered to tbe Executive regarding the manner in which be shall exercise bis conttitutionai , lunctions. Tne operation and effect of tbe proposed resolution, therefore, even if passed by Doth Houses of Congress by a two- thirds vote, are perfectly plain. It may raise expectations in some quarters which can never bs realized. Itmayin- fl ime ononlar oaaaions both In this coun try and elsewhere, may thus put in per .tbe lives and property of American cui us who are resident and travelling abroad, and will certainly obstruct and perhaps defeat tbe best interests of tbis Government to afi rd such citizens due protection. But. except in these wavs and unless tbe advice embodied in the resolution shall lead the Executive to revise conclusions already reached and effi -.tally declared tbe resolution will be without effect and will leave unaltered tbe attitudi of this Government to wards the two contending patties in Cuba." Discussing the statement of Secretary Olney, senator Frye, a member of tbe Committee on Foreign Relations, said: I have no doubt' a majority ot the members of the committee believe that it the resolution is passed by a two- thirds vote over tbe Presidential veto it becomes a law and tbe Executive would be compelled to execute it as any other law oa the statute books. I think it is also the opinica of a majority of the committee that the Secretary of State is wrong in his opinion -that tbe recogni tion of a republic as an independent State rests exclusively with the Hx cu lt ve. As one member of the commit- e. I have been inclined to think he is right in this latter proposition and bave not fully determined what tbe effect , would be It we were to pass the resolution over a veto am so strongly impressed tbat it is the duty of the United States in some way to put a stop to the horrible slaughter and barbarous brutality in an island al most in sight of our shores that I am disposed to give to the insurgents tbe benefit 01 tbe doubt. Said Senator Chandler: "It Is the most unprecedented statement I bave ever beared from a Cabinet officer, and no criticism of such conduct can be too Sivere. It is evidently inspired and comes direct from tbe President. In effect, he says that if we pass the re so lu ion he will veto it, and if we pass it over his veto he will defy us. It is worse tban tbe conduct of Andrew Johnson, Tbe only trouble is that if we were to pass it over tbe veto and Mr. Cleveland should refuse to execute tbe law, there would be no time to impeach bim Thank God, however, we will not bave him in the executive mansion after tbe 4(bof March." Senator Teller declined to discuss the maoilesto, but Intimated that it would ia all probability be the subject of de bate on tbe u oor of tbe Senate, which he thought was the proper place to discuss such matters. Senator Gear of Iowa was inclined to tbe opinion that ths statement wo I'd bs votes for tbe resolution and increase tbe Cuban sentiment ia Cong-eis. Coigrcs was, he said, very zcaioas of tbe en croacaments of the Executive upon its pierogatives. CLEVELAND AT GEORGETOWN. A Hearty Beoeption Siren the President Ha; Expreaeed Himtelf as Highly Pleated with the Welobtne Xieft on Hia Saturn to Washington. By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. Charleston, S. C, December 19. A soecial to tbe News and Courier from Georgetown says: Tbis has been an otber red letter day in the history of Georgetown, tbe - day of the Presi dent s reception, : ana only - once b:fore have her citizensexerted themselves' so much to direct honor to their guest, and to show their appreciation of bis presence in their midst. After the reception the Presi dent and party entered their carriages a'd were driven to tbe depot of the Osorcetown s. Western road, where tbe special train was waiting to which was attached the President's private car, "Tbe Corona." A very large number of people congregated at the station to bid the President adieu, and tbe ladies crowded tbe platform at tbe entrance of tbe car anxious to clasp the hand oi tbe President once more, tie stood on tbe rear platform of tbe car and bid good bye to the committee, and expressed himself as higbly pleased with the re ception and welcome accorded bim Wnen tbe hour for his departure came lbirain moved off, with the President standing upon tbe rear platform bowing good-bye amid tbe cheers and shouts of tbe assemblage, which lasted until the trsin ton nded tbe curve. In speaking of bis shooting on Thurs day in the marshes of the Friendfield tbe President said it was tbe finest of bis life and that the ducks literally swarmed around bim. That day be killed fifty-eigbt mallards himself. , The weekly s atement ot tbe asso ciated hanbra ihnei th (nlnains changes: Reserve, increase. $l.665375; loans, increase, 83 512 500. specie; in crease 8603 600; legal lenders. Increase, ia bii.iuu; deposits, increase, so.vzo 903; circulation, decrease. $44,200 hinlri nne hnM 133 974 79S In a The of legal requirements, of. the 25per cent ruie. Tbere were no tests of battleship plates at Newport News. Va yesterday. Tbe board was to assemble there but did not do so. CASTORIA ! For Infants &M Children. Chstss Umllt Stgsatots. b ss m sssjsa, w7 LATE FOREIGN NEWS. AN ULTIMATUM BY THE POWERS TO THE SULTAN OF TURKEY. 81gnlfl3nt Movement ot the Allied meats Sod Military Aa iTlty tt Odessa and Btbiaiopol Iff int ; ol tbe . NoWS " .' Anent Cob on the London Btcek Exohanga Bpanlatds . Do Hot Xxpeet Any Se rloua Troubl wl h the ; United Statef. . Br Cable to the Morning Star. London, December 19. It is under stood tbat Mr Nelidoff, Russian ambas sador to Turkey, bad an. audience with the Sultan to day and that the ultima tum of the great Powers is ia His Maj esty's hands now or will be by Monday, but up to the moment of cabling; noth ing beyond tbis is known with certainty. Oving to telegraphic delays tbe Sultan will be given a fair time to consider tbe ultimatum andtakecounsel and coercive action by the Powers may be further de layed, but tbat such action is imminent is proved again to-day. if prdof were needed, by tbe significant movements of the allied fleets and tbe military activity at Odessa and Sebastopol. which all tbe stringent precautions of the Russian authorities have been unable to entire. V conceal, and by admissions in official quarters where the truth is known. Tbe JJatly News to-day con arms trom more tban one source tbe accuracy of tbe version of the situttion cabled last week. Had not M. Nehdoft been uua- vo dably detained in St. Petersburg a crisis would have been reached by to day. - v I' ll it -tnrrrnot bten for the net tbat he action of the American Senate's Foreign Committee anent Cuba was only known here Saturday, which is always an off day for business men. tbe London Stock Excaanze would have had a first class panic to-day. : As t was. things were pretty lively during 1 5e four hours the Exchange was open and alter oircial hours tbere were ex cued dealings in tbe street despite the gloomy weather and severe frost, whicb kept tbe older operators Indoors. A funny feature of the matter is tbat every body was taken completely by surprise. One would bave been excused for sup posing that there were no cables be tween tbe United S ates and England and that copious reports of what was go ing on in Washington had not been ca bled daring the waoie week. Tbe aver age stock exchange opcator apparently bad not tbe slightest knowledge of all thia. with tha result tbat be anent suraad deal of this afternoon in cursing Ameri can politicians for up sitting his little plans. Auer business boars ia tbe stock Excnange people took courage to dis cuss tbe situation, aad tbere seemed something like unanimity of opinion tbat everybody bad made loo!s oi themselves by allowing a bogey to scare them half out of their wits. It is pretty certain, therefore, that when action is really taken in Washington, London -operators will again betaken by surprise and tbat there will be a panic from which men able to keep their heads cool will be cer tain to profit. The opinions ot London evening pa pers do not count for much, but it is not without interest to note that the r comments to-day are by no means par ticularly friendly to tbe United States, and in tbis respect tbey echo the views of four Londoners out of five. Tneir dominating idea is that tbe United States will force virtuous, peace loving and humane Spain into declaring war, and tbat tbe Americans will suffer severely before , they will be able to organize their 'forces and take the of fensive, a prospect which is bv no means displeasing here if One may judge from tbe opinions expressed to tne Sun re porter at the Spanish embassy tbis at ernonn. Responsible Spaniards do not expect any serious trouole with tbe United States. They pm their faith upon Mr. Cleveland. They 'are confi dent tbat he will shield them from unpleasantness over Cuba as long as he is at tbe White House, and tbey promise to have the rebels wiped out of existence long' before Mr. McKinley is inaugurated. Tbis belief isrso stroogty held at the London em bassy tbat the Senate committee's ac tion caused them no excitement and as if to emphasize their indifference all the officials of tbe embissy came on duty late to-day and went away early. As their normal hours of business are from two to four in the afternoon the ex hausting character of to-day's work may be . estima ed without mental iatigae. Tne secretary ol tbe. em bassy found time : Irom his labors to praise an article in to-day's St. fames' Gazette and as the view ol the wri.er is tbat Spain will sit quiet and do nothing to provoke tbe United States, it may be fairly inferred tbat this is the prevailing opinion in official Spanish quarters... The embassy had, however, received no news of any kind.' either from Madrid or .Washington, and did not appear to expect any. Inin interview with a representative of Cue Southern Associated Piess this morning npon tbe subject ol tbe resolu tion of the Foreign Relation Committee of tbe United States Senate,, recogniz ing the Independence of Cuba, a bigh official of the Spanish embassy said: "The resolution is apparently an action on tbe part of the jingo party in Amer ica. Spanish officials cannot believe tbat it will pass Congress, but, if it did, sure ly President Cleveland, judging from his past policy, will exercise bis right of veto. There is no parallel between tbe rebellion in Cuba and Spain's recog nition of tbe Confederate States of America as belligerents. Tbe Con federates , bad a government and a regular army, beld possession of im portant cities and were well supplied with finances. The Cubans, on tbe other band, are only bands of rebels scattered in tbe woods and mountains without the possession ol a single town. It would be folly to recognize them as belligerents." - In reply to a question as to what ac tion Spain would be likely to take in tbe event of the adoption of tbe resolution by the United States Senate and House of Representatives, tbe officials of tbe embassy said it would be impossible for tbem to anticipate the action of tbe Government of Madrid. - Baron de Courcel, tbe French Am bassador, was seen by tbe reporter as he was leaving his office. Tbe ambassador begged to be excused from expressing any opinion upon tbe subject ot the re lations between Spain, and tbe United States. . Both United States Ambassador Bay ard and the Italian ambassador. Gen. Ferraro, are out of town and .in their absence the officials of their re pective embassies declined to talk on the subject..-- : . : - f -V- Apart from the publication of a para graphia tbe Westminster Gazette, under a Madrid date, intimating tbat deep in dignation had been provoked tbere by tbe action of the Foreign Relations Commit ee of the American Senate yes terday m regard to Cuba and expressing anxiety lest there should be demonstra tions of "patriotism" in Spam in conse quence, there is absolutely no news irom Spain, tbe continental telegraphic communication being interrupted. Tbe Gasetti makes no editorial reference to the committee's resolution. Vienna, December i9.Coocerning the resolution recognizing tbe indepen dence of Cuba agreed to by the Com mittee on Foreign Relations ot the United States Senate yesterday, tbe Marquis de Hoyas, Spanish Ambassador to Austria, said to a representative cf tbe Southern Associated PresS to-day ; "The resolution may be adopted by the Senate and House ot Representatives, but both President Cleveland and President-elect McKinley know that tha United States baying a great maritime commerce would suiter more through war tban Spain would and tbey will thereforemaintain peace." Madrid, December 19. All the news papers here express tbe most intense in dignation because of the unwarranted in terference of tbe United States with tbe rights of Spain. Some of them declare tbat no Government would dare to base a settlement of the Cuban question on granting autonomy to the island in view of tbe strong popular opposition to tbe granting of any reforms while the rebel lion is in progress.' They therefore con tend tbat the Government will be com pelled to maintain a determined attitude ia face ot tbe provocation from the United States. The Impartial accuses the Govern ment of 'lack ot foresight and declares tbat Spain is determined to make every sacrifice, however great, to maintain ber sovereignty in the West Indies, but she will not tolerate acts calculated to bring ber into disrepute. r ' The Correspendecia de Spam'a ' de scribes the c mm ttee's action as un timely and insolent. v The Liberal adv ses the Government to use expedition in recovering at Wash ington the time lost in Cuba, inasmuch as Spain's future is at stake. : Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo had a long conference to day with tbe Ddke of Tetuan. Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Admiral Bsrauger, Minister ol Marine. The subject of their delib erations has not been divulged officially, but it is rumored tbat they considered the question of shortly introducing political and administrative reforms in Cuba and Porto Rico. The granting of such reforms at present would probably result in a reconstruction of the Cabinet. ; Parts, December 19 .-The Tenths commenting on the Spanish-American question, says that seriops consrq lences may result from the ability of the Amer ican Congress to override the veto of tbe President. If the Congress persists in its apparent intention, tbe President will be compelled to declare it, and it may become equivalent to a declaration of war. Tbe piper adds that it is strong ly probable tbat good sense will triumph, although thee is serious risk that the aggressive sol disant pauio s wilt pre-, vail.,- - La Liberie says that if the Cubans are recogn zd in guarded laaguage by the United States it will merely amount to a declaration of neutrality. In the event of war the paper further says Spain can only count upon herself, as none of tbe Powers is likely to help her. OLNEY'S STATEMENT. It Seems to roreabadow Coi n'ot B'tween the Xxeouove and the IiegUlaiivc Brtaeh of tha OoTerrment on tha Cuban Question Beoeived In the Home of Bepreeenu ivea Without Manifest toa of 8n p U. By Telegraph to the-Moraing Star. Washington. December 19 Secre tary of Stjte Olney, in the absence of the President and with only the lower House ot congress in session, precipi tated upon the public to day a state raent wh ch would seem to imply that a conflict between tbe Executive and the Legislative, branch of the National Gov eminent is in prospect on tbe Cuban question. Tbe most singular feature of tne situation is tbat the hitherto conser vative Senate is understood to be on tbe side wb cb does not repreent conserva tive action, and tbat tbe Home of Rep resentatives, neretoiore regarded as reck' less in its cou se on foreign affairs, is re lied upon to sustain tbe President's views, and will probably do so. Secretary Olney departed from his usual custom of denying himself to news paper men and to day spoke freely toJ- tbe representatives ot tbe press." He said that the memorandum, he had drawn up as ip tbe relative po sitions ot congress and tbe rresi dent on the . question of the recogni tion ol a new Uovernnrent was derived from a careful study of the Constitution entered on by bim before he became Secretary of State. He spec fied in de tail certain things which in his judg ment changes , consideration direct which included other mattes than the recognition of new Governments and states his opinion as a constitutional lawyer, that these matters rested witb tbe Executive alone. MrT Oiney de cUned to admit tbat bis announcement of his views on the question ot Cuban recognition was tbe result of any tele graphic instructions received from the President. Oa the contrary,, be con veved the impression tbat tbey were bis individual views, aatived at without any consultation with bis Cabinet associates ia tbe President s absence or with tbe President bimselL Secretary Olney s statement was re ceived in the H ouse of Representatives without any m anilestation of surprise. A few members thought that tbe Secre tary's announcement raised a grave con stiiutional question, and one ot tbe num ber Mr. Pearson, ot N ortb Carolina commented on "its tone of infallibility wnicb, in his judgment, was not justified by tbe urst artic e of tbe Constitution. Mr. Moody, of Massachusetts, thought tbat tbe consideration ot the abstract question which the Secretary's state' ment raises is likely to obscure, for a time at least, tbe consideration of tbe Cuban question. 7 i - , ' Mr. L vingston of Georgia sternly dis sented Irom the President s position and tbougbt that it be maintains it be miy mules himself liable to Impeachment. generally speaking however, tbe Secre tary s position was regarded as clarify ing the atmosphere and throwing a fresh obstacle in the path of Congress to in terpose in ths struggle between Spain and ber colony. A careful canvass of the House dfs closed tbe tact tbat a good many mem bers bave no clear conception cf tbe rel ative powers of the President and Con gress. and were unwilling to d scuss has tily that phase of the interview. Tne House is plainly not in a bell gerent mood, What it would do it tbe Senate resolution came squarely before it cin only be cor lectured. It is rea Sonable to assume that it would adapt it alter a more or -less vigorous debate; but it is equally clear tbat tbe House at present has little interest in the Cuban question and that the sentiment re specting the . insurgents has radically changed since the last cession. There is more tban a reasonable doubt whetber the Foreign Affairs Committee would report the resolutions favorably. To day, as yesterday, members of the com mittee were reticent in tbeir speculatioa as to what they might do, bet there is a strong probability tbat a majority would set . their face strongly against any action which .might embarrass Presi dent Cleveland or prove a handicap, to tbe incoming administration. Tbe administration men tn tbe House do not propose to go contranly to tbe President's views, while tbe Re publican leaders are ill disposed to adopt any coarse which might be dis tasteful to the President-elect. Mr. Dingley, of $5ame, who is tbe recog nized -leader of the Republicans, ex pressed the belief tbat ordinarily inter ference by Congress in foreign affairs only produced mischief. Mr. Turner, of Georgia, who strongly opposed the resolutions of sympathy that were adcp.ed last session sad who is one of the most influential Democrats in the House, commends Secretary Olnev's position and maintains that the busi ness of the country requires rest from agitation asd excitement. And this is the view tbat many Democrats and Re publicans sbare with bim. A boiler explosion in the Kent woollen mill at Centreville, R. I , occurred yes terday. Four persons were killed and three others hart, one dying soon alter tbe accident from his Injuries, STATE BANKING LAW. Argument of Mr. Boyall, of Virginia, Be fore the House Commit ee on Banking. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, Dec. 19. If tbe favor able comments of the members may be accepted as a criterion tbe argument made by Mr. William L. Royall, cf Richmond, Va., to-day for a State bank ing law, before the House Committee oa Banking and Currency, was a on IP lant success. Chairman Walker, of the committee, cbaractetizsd tbeir visitor as one of the most practical and clear headed men that has appeared before tbem. He explained that Mr. Royall's objection to the national bank system is principally theoretical, and that be wanted a banking system which would give tbe people of the South more free dom of banking than could be found un der tbe btate system. Mr. Walker added tbat while the committee would not en dorse the system. Mr. Roy all would fiod in tbe bill whicb the committee will'ma- tare all the freedom of banking that the southern people rf quire. WARM WIRELETS. Forty men were killed by an explosion of fire-damp in a coal mioe in Hungary. The furniture warehouse of McManua Bros., E izabethport, N. J., was burned yesterday.' Toe total loss is estimated at $200,000. Tbe ticket office of the Texas & Pacific Railway at Dallas, Texas, was robbed of over $200 while the agent was at breakfast, i - . Tbe Carlisle Indians foot ball team defeated tbe University of Wisconsin eleven at Chicago by a score of 20 to 8. Seven thousand people saw the game. HoaJbhn Randolph Tucker is much improved, but be is still critically ill. He is suffering from an attack of atu e heart trouble at his borne in Lexington, Virginia. ' J The Norwegian s'eamsbip Jail, at Mobile, from Blueflelds. Nicaragua1,- brings news of active preparations which are being made in Nicaragua looking to a war with Colombia, p Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. United States Con" sul General at Havana,' accompanied by his wile and daughter, left New Yoik last night by train over tbe Pensylvania road lor Tampa, en route for Havana. -A warrant has been issued for the ar rest of FraukC Miles, treasurer of the Boston Safe D;p s t Company, charg ing him with tbe embezzlement of 225 000 from tbe concern. Miles it is said. bas absconded. H i shortage will pro bably reach $100,000. O ie hundred men, employed by tbe Carnegie Steel Company, at Djquesae. Pa . were dismissed Mouse of the intro duction bv the company of the direct process of manufacture of steeL The new process makes steel from the molten iron as it flows from the blast lurnaciB. There is much comment in Havana on tbe action ot the Committee on For eign Relations of the United States Senate regarding the independence ot Cuba. Full reports of the proceedings are not printed and the newspapers make no editorial mention of the sub ject. VV i ; ' At Newport. R. I., yesterday Eliza, Martha and I Charlotte Wilbour. aced Tt spectiveiv vu. co and 03 years, were horned to death at tbeir home on Spring b reet. After tbe firemen bad ex tmguisbed the flimes and removed the bodies from tbe house a servant girl was tound asleep in the attic not sen ously affected by the smoke. Tbe Spleen. . The spleen' of eld, writes Dr. Andrew Wilson, formed an orgsin which puzzled the classic physiologists. It did not seem to manufacture any secretion, like the liver or Bweetbread, and they knew, as we do today, that the removal of the organ ia not necessarily attended by much disturbance of the vital functions a fact due to the duties of the missing spleen being laid on the shoulders of the other organs probably the lymphatio glands. The spleen is undoubtedly a blood gland. It ia the scat cf manufac ture of the corpuscles of the blood, red and white, and it no doubt disposes of the old rolling stock of the blood, dis solving and disintegrating the wornout corpuscles. Additional evidence regard ing the spleen has been supplied by Pro fessor Schafer, IT, B. &, and Mr. B. Moore, They have proved- that the spleen acts aa a kind of safety valve to the blood circulation, and it responds at once to all variations in the blood pres sure, whether these variations are from heart or lungs. It is an organ which shows rhythmical contractions, and would appear to be a kind of delicate governor, analogical in its nature to the self acting mechanic of that name in the steam engine. London News. The Boeebnd Habit. "People when once addicted to a hab it," remarked a member of the South ern Athletic club, "finfl it extremely difficult to break away even if they would. A friend cf mine, who is a prominent dealer in hides and cattle products, doiag business on South Peters street, is abEolutely a 6lave to the habit of wearing roses in his buttonhole. - I have known him for a number of years, yet during the entire . period of our ac quaintance I have never seen him with out the customary nosegay on the lapel of his coat. If he loses one, he hunts a florist's shop and buys another. Winter or summer it is the same thing. Wheq. I twitted him about it, he said that he had worn rosebuds so long that he could not transact bis business or feel com-, fortable unless the posy was in his but tonhole. His father had done the same thing before him, and in addition to this my friend often found it im- possible to sleep unless a vase of rosea i was on the table in his room at night. He is an absolute rosebud fiend. "New Orleans Times-Democrat. Wordaworth and the Baby. Mrs. Houstonn, I remember, . wben Wordsworth, Rogers and FTaiiaTTi once dined with . her father at Hampton Court, was, womanlike, somewhat dis appointed by the poet's appearance, considering him the ugliest of the par ty and well nigh weeping over his big nose and what she rather uncharitably called the "general coarseness" of his appearance. . But she was much flatter ed and touched when Wordsworth in-. sisted that her little fatherless baby should be brought to. him, although, when the mite put up his lip, as chil dren will, the poet said gently, in slow, reproachful accents: "What! Make such a face as that at an old man and. a poetP'-rLondon Gentlewoman. AmbiZBoae. : Bridegroom Unfortunately I shall be unable to go to the zoological garden With you tomorrow. Will you not go alone and Itk at the monkeys? Bride (tenderly) Dear Adolph, when you are not with me, I have no interest in monkeys. Meggendorf's Blatter. . ' .--J- . .... ' --( . . . ... ... ' .- !'- Soothing. Alice Ob, Edith, the honeymoon is beginning to wane. Percy called me plain Alice today. Edith And yet yon are not bo very plain,dear. Detroit Free Press. The modern moiber Hat found that ber little ones are im proved more by the pleasant Svrup ot Figs, when in need of tbe laxative effect of a gentle remedy than by any other, and tbat it is more ccceptable to tbem. Children enjoy it and .it benefits them. The true remedy. Syrup of Figs, is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company only. t THOUGHT THE WORLD SMALL. Wben Her Comment In Europe Vonad Its Echo In Amariea. "I have known for some time that the world is small,'' complained a worn an recently, '"but I did suppose one could make a comment in Europe that would not echo in America. On the piazza of a little inn in the Swiss moan tains last summer I chatted with two ladies of a party we had encounter ed at two or three places en route tin we felt as if we had a little acquaint ance with them. When they discovered we were from Minneapolis, one of them asked if we knew Mr. B. As he is a very intimate friend of ours, we cor dially assented and fell to discussing his family. Incidentally I spoke of his first wife and dpmmented on the fact that the present and second Mrs. B. re fused to allow the picture of her prede cessor to hang in the house. 'We never knew the first Mrs. B.,: I said, 'but we do know and are very fond of the sec ond wifep. There must have been some thing very peculiar about Mrs. B. No. 1 to make Mrs. B. No. 2 so persistent in her determination to keep all men tion and memory of ber out of the way.' "My new found friend smiled a little oddly before she said: 'There was some thing peculiar about the first Mrs. B., which, I believe, cannot be attributed to the second. She was a rarely beautiful woman, and her untimely death at 24 was a terrible blow to her husband. He married again after awhile be was too young a man to spend a lifetime alone but his young love has always been a tender memory to him, and her picture, painted by a famous artist, and wonder fully lifelike, undoubtedly attracted too much attention from every one who saw it to please the present wife, who must be a jealous woinan. I know, she fin ished suavely, 'for the picture hangs to day in my own ' parlor. The original was my sister. ' After a wild attempt to recall just what I had said about the first wife, I registered a vow that here after with strangers, though I encoun tered them in South Africa, I would never mention a name again. "New York Times. W SUFFOCATED BY THE SNAKE'S ODOR. A Man's Hasardona Encounter With m Virginia Moocaain. "When I was a young fellow," says a now aged Maine man, "I went into southern Virginia for a time. - X had lived in Maine and Massachusetts and consequently had no fear of snakes. I had formed a habit of picking up by the tail such snakes as came across my path and of giving them a quick snap to break their necks. Soon after I went to the south, in the road one day I saw a small snake, a couple of feet long, per haps, and of . a yellowish color, wrig gling across the path. Without think ing of harm, I jumped for him, put my foot on his eck, and, catching him by the tail, swung hint to give him a snap. Some people were near by, and they yelled to me like wild men to drop that snake. - - 7 . - "I stopped a moment, while the snake wriggled, and then I . snapped him in due and ancient form. Mark the result. In less than ten minues I became drow sy and insensible . and remained so for several hours in spite of the efforts of those who had warned me to rouse my dormant senses. I did not know that the snake bit me in any way and do not now believe he did. The air had a suffocating, sickening smell an odor thrown off by the snake, I think, and breathing that poisoned me. "The snake, I was told, was a moc casin, one of the most venomous of the whole tribe cf crawlers. Since that day snapping snakes has afforded, me no fun." Lewiston Journal. . Gladness Gomes AXitha better understanding of the v V transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish, before proper et forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts; rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figrs. prompt ly removes, inat. is wuy it is m oniy remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so biehly by all who value good health. Its leneficial effects are due to the fact, tl it it is the one remedy Which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the ortrans on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial ettects, to note wnen you pur chase, that you have the genuine arti cle, wnich is manntacturea ty tne uan fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjovment of good health, and the svstem is resrular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with an v actual disease, one may be commcncSed to the most skillful physicians, iut if in need of a laxative, one should have tho best, and with the well-informed . everywhere. Syrup of Figsstanls Ugliest and is most largely useri nnfi tr'.vnw.'-st General satislaction. BUSINESS LOCALS. &W WOTICaa Trtr Mmw Of Sale. I m mnA r.tHmH Want, aad other abort autcelUBeora adverdfeawsta laaerted ia thia Department 4 'eded Nonpareil type, oa first ot fourth page, at Pnbltsher'aopjon, for cent per word each Inwrricn: bet no adrerriaeBM&t takea lor lea thaa 20 ceau. Terma poeiUrely caah a aontoca. ., Do yoa tpecalater "Guide to Succeaafnl Specs mailed free. Wheat, provieioB, cottoa aad tock tpecnlarJoa oa limited margins thonnghly ex plained. Coanaprmdence solicited. Warren, Ford ft Co., 11 all Street, New York. " myl7tT. tn th an . Saleamen Merchants' Trade. S30 a veek. New, quick, good. Light samples free. Side Kne of exclasnre. Mfra., 8941 Market 8t, Fhila. ac . it . ana . lam now pep red to splice elevator ob'ea and repair all paraphernalia pertaining to same with neat ness and dispatch. Laava orders at Wilmington Iron Works. J, Grady. dtclSJt Private Board A few Boarderi can be accommodate with Heme Comfbr a at 114 Ann street Mm kdgar S. Wa rock, sa we fr mar 88 Im Hay Timothy Hay, m-zd Clover bay. Prairie Bay, Staw, Grain and all kirn's of mixad feed for horses aad cattle. Joo. 8. Mclacjiera, til Mar ket St. ' Telephone 88. , Oct IT tf Havma 1. U aas la stack beggies, toad Cam aad harness ot an kinds. Kepeiriiif dona by ikflllal workmen oa short notice. Conceits acw CovrtHoeas " eSl WANTS. I u A position aa trarelhng lalaman. or snpe inteodent of a farm, ot some other out-door em- pojment. A, T. Furr. WadeviUe, N. C. : WANTED Position with salary about $8. with chance ot me ease. Would take one some less if there was aa early rise ia i alary. 'Th under-the- root," Bon 11, Halifax, N. C Would travel if all expenses were paid. Can give references la Wilming ton, N.C a - . - " : v1 ;' WAN 1 ED a: once Situation by so'er, reliable auu janitor, watchman, collector, sexton, er clerk Can give first class rafareaee. Mast have work. Address N. G., eere ef Stab, " , A. D. BROWN'S Christmas USTo. 29 IsTozTbiL j?oxi.i3 St. Bric - a "... n Rose Jars in Black, Purple, Lemon and Pink at 40c, $1.00 and 2.00. Pin Trays in Black. Pink and Blue, decorated, Ss5c each. . Hand-painted Wine and Medicine Glasses 10c eacb. Real Cut Glass Vases at 75c each. Violet Jars in shades of Pink, Blue and Low Tea Caps and Saucers in uiae, and 50 cent. Assorted Saiaa i'latesT.O ana zoc eacn. Oat Meal Sets 75c, varhty of colors. Cracker Jars 75c and $1.- 5. Salad Bowls, fancy shades, 50c each. Bread and Batter Plates 20c each. Sugars and Creams, assorted. Pinks aud Greens, $ 75 set. Sugars and Creams, assorted, Pinks and Greens. 75, 50, 35c and $1 00. Wedge wood in Tea Pots at S3 50; Cream Pitchers at $1.00 and SI 50. Cat Glass Vinegar Bottles at $1 75. Dolls,' Dolls, Dolls. RUGS FROM THE ORIENT AND DOMESTIC RUGS FOR XMAS GIFTS. "NothiDg certainly is as well usefulness;" "a combination not at all times obtainable." 20th Century Toilet Hints- Delicate Balms, Creamy Unguents, Stimulating Lotions and Soothing Powders that could not aarm tbe skin of a babe, find place within the sanc tum of tbe woman who but few yeais ago was practically ignorant of toilet arts. - - - .'.'...., - We are sole Agents for HUD NUT'S TOILET REUSITES. D "ess' Goods, Moss, Haidtercliiefs, CarpB's. laces M Giles. dec Holiday Goods ! We are Headquarters tbis season for Holiday Goods. and a cordial invitation is extended to every lady to call and see our s ock of prttty things, consisting of Fine Pictures, Engravings, Etchings, colored and plaia Photographs, Water Colors and Pastelles, all in handsome frames. Easels, Screens, Cabinets, Book Shelves, Music Racks, Leather Goods, Japanese Goods, Wood Bas kets, Celluloid Novelties, Handsome Gilt Ornaments, Picture Frames, Gold Pens, Fancy Inkstands, Toilet Articles, Bibles, Prayer Books and Hymnals, in sets; Parses, Card Cases, Smokers' Sets. Beautiful Calendars and Christmas- Cards. Handsome Gift Boobs, Standard Works, all the latest Novels in fine bindings. Work Boxes Glove and Handkerchief Sets, Fancy Clocks, Photograph Albums, Writing Des-ks, Scrap Books, Whist Sets,, Children's Books in endless variety, Games, Blocks, Balls, Iron Toys, &c , &c. The above is only a partial list of the many. articles we have on ex hibition, and all at prices to suit your parse. Come now and make your selections and avoid the rnsh. Parties desiring Pictures Framed befote Christmas must bring them down at once. .OPEN EVENINGS. C.W. Yates &Co. dec 11 tf SEASONABLE GOODS. Jute Bagging, Arrow Ties, Cheese, Crackers. Cakes, Sal mon, Sardines, Ovsters. Fall -and complete stock of: HEAVT. ASD FAHCY GROCERIES. LOWEST CASH PRICES. Don t fail to see us before buying WORTH & WORTH. aasStf ,- 14 Oeirxrbs a pound for , SPRINGFIELD HAMS. The Name Tells the Story. "NUFF SAID," I have them. Yoa want them ? , W. SANDERS,; At the "Unlucky Corner." dee tf FRANK MBDHAH, Real Estate. Broker, "N DEALER IN STOCKS AND B0HDS. Loans Negotiated. - Office in Star Building, first floor. dec u lw DO YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY? IF SO BUY STOCK IN THE Clarendon Savings and-Loan Association. yt' A NewJ Series will be opened De cember 19tb, ' Snbseribe aow. A large number of shares have already been takea. J. M. BUNTING, Sec'y. . dee 6 w Office Smith BaiMlng. Prince. rrt. ' ITotice. THt UNOKRSlGNin GIVES NOTICB THAT certificate f rr n share, Nomicr . ol ihe Caplt l at ck of the He board fcoanoka Railroad OwpanT. steading on ttie books of said company ia his name, ha beea k st or destroyed tha he will SPP r to the Board ot Directors of sold compear to r"",J ?1e,Xl1&ct" r" ". etwrided la See tloa 19 o" the Chatter el sad soapaa. aeTTSai sa jAJeXS KNICHT. Offerings - Brac. Green 20c each. White ana rinsr, 3oc, bde, zvc, 15c, 25c Venetian Vases 35 and 90c. adapted as it combines beauty with Mailings, Rugs AND OAEPETS. A .FULL LINE MATTINGS bought at a sacrifice that we will ' ' sell cheap. A Full Line Smyrna'Rugs Very Cheap. A large lot Blankets, Towelsand JA arseilles Spreads at all prices. The balance of our Carpet stock very cheap. These good must be sold in the next thirty days, t all and aee tbem at my new stand. SOL. BIE-AJR, .- i No. 18 Market Street, dec 6 tf J Wilmington, N. C, Shoes For The Boys. Boys are apt to be hard on Shoes, but we have the Shoes adapted to rough usage. One pair of our youth's Kangaroo Calf Lace Shoes at $L25, or a pair of our "Litt'e Dude" Shoes at $1 25 will convince yoa that for economy! we have the Shoe. Be sure and see them before pur chasing elsewhere. Geo. B. French & Son. ao S3 tf PREPIE for-.' &3 Our SHOES this season are neater, more stylish and stronger than ever. ' e're constantly improving our Shoe Service. We're-giving you better values at moderate prices than ever before. If you want No. 15's come and buy ours. If you want a tiny No 0 come and get it here, and if yoa Should perchance wear any number between; well, just come, here and get the m. " Very truly yours, Hercer & Evans. 63$ steps east from corner Princess ad Front Sts. dec 16 tt . SaleofStock. JJV DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF Di rectors of tbe "East Carolina Piscatorial Associa tion," I will excoaa for sale to the highest bidder, at pablic auction for cash, at the Conri House door of Vew Hanover conatj. ia the "it of Wilmington, on S -tn d. the Sth day or Dec-mber. 18.K.. c o'dock-M , tweet shares of the cap lal -tock t 'be "at Carolina Piscatorial Aaoc ation," standing In the aane t t nomas rerra t ta aattsty and pay the sum of two hundred aa. twenty dollars, due as un paid assessments en said s ock; said assessments hsv n beea duly and regularly c.led by t ra.r o tbe said bo-rd and paymsut thereof bavin been duly re fused by X nomas ferretuihe subscriber to sid stock. . . . JOHN D BILLAKY, J . 4 dec 4 "Ot - Anoreer. 3sroa?QE. Fcreclcskre Sale of Beal Estate. BY VIRTU OF A DICREE OF TK su perior Coort of New Haaore' connty, in ihe cause (Benin pendioa; wkettin llmtnas J. G re plaiotiS and E. W Hewlett an i wile Fano e F. Hewlett are def rn Santa, made at the beptemtk r term, I) M the andersigntd Cooimi. si Ber therein ap t oint d will exaoM for sale, at the Conr House do..r, oa Friday, the 8 h day of January, 1MI7. at 1 i'cI ck M . to the highe bidder, at pnb ic auction, for csb, a 1 that lot of hud in tbe City tf Wilmington. N. C, boended aad ee rribeo as loll wsi Be, inning at a point in the syrthc.a line of Dock uree 110 feet west of the aottnwest'ra in e secuo . ot 'ighin and Duck slree s aad ranni' th-nce westwardly skng ths a. id. ao there bne cf Dock ;t act 44 fot, the ace aonbwatdly par-lel with kigha st.et 130 itet' thence eastwardl t parallel with ock stie 41 eet, ana thence sow hwaid y parallel wi h tightb stieet ISO feetfo Dock net, th-begi ainw ; tee same bene part of lots 4 ud 5 in B ock IM. in the City of Wil minkton, and tbe same coan rd by moitga.e to tbe elaiatifiby the deteadants which is rec rdedar paces 544 et s o. . f Bonk No. 1 o tbe kecords ia the r-ftce . ef tbe Hciater of Dee- s of New Hanover county, ! C. Thia the 8th day ef Decea ber. 1696. , - IOHJ4 G. MARSHALL, ocean .
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