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r- -e " v -..XXXI. NO. I WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1898. 81.00 PER YEAR. I . : ? . a '''' s : i 'S- : .'. v i ... ".. . '. ' fP ;. .. ..... - ,i . . ! "' V . :: . ;-- .' v-' - V; '- - - , .j, . " r '."";4''."'" 1 i - Ci ' - ,P . I . ..... 1 i !" .; t'' r f; - . V " .' ".' i- "J I ' t" f -. .. V f, :. j j'V - " wi ' ' . ' v 'J ... . . ; ::' ' . , . " . V' ! I . ' :-'i: .. ; .. .-V- .- REPUDIATION OF BOHDS. aBX COUNTIES RAISItfO A STORM OP AKORT COMMENT. Buncombo County Brinx Salt to InvMl - dt mm Isaac f 898,000 Soathport val JS0rT Ktrw lt' at th Capital Grant' Low Edcqae f KobmII' Fl 1 owl as .llutler Dnia Bamon a to Fu . Bioa Oar Statelad In flambar of ?few .Factories. ' ' Messenger Bureau, . Raleigh, N. C.January 1. Buncombe county now brings suit to test the validity of 8,000 of "bonds issued o tho Ashevillo and Spartanburg rail road. The holders of these are innocent persons, as aret hose, of the Stanly county $100,000 of bonds, lately declared invalid by tho supreme court. The repu dlatlon of bonds is raising a storm of angry comment and it is urged that it Is , damaging the credit of the state, which has "been so high. It is said plainly that it was the decision in the Oxford case which opened, the door to these evils. The claim 13 officially made that the penitentiary debt3 are paid and that there, is a "good balance" to its credit. The new superintendent, Mewboorne, "having given his bond yesterday, took charge today. It is said that the new division of navzJi reserves at Southport, composed almost ntlr?ly Of pilots, vill be one of the best of all. Thero were mor murder? In the state during December than Irt any other ? month or tne year. It is quite clear that Carl Duncan, the incoming revenue collector of this dis trict, is going to make a great effort to oust every democrat under his Jurisdic tion. He is clearly quite ready to knock out civil service. ' . It seems that there is an end to free passes by the railways, unless perhaps eomo one makes a test case and lets the courts decide whether such passes are forbidden. "'The.' new year came in clear and cold. The public buildings were nearly all closed. A few clerks were at work here and- there. There was but little receiv ing. There was. no reception at the exec utive mansion. It is said not to 'be the custom to receive there on this day and it is added that one reason is that it would interfere with private receptions. At the office of the secretary of state It is said that the December entries of "public lands" were larv tun jn any other month of tha year. Day beiu, .yesterday the. rv:0iptg were over $200 and . yesterday,, over 2,500 acres were entered. Of course all or nearly all of this land has been entered before. - It is quite probable that the next ses sion of the North Carolina Teachers' As sembly will be held at Asheville. The teachers of Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee are invited to attend and that will be the most convenient . point for them all. 'H.'I Grant makes the plain assertion that only one republican in 1,000 in the state endorses Governor Russell's admin istration. Grant is on the state republi can committee and ought to know. . Senator Butler declares that as yet no fusion of populists and republicans is agreed on. This is In conflict with the news from Washington la3t week. It must bo that the Butler wing of the pop lists is holding aloof, waiting to see what terms the republicans offer. The anti Butler populists are regarded as having already made a deal with the republi cans for this year. Their leaders are now holding them up to this. Notth Carolina remains at the head of all the states so far as the number of new mill3 in 1S07 and the additions to old ' mills are concerned. The statement was made that Mrs. Persis F. Chase, of New Hampshire, had 'the flag of the Fourth North Carolina regiment, captured at Sharpsburg. It turns out that it was captured at Chan- . cellorseville, where the color-bearer and twenty-five men o'f that regiment . were flanked and captured. It was at one time denied that the Fourth had ever lost Its colors. It is quite plainly hinted that it is the purpose of the new railway commission ers to oust H. C. Brown, the veteran and very 1 efficient clerk to the board, and -put in his place Senator Sharpe, of Ire dell, last week made assistant clerk. Brown is a democrat and Sharpe a re publican. . 'Mr. Richard Baker, of Wilson county, was sent home from the asylum here to day, cured. Mr. Dryan at Auatia. Austin, Texas, January 1. "W. J. Bryan and wife, accompanied by ex Governor Crittenden of Missouri, ar rived here after midnight last night and today were tendered a reception at the home of ex-Governor Hogg About 2,500 people attended.Mr. Bryan author ized the statement "by the Associated Press today that he would not make any statements on 'his Mexican trip until he reached Lincoln, when he would give the public his views in de tail. 'He, however, expressed himself as delighted with the country and the people. (Mr. Bryan and the members of his party will assist Governor Cul iberson in his New Year's reception this evming and leave tonight for Musk vogee, Indian Territory, where Mr. Bryan will stop a day or two before going "home; Indignities to Oesteral Klverau . Barcelona, January 1. General Rul3 Rivera, 'the insurgent leader who was captured, badly wounded, in the province cf Ftoar led RLo, hy the Span 5sh troops under General Velasco, on March 23th, 1897", and who was con-dleim-ned to death and his sentence mod ified, has arrived here ar.d was con ducted on foot and in chains to Mont Juich fortress "between lines of soldiers and mounted gendarmes. General Ri vera was , calm, 'but he protested against "being chained: No one was al lowed to. speak to him. There was a tig crowd of people in the vicinity "but there were no demonstrations. Catarrlx is a Disease "Whicirequiiree a. constitutional reme dy, iliannot tie cured hy local appld catloiiixjHoocrs tSarsaparill'a. is wond- ..11-. wiafnl In r'nrirri'Er rtarrh be- cause it ea"addcates from the iblood the ecrofWlous tain ts which cause it. Buf- ferera "'witrii catarrti find a cure in Rood's Sarsaparilla,' even after other remedies utterly faik "Hood's Pills are prompirfflcient, ol hvay reliable, easy to take, easy to perate. . . u . .L'.-'J-c- VIRGINIA'S NKW GOVEKNOR. Governor TyUr Inaugurated In Hi Ad drs Mo Favors KiglU Lws Acalaat Kleetlun Fraud, Floaaclal IUfarin for the People and Economy la State Finan ces. Richmond, Va January L-The inau guration of Hon. J. I loco Tyler as gov ernor of Virginia took place In the hall of the house of delegates at noon today. ?he hall was crowded, a large number of ladies being present. The ceremonies were very simple. The Jficoming gov- -ernor and lieutenant-governor and some half dozen of their friends were escort ed from the executive mansion to the capitol building by Company F, First ?::??Tta """.n"1 Viw,.,jr a, mC cictuuve reception room, and with the governor-elect, head- ed the procession to the hall of the house where the two branches of the general assem'bly had gathered. Prayer was of- fered by Rev. Tr. Moses D. Hoge and the oath was administered to the new ESSSTS'uS'S' aUCardWe!1- 0t 'he lieutenant Governor Echols was also sworn in by Judge Card well. The new governor then delivered h's inaugural ad dress. In his address, thiV incoming gov ernor declared in favor of retrenchment and reform, and favored fewer officers rather than the cutting down of salaries. One of the most sallenueatures of his address wjls that part devoted to the honest elections Question. On that t runt- he said: Virginia would set a noblA pramnlo tn he: sister states of this union and be worthy of a leader";? place in the future, Which she so erar.,lv held In th nast if she would forever tt the seal cf her condemnation unon the affrontery of those who would debauC?1 the people's suffrages and pervert their vl! by the shameless use of money and the ??wer of combination influences. Here lies the gravest menace to our republic, and in taking upon myself the exacting duties r this high station, I would feel dere in those duties in the very begln-i-.ng if I did not ask the legislature of my state to co-operate with me in mak ing offences of this kind so clearly within the penal code as to deter all would-be offenders." j A? to the financial question, he de- ' clared that it was "a burning shame that the statement is almost daily and hourly made that there was plenty of money in a few favored centres, while it was an admitted fact that through the broad land, and among the people ther was not enough to meet the tax-.urcien'3 laid upon them. Retrenchment and economy was a necessary principle, but how it was io do. practiced on a pace with an ever- ..in . . ucvicaauit, vame ui ictxuoie property un- . . " . , -r. r Our present financial system he 1 terest3 were not threatened. Both the oriloVrJ" WX "Therefore," he added. "I foreign office and "the admirality, ac be spn byP thriegiYf5?inLa; voice will cording to The Daily Graphic were tain on,i, acting ?rnm tv LJit uncer- agreed on this point. ernmenfs attention to the real needs oT the people In demanding a better and; more satisfactory banking system, and a ! " ,f 3 "interesting for Great more healthful money circulation." j Britain at the preset moment than the Touching taxation, he favored vigorous questions of Port Arthur and Kiao measures to get at personal property. Ohou, principally -beraiisp. the -marnuiq At the conclusion of Governor TyWa-Hsi r auUUi geW urT.ftuP TnP. 'mj.rquis address, calls were made for Senator j. McLeavy Brown, the British superln Daniel, who gracefully excused himself , tendeoit of Korean customs, a more sa from speaking. t'rrouq 4cheme to ."overturn Sir 'Robert Tpnight Governor, and . Mrs. Tyler held ; Vrituh l director of the a reception at the executive mansion. -Hart, the-, British mrector ot xnc The affair was a most brilliant one. All Chinese imperial maritime customs, the military officers in the city, members ' which has apparently been nipped in of the general assembly and hundreds of tijie bud. The cabinet's existence would Richmond's citizens with the lady mem bers of their families called. IT IS NOW.CREATEn NEW YORK. Mayor VanTVycklC titers Upon the Duties cf Major of tli Second Largest City in the World. New Yorlc, January 1. 'New York today 1ecame the second city at the 1 world, with Robert A. Van Wyek as : its mayor. At the Cfty hall, a large crowd 'gathered early to wiitness the 1 induction of the new mayor. Mayor Strong transacted a few last matters of routine. Nearly all the old mem bers of Mayor Strong's cabinst drop ped in to say good "bye. Floral pieces were strewn in every direction. A tiger, in yellow and (black immortelles, rest ing In a bed of roses, was one of the Ait n:iu ociock, "jvir van wycic en tered tihe office. He was greeted by Mayors Strong. Gleason and Wurster. The four men chatted some time and the h'ig crowd of office-holders and ex-office-holders made a circle around t'hem. Ahout one minute before 12 o'clock, Mayor Strong sard: Mr. Van Wyek, the people of this new city, made up of five boroughs and 3,500,000 people, have decided that .you should be the first mayor and de scend from your .position as judge to assume the position of mogiistrate. My Impression is tihaJt this old city in which you and I have lived for about the same numlber of years this old city of New York that' "is passing away, will contribute $3,000,000,000 worth of property to the new city f which you will be mayor; $2SO,4oO,000 honking stock and $1,000,000,000 of de posits. 'And you. will take charge of this little "borough along with the oth ers, and you Will always feel, I know, that it is the brightest little jewel In the cluster of five. You have "been chosen to foe mayor of one of the largest cities in the world. I congratu late you and welcome you as mayor of Greater New York." Mayor Van Wyek, in reply, said: "The people have chosen me to 'be mayor. 1 received the office from and to them I will answer. - Then, after a great shaking of hands, the ceremony was completed, and the admin 1st ration of Mayor Strong was a thing of the past. A good contingent of Brooklymtes ac companied B. S. Color, when he took charge of the comptroller's office. Mr. Color announced several minor appo'nt ments and got through the ceremony of induction vith little ado. Sparks Harris I. Drumimond, president of the J. T. Drummond TohaccJo Com pany, of Bt, Louis, makes a positive denial of the tateroent that negotia Jons are under way f or tihe sale of the Drummond Company's plant to the American Tobaebo Ooimpany. " A cablegram from Cairo . says ? the Warwickshire and (Lincolnshire regi ments of the, British army have been ordered1 to e tart from Wadyhalfa for the frontier,, " , , ; . . EYEHTS IH THE FAR EAST. HO DEFINITE INFORMATION TO BE ASCHIt r A IN ED. Tne Sltnatten Net mo Alarming BrltJah, and Roselaa &orJsn Office Ltarab Germany Uncertain as to tier Position Tne Kr bltuatltm of More Interest to nslantf than tho chUeee Hints of Cbiao-apaaesa Alliance Agaiuat Eui rope. (Copyrighted by The Associated Press.) London, January 1. The ingenuity displayed in manufacturing news from the far east is remark. iPive-Mxth, W7T t a. . . the tements can be safely labelled -ues3 wortc" The British ,and Rus- sian foreiSn offices are as dumb as oys- teTB ami the German stream of con- flicting communications In the semi- official press trhows they do not know there ?n hloh ft are standing. rrance 13 apparently In the dark, Tvhile the mikado (has dissolved the Japanese diet in order that opinions should not be expressed. In the cir cumstances it is not strange that ac curate information is difficult to secure. The known facts -wholly corroborate the statements cabled the Associated . Press on Saturday last, that Great Britain is carefully -watching the situ ation, 'biding: her time and will certain ly not fail to act promptly and vigor ously at the proper moment. It was pointed cut in that dispatcfa that In well informed circles the scare in the news'" papers In reg-ard to the far east was at least premature and that the members C1? the government were evidently sin cere in disclaiming the least alarm. This view of tihe case was -practically reiterated by The !2.i!y "Cl-aphic on Fri day, which asserted that there was every reason to, -believe the Russians would adhere to their pledge to evacu ate Port Arthur at the end of the win ter, and that, therefore, there were no grounds for complaint on the part of Great Britain. The Daily Graphic further pointed cut that the British government did not regard the occupa tion cf Kiao Chou 'by the Germans as I 11 J .0 - . -r- !lJ 1 9 caums ior action, 'oecause unusa in- -Evidently, apart from the question or Chinese loan, the Korean ques- tw short if it permitted Russia to coerce the Tsung-Li-Yameoi (Chinese foreign office) into dismissing the British head of the Chinese customs. It is not known yet whether the Brit isih government 'will approve of the ar rangement arrived at, according to a cable despatch -from Pekin oy wmcn McLeavy Brown and M. Alexieff, tlie Russian agent, in KoTea, will work the Korean customs together. The British iniota ftTYTVpnr to ibe somewhat dis- LqtArs appear to ibe somewhat tru.t ful. so the war ' ships of Great Britain which are at present off Che- muloo. the T)ort of Seoul, in order to give moral support to Mr. lirown, win remain there for the present. It is 'by no means clear that the British interests are surely threatened at the present moment, and she can probably well . afford to await the spring, when, unless the normal condi tions are resumed, Great Britain will undoubtedly take step3 necessary to protect her interests and re-establish the halance of power. The Spectator publishes an interest ing article on Japan's policy, in which the writer regards Marquis Ito's return to power and Japan's offer to assist the officers at Pekin in drilling the Chinese armv. and her proposal to consent to a postponement of the payment of the war indemnity, aa possibly foreshad owing a Chino-Japanese alliance. The writer adds that ho is convinced the Marquis Ito thinks that securing per petual control of the resources of trade and nidiera of China are within hi3 power and, if Japan's offer is accepted, Europe, according to tne writer in me (Spectator, will he beaten, "for she has not the means to make the effort nec essary to conquer the United Yellow Peoples." " fhp. financial barometer does not ohnw nv decided trepidation. Consols; are improving. There is not the slight-j est sien of the selling which always; marks real clouds on the political horiz- on and there are signs of reaction IrJ the long-continued depreciation in lano Farms are selling and renting morq freely and at higher prices. The im-; provement Is attributed to the rise In the price of wheat, ondjpartly to th cheapness of .money. Capitalists ar glad even of the beggarly interest yielded by land Investments. The New Tear honor list is weak anl decidedly partisan. It attracted llttl? interest from .the public, outside of th Knighting of Mr. Thomas J. Lipton, the millionaire provision merchant whose knightage establishes the fact thtt titles are purchasable, for the honor be stowed upon him was, of course, die to his gift or 25,000 ($125,000), to the Princess of "Wales jubilee fund for feed ing the outcast poor cf London. The Paris police, during the course of the weekr secured another of tbe organized gongs of murderers and rol bers which have terrorized the suburls of the French capital for months post. The new arrests numfber- thirty-three and the oldest prisoner Is only 21 years of We. Within three months the ddies of fifty-three murdered persons have heen found in . small section ,f the River Seine and It is belleved most of the murders -are traceable to this gang. There have been innumerable, murderous attacks and robberies in the streets and tihe police are aaOsfled that all of the gangs, a number of which, have been arrested within the past ix months, acted in concert and with a central admrastration. Visits made by the police to the abodes of the person arrested ftave resulted in the discovery or arsenals of revolvers, daggers, tlud- , geons. knuckle-dusters, "hammers affix ed to bamboo canes and leaden balls at tached to wire. . The annual wild , scene of debauchery j welcomed the new year In London. A usual, the precincts of St. Paul's cathe dral were the centre of attraction. About 23.000 people assembled there. The majority of ftiose present were composed of West . End dudes. demJ mondalnes and Jail birds, mostly in a drunken condition. There was a scene of the wildest orgie and licentiousness, swearing, etc Ugly rushes, were fre quent and the thieves reaped a rich harvest. The police were unable to cope with the mob. There Is some reason to believe that France and Great Britain, trave about reaefhed an agreement on the subject or west Africa, by which the Lagos Hinterland will (be defined by prolong ing it northward 'to the Niger, the the present Lagos-Dahomey frontier. France would thus secure Say and atwut 100 kilometres on the right bank of .the river, and Great Britain would have Boussa and Nlkkl restored to her and he confirmed In the possession of other claimed points. THE CUBAN MINISXRT. Tk th Oath of Ofllce and th Aatono mUi Gortranmt Is Iaaasarated Blancv Special Courtesy to Consul Garal Havana, January 1. Many people as sembled at the palace today to witness the swearing in Of Senor Rafael Montero, marquis of Montero, Senor Francisco Seayas and Senor Laureano Rodriguez, as secretaries of the provisional govern ment. Marshal Blanco, the captain general, escorted by a number of high Spanish officials, the consular corps, army and navy officers, politicians, etc., reached the throne room at 9 o'clock a. m. A new Bible was open on a table and upon it the secretaries took the oath of fideli ty to the queen, the monarchy and the Spanish oOvernment, placing their right hands on the Bible and kneeling as they repeated the words required. Senor Galvez, president of the cabinet, was first sworn in and then the oath was administered to the others. To Marshal Blanco's inquiry "Do you swear fideli ty to Spain, the queen and Spanish in stitutions?" all replied: "We do." Marshal Blanco then addressed the offi cials, saying: "Ccnsecrated by the oath just taken, the autonomous government of Cuba is now established in accordance with the royal decree of November 27, 1897. rtYfV"" names and the places you occuf;"." political parties to which beOIlrnu ample guarantees of,ne liberal policy which the government expects the new regime to tIt T" npw government mpartrarahd just motives. It is your duty to study the necessities of the is land, and especially economic question and the means to restore the property destroyed, the peace and the- welfare of Cuba, form the best propaganda we can make in behalf of autonomy and against the revolution, which, although it was never justified, will hereafter have no pretext whatever to exist. '"May God' concede you the good for tune which I sincerely wish may accom pany you in fulfilling your noble and thorny mission, so that we may together restore tto this privileged island, for which I have professed great affection for years, the peace and prosperity so much needed. To consecrate the carry ing out our good wishes, let us cry with hearts full of loyalty to our insti tutions: Long Live Spain.' 'Long LiveJ Cuba!' 'Always Spanish!' " Affpr th rnnrlusinn of this ceremonv. i mass by the bishop In the chapel of the j palace. All present knelt down at tne elevation of the host excepting the Brit ish and the German consuls. When bidding good-bye to the consular corps, Marshal Blanco took both of Gen eral Fitzhugh Lee's hands. He shook them warmly, saying in broken English: "I thank you," a distinction which the captain general did not bestow upon any of the other consuls. At tho conclusion of the ceremonies, the captain general remitted the death penalty imposed upon persons who had been convicted of common crimes. Cable messages of congratulation were exchanged during the day between Senor Sagasta, premier of Spain, and Marshal Blanco. The new secretariea have expressed thanks to Dr. Congosto, the secretary general of Cuba, setting forth that it is due to his constant activity that the pro visional government was established to day. For. two months Dr. Congosto, who was formally consul at Philadelphia, has hardly slept two hours a day, which has greatly surprised everybody here, as most of the officials work scarcely three or four hours daily. For this constant activity and the -final success it has met with. Dr. Congosto has been most cor dially congratulated by all concerned. The first resolution adopted by the new cabinet was to send a cable message to the queen regent of Spain, offering their respects and pledging loyalty to the crown. All is quiet here. , Bash of Cotton to Japan. San Francisco, January 1. The indus trial activity of Japan is Illustrated oy the demand for steamer space on the shins of the Pacific Mail and orient uc cident steamship Companies. There is now so much cotton from Texas in San Francisco awaitrng shipment for the Ori ent that heavy shipment of flour des Hnpd for th same market cannot find steamer snaee. The quantity of cotton at present in the warehouses and in cars on this side and across the bay amounts to 14,000 bales. T? H. Sehwerin. vice president and general manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, says it is a fact that flour shipment have been delayed by reason of the demand for space to carry cotton, but he fancies that the delay Is only temporary. His recent visit to the Orient and the observations he made there, convinced him that Shanghai was taking the lead In the manufacture of cotton goods, Th Ted Crosa Aak Aid for tho Cuban Washington, January L 'After con sultation with the state department of ficialsw the Red Crosa has arranged to open headquarters In (New York for the reception and forwarding to Havana of writrlbutkms for the henefit of the suffering Ciibans. Miss Barton will be in choree and she may find it neces sary to go to "Havana to arrange for .-operatkm with Consul uenerai j-ee. The mission of Hood' Sarsaparilla fe to cure disease," and thousand of testi- rwYvals nrove it fulfills u misswrn well. GSRSAHYTOflOLDKlAOCEOU IS THE OPINION OP OXK IV TIIK EMPKROUVJ CONFIDENCE. AMoit Important and TalnabU Ioc lea The Tort tu fee pat la Thoraaih Repair aad Sorronudlnc; Coon try Itn- provf a-CQdvntaBdlat: si to Fraac aad Engtaad llelptas Thtmnlru alto to Cblneea Territory Atactic! Recip rocity Negotiation. (Copyrighted by Associated Press.) Berlin, January, i. Bisnop Anzer, of South Shan-Tung, China, dined with the emperor and empress at the new palace on Tuesday. Baron Von Bue low, the minister for foreign affairs, and Count Von Leyder, the new min ister of Japan, were present. On the following day the- correspondent of the Associated Press had an interview with the toisnoo. to vice and detailed Information regard - Iwg the whole in which Kiao-Chou I3 situated f m ' w erA,fta- A. UII51 I Germ an government awes much. Bish- I op Anzer gave an Interesting account of the occurances of the previous eve- nlng and of the audience he was ac- ' corded by the emperor in November. I and also told of his audle npp with t Vi ! the pope a rortnight ago. The 'bishop, who has been thirty-four years in China, and who Is about to return, said: "I am amazed at the keen knorvledir. ah - tut? emperor displayed regarding China, its resources and government. Everv tiucsu-un me emperor asked was point ed. There is no douht Germany means to keep Kia'o-Chou and its contiguous territory, and, if the rlsrht mic,itv are taken it will prove a most valuable pas??isJon, even more valuable than Hong Kong, because its mineral wealth, coal and 'iron, although need ing a large amount of capital to de velop it, is almost inexhaustible." The emperor told thA blWn hnt sier3 wre under wav to e-iv a 1 through administration to the territory and to rapidly develop the natural commercial advantages of Kiao-Chou. Relative to his audience with the riope, Bishop Anzer said that his holi ness "highly approved the energy shown hy Germany in the gigantic task of opening China and preparing her for the blessings of Christianity and civili2ation." stated The correfiponnt.f-n;-ny 7n .-.if, will commence improving the harbor of Kiao-Chou, and will - con siruct d'ocka and wharves and strength en the 'forts materially. Krupp ord nance of large calibre has been order ed, and during the winter a large "qTTanri i j t -aiiLtary supplies will be sent to China. Some of the best ar tillery and engineer officers have vol unteered 'to go to Kiao-Chou. In official circles, it is not (believed that Great Britain or any other power, will interfere with Germany's plan3. It is stated that the entente with Russia and France Is .perfected and that France will soon force China to gfant her further compensations on her southern frontier. It is also learned from an excellent source that there Is no intention on v Gillian ui r ranee io pi ace oDscacies in Great I isnxam s way it &ne reels inclined to : seize the present opportunity of strengthening her position and In terests in the south of China fr'om Shanghai south. The German foreign office formally. denies that the reciprocity negotia tions between Germany and the United States have failed, and the hope is ex pressed that the negotiations will eventually result In mutual advan tages, although it is maintained that there must be a willingness shown on the part of America, as well of Ger many, in order to arrive at an under standing. Trloco Ulamarak Still Live. London, January 1. The Evening News prints a dispatch from its own correspondent at Berlin saying: "The one remark on the lips of everybody is Bismarck Is. dead Although expected for months, tire ; vent has caused a great shock. It fs 8ie sole topic of con versation in the hotels and cafes." The last report received by The Asso ciated Press regarding the health of Prince Bismarck was contained In a dispatch from Berlin dated December 29th. It reads as follows: "It la as serted that, owing to his insomnia,, the medical attendants of Prince Bismarck have advised him to abstain from all work and excitement for some weeks 4n. vrwrrta Tir SnhnfanlneoF :hl avoi In . . ..iu:iu 9 a ,,, . nA . the possibility of a cure, but not a ranid one." A dispatch from Berlin December 2ith said: "The Hamburger Naohrichten denies that Prince-Bismarck's gout is better and says he cannot walk or sleep, and is unable to read or answer his friends' letters. The former chan cellor Is described as "being very irate at the statement that his health is sat isfactory, and is quoted as saying: "If the gentleman who wrote that were In my place he would be able to get an idea of what a satisfactory condi tion Is." Hamburg, January 1. The report that Prince BismarcTc died today is un founded. The Prince, today received no personal visit3. Callers left their cards. Th n-ll-liiMJ Marrtajri. New York. January 1. Professor Alex ander Melville Bell, the distinguished Scotch aficientist and father of A. Gra ham Bell, the In venter of the telephone, and Mrs. H. G. Shibley. of Toronto, were married at the' Park Avenue hotel here today. A Great New Year' la WasMsgtan. Washington. January jL The White house was closed today for the first time upon New Year day for many years. The president and Mrs. McKlnley went out for a drive in the forenoon and then spent the remainder of the day in re tirement. Vice President Hobart and members of the cabinet omitted their .re ception aa a mark of sympathy for the president, ana the example being Kener ally1 followed, .today was very quiet. In Washington, - v Rejal czMkf tbe feed por, N hoicomc aad delicto. toy Puro i aovm avw rowoca cck, Nrw row. I Th P'k Tr,M for Klondike f, "Washington. January 1. Thr. " wuar deparcment has placed Lieutenant G ire- H ton, &th cavalry. In charge oC ne armr paxrk trains that are t ua- :. rfcake to Bet supplies into the KIm- drke r1100- Uiutcnant Preston ttas. lM?en 1,1 mington for jmv tint, irca principal assistant will lx? Ileirroc Irirrormfie- James Ryan, 10th cavalry. Who gaUicr- eu up me iiacktrains at Forts Vaiflxt -kie and Robinson. The animals a!rncatfy at Vacnouver under organization am to be re-enforced 1y aNiut evcnty-fl more all selected mules from the lVcky AIountaIn country and usod t extreme ngor3 n climate. It has iWn fcYI- nltely deckled not to burden 'the ex pedltiori with wagons. ANYTHING TO ni:.vr MANNA. Ohio Republican L.gUlttor Canrna Short Three V.itf a of Knnntti lo Klet the Ilauna Tlakct fur Oraulx ttloo of tbe House. Columbus, Ohio. January 1. Tho raa- cuses for tne nomination of officer aC tne legislature which conv. nrs ncl Monday, were held tonight. Usually ttin caucuses are of state interest on'y. Tt nlght the re-election of Senator lt.uwia, was directly involved and indirrctly Uat open and aggressive republican opposi tion in Ohio joPrfsuYt-0v xw tauI showed that the nominees of th Hanna slate are short three votes of election in the house and one vote in the Bcnatp.. The opinion prevails that Ilauna will be short four ' votes v -ujnnnp tho joint battot Wednesday, January 12th, unless changes are ma",a in tho meantime. At the Joint republican cau cus next Wednesday night Senator Ilau na will have no opposition, but It ia Mat ed now that there are enough republi can members who will not entor the cau cus to prevent his election. The legittla aure stands 73 republicans. C5 democrat and fusionists. Includfhg the fuionv ists there are C2 republicans and 47 dem ocrats In the house, a total of 103 wltla 55 necessary to elect. Thero wero only 52 present .at the house republican cauciu. tonight. There were ten absentee to night. Three were reported nick and thr others reported as In the fusion with th democratic members to boat what Is call ed the Hanna slate next Monday, and f -i a n. f. r a f w- v-v- iAt "lr. las.in .1.. a m senator Hanna for re-election. The ODnosItlon tonlcht elaim lhat lhiv will have enough votes Monday to organ ize the house with Iw votes for tho Manoa ticket, 52 for the Doxwell ticket und X: absent on account of sickness. Th Hanna men claim that Griffith, of CUo- ton; Griffith, of Union, and Manual, at Montgomery, who are sick, will voto for Hoxwell Monday .and c!ut him. Tbrt memebrs from Clinton nd Union ari however, reported tonight as tilde, that they will be unable to bo in thctr seats Monday. While both sides claim the organlri tlon of the house, the opposition lo 8ta ator Hanna and the Hoxwell ticket fab most demonstrative. Tho Hanna. ruan gers claim that the senator will Kuccoml even if the Iioxwell ticket U defeated. The opposition would then have th for mation of all the committees and wltla the chairmanships and other patronaea at their disposal, it 1.4 believed that Se ator Hanna will not stand equal chance, if his opponents get the organlzatiou on Monday. Represenatlve Mason, the of position candidate for speaker, comes from Hanna' s home. Maxon Is bit terra" opposed to Hanna for senator and Is for McKLsson for the short term and Gov ernor Bushnell for the long term far senator, and he Is running for speaker on the Issue of anybody for senator to beat. Hanna. Governor Bushnell and the entire ntatan administration took an active part fa !! causes tonight against Senator Hanna. joining the democratic members aftil those republicans who remained awajrs from Nthe caucus. It Is now conceded that the democrat will organize the senate wihrh stand 13 democrats, 17 republicans nnd 1 fuslon- 151. 1 lie HllllUUe Ol DfilillUI 1UIK Will t u ,.nv ty,a tla vnt ln hA MM-, It !.... . i . Lieutenant Governor Jonea. The democratic steering committee claimed at midnight that they had all C , their partisans except one In line for I-.' fusion tickets, and for anybody to beat. Hanna, and that they would show m solid front on Monday. After the anti-Hanna republican aad, the democrats had caucused separately,.." they met Jointly before midnight anati . nominated Mayor McKlflaon, of CI re- land, for the short term and Bushnell for the lon;r term for senator, and entcre"; Into a fusion agreement to organize both. . houses. Senator Burke was notified ta remain away till the senate was organ- -ized, The fusion conference adJourneaV after midnight till 2 o'clock p. m. tomor-. row. when the steering committees will report. - Tha Ararlcaa-Mx!ean Embroglad. Washington, January 1. The etorjr of the dispossession of a party' d ' Americans from Clip pert on island ly sa. ' Mexican warship as rerorted by an fca V coming et earner at San Francisco can yet' has had. no official conflrmaatsx. a All that ts known at the Mexican ta gat I on here Is that vague rumora afloat that the BrfUsh had taken session of the Island and thai wICx cx view to asserting' the sovereignity Mexico over lt a waraihjp was crr!i there to roalrttahr tier clatro. Tbw portnwnt ot tate Qxss .toothtear on th stibject "but la - not ditcstx3 1 over the now. S Scnt co everybody y r -'V T A, , f " T 0
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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