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1 ffiftil!? vot. XXXIV. NO. 43. "WTLMTNGTON, N. C, TUDAY, APRIL 3 1901. S1.00 PER YEAR TO JOIN THE STATE GUARD. EMPERORi WILLIAM AT BONN. EXPRESS SAFE LOOTED GOVERNOR TO HAVE CONFERENCE WITH FAYETTEVILLE COMPANY. HE ENJOYS A VISIT TO THE STUDENTS OF HIS OLD CORPS. HTERYffiWS CLOSED 4 .The Cuban Commissioners Complete f: rheir Labors in Washington City. They Have Two Interviews with the President and Four with the Secre tary of War Interest! nc: Proceedings Durlnar Their Last VI.lt to the White House Mutual Expressions of Re gard and Frlendshlp-'Cubans Told that bo Economic Questions can be Settled Before a Government Is Formed-No Results to be Made Pub lic yet Cubans.Start lor Home. Washington. April 27. The Cuban delegation completed its labors in Washington today. In the morning the delegates met Secretary Root, who escorted them to the White house, where they had a final and decisive talk with the president. Then they paid visits of courtesy to each of the officials whom they have met, and fi nally they started for New York at "11 o'clock tonight, homeward bound. They will sail for Havana Wednesday. The proceedings at the White house were interesting and important. Senor Capote acted as spokesman for the del egation. He thanked the president for i the many courtesies shown them, which they accepted as an expression of good will to the Cuban people. He invited the president to visit Cuba, to see for himself the conditions in the islands and learn from contact with the in habitants of the love and affection which the Cubans have for the United States and their appreciation of what had been done for them by this govern ment in their struggle for freedom. Senor Capote asked the president to do something for the Cubans upon an economic line, especially in the matter of reciprocal trade relations. He said that it was especially desirable to have something of this kind done before the next crop was harvested in order that the Cubans might realize the advant ages to them of closer political and economic relations with the United States. In reply the president said it was im possible to settle economic questions until the political questions were dis posed of. He told the delegates to first form their government and then they would be in a position to enter Into negotiations with the United States as to trade relations. Senor Capote responded that some thing ought to be done while the Cu ban government was forming. He thought that while the United States was exercising control there might be arrangements perfected similar to those under contemplation by the secretary of was in 1898 when the government first passed under control of the Unif ied States. He told the president that the Cuban republic did not wish to be born In poverty and rags and if it could not be wealthy it would at least prefer to have something with which to support itself and to have its peo ple in prosperous conditions or with prosperous conditions immediately be fore them. The president again reverted to the fact that under the present conditions, as the secretary of war had advised them, he did not see how it was possi to settle any economic questions be fore the Cuban government was form ed. He would appoint commissioners immediately a government was organ ized to negotiate .with similar commis- goners from the Cuban government for reciprocal trade relations And he believed that the United States would be ready to deal in a manner which would be beneficial to both countries. He thanked the delegation for the invi tation to visit the island and told them to assure the Cuban people of his friendly Interest in them and his desire to see them contented and prosperous. Delegates then shook hands with the president and departed. General Capote later said to an As sociated Press reporter: "We have concluded our business here. We have had two interviews with the president and four with the secretary of war, during which all mat ters that we came here to discuss have M had the fullest and most minute con sideration. We "came to consider the relations between Cuba and the United States, and these, both political and economical, have had the most careful attention. We return to Cuba and will deliver to the constitutional conven- tion all the information we have ob tained, Information which is highly im portant and interesting." There has been a mutual understand ing between the parties to the confer ences that have been held that no specific statement as to results should be given out on either side in advance of the commission's report to the con stitutional convention. There are many political jealousies among the Cubans at home and General Wood said that anything made public at this time might be liable to misconstruction and lead to friction. General Wood, how ever, does not hesitate to state that the Cubans have been impressed with the treatment they have received and the attentions shown them and to say that undoubtedly they return with a more correct understanding of the meaning of the terms of the Piatt amendment and of the sincere desire of the American government to put Cuba on her feet as an independent government, than they had before. CALLEIIS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Many go to Say Good-Bye to the Presi dentSouvenirs of tho Tour Washington, April 27. There was a constant stream at the White house to day. Most of them called simply to say good-bye to the president who leaves here Monday for his long trip to the Pacific coast. Secretary Cortelyou has sent to each member of the president's party a handsomely prepared itinerary of the trip. It is in the form of a booklet with a nanasomely embossed, cover and contains in addition to a map show ing the route to be taken by the party, the names of the members of the party, the day and hour of arrival and de parture at each point, the population and elevation above the sea level of the cities at which stops will be made and many other interesting points, in cluding the names of the railroads over which the train will travel, the distance between points, etc. The longest dis tance to be traveled without a stop is from San Antonio to El Paso, Texas, a distance of 624 miles. SCnOONER EMMA C. KNOWLES Towed Into Delaware Breakwater No News of Crew-Slims ot Collision Philadelphia, April 27. The wrecked schooner Emma C. Knowles, from Charleston, S. C, passed in the Dela ware breakwater this morning in tow of the tug FranTc W. Munn. The Emma C. Knowles was first sighted by the steamer Suningdale on the afte; noon of April 24th off Atlantic City. She was lying on her beamends with decks awash, deckhouse gone and ap peared to have been in collision. She was picked up by the tug Munn early yesterday and reached the breaJswater today. The captain of the Munn re ports that the Knowles had evidently been in collision with another craft. It is the general belief in shipping circles that the crew of nine men has been lost, but the owners of the Knowles cling to the belief that the vessel which was in collision with the schooner has picked up the crew and that the men will be landed at some foreign port. AUSTRIA AND MEXICO Diplomatic Relations Established for First Time Since Maximilian Affair Washington. April 27. A complete rapproachment between the govern ments of Austria and Mexico has been brought about and, as a result, each country is about to send a minister to the other. This terminates an international es trangement dating from the days when young Maximilian of Austria sought to gain a foothold in Mexico and lost his life in the adventure. Ever since then Austria and Mexico have sus pended all intercourse with each other, commercially and politically. Recently, however, friendly overtures have been made to terminate the es trangement and have resulted in a sat isfactory agreement between them by which their old relations of friendship will be resumed. A bill has passed the Mexican con gress reciting the fact of a rap proachment and providing for a' min ister to Austria at a salary of $15,000 annually. Austria will take similar action by sending a minister to Mexico and this will close the long and histor ic separation. Court Decisions as to Legion of nonor Policies Knoxville. Tenn.. April 27. Judge J. W. Sneed of the circuit court today held that the by-laws passed by the Ameri can Legion of Honor's supreme council last August Invalidating all policies of over $2,000. was void and cannot be enforced as applied to j. w. uaut, or h! citv who has-for years held a $5,000 policy, payment of premium on which was accepted. Another Company from Raleigh to Be comoPartof the State MIHtla-Alco-hol Discovered by Professor Howell, of Chapel Hill, to be an Antidote for Carbolic Acid Internally Smallpox Bulletin This Disease In Eighteen Counties of the State. (Special to the Messenger.) Raleigh. N. C. April 27. The govern or gives the adjutant general authori ty to accept at a proper time a new company of infantry at Raleigh. Arrangements have been made for a meeting next Wednesday of the gov ernor and adjutant general and the of ficers of the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry to consider the matter of enlistment of that company in tho state guard. At today's ession of the North Car olina section of the American Chemical Society the following officers were elected: president. W. A. Withers. Raleigh; vice president, W. J. Martin, Jr.. Davidson: secretary and treasurer. C. B. Williams, Raleigh; representative in the council of the American Qhemi cal Society, Charles Baskerville. Ver non Howell, of the state university made a statement of a discovery by him which will awaken great interest. It is that alcohol, taken internally, :'s an antidote for carbolic acid, based o:v personal experiments. A bulletin of the state board of health, issued today, reports smallpox in eighteen counties. There are thirty eight cases in Durham, forty-five in Mecklenburg, thirty in Orange, thir teen in Robeson, thirty-one in David son, seventeen in Greene, twelve in Buncombe. In all there are 231 cases. WRIGnTSVILLE BEACH The New Hotel will be Completed In Ten Days or Two Weeks Gangway and 1'avllon to be Built out over the Sound In Front ol the Hotel. Mr. W. R. Applegate, contractor for the construction of the double of the Seashore Hotel, on Wrightsville Beach, has made fine progress on the new ho tel. The weather boarding is all up. the roof is on, the partitions and ceil ings are all in, the floor has been laid, and the blinds hung. The painters are now at work and the construction of the building will be completed in ten days or two weeks. Captain Edgar L. Hinton, travellin passenger agent of the Wilmington Seacoast Railroad, says the new hotel will be pretty as a peach, and that the ball room will be a grand affair. It will occupy the entire lower floor, and there will net be a column in it to obstruct the dancers. It is laid With a beauti f ul floor of carefully selected lumber. The Brown cottage on the hotel plot is also being remodeled, and will be painted the same color as the new and old parts of the hotel. This will make a decided improvement. As soon as the hotel is finished. Mr, Applegate will build a gangway and a pretty pavilion out over the sound in front of the hotel. The pavilion will be over several feet of water, and it will be provided with seats so people can lounge there or try their luck at fishing. lire repairs o tne trestle over wrightsville Sound have been complet ea ana beginning this afternoon the train leaving the city at 2:20 p. m will run over to the beach. A change has been made in the hour for the last train leaving the city, also in ef iecx xoaay. it win leave at b:3U p. m instead of 6 p. m. "I have been troubled with indiges tion ior ten years, nave tnea many things and spent much money to no purpose until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I have, taken two 1)011168 and gotten more relief from them than all other medicines taken. I feel more like a boy than I have felt in twenty years." Anderson Riggs. of Sunny Lane, Tex. Thousands have testified as did Mr. Riggs. R. R. Bellamy. ANOTHER CUT IN WAGES Contemplated br the Cotton Mills o Fall River Fall River, Mass., April 27. The re duction in the price of prlntcloths has not only made further curtailment probable, but a reduction In wages possible. Today the margin between the price at which cloth can be pro duced and sold Is as low as it was when the last reduction in wages was made and when the price of weaving was lowered from 19 to IS cents per cut. and other classes of textile work paid upon that basis. The price paid for weaving cloth today is the highest in the history of the business and the margin of profit is as small as it ever was. Under such conditions It is fear ed that wages cannot be maintained with any certainty for a definite pe riod of time. Captain of a Norwegian Bark Drowned Savannah. Ga.. April 27. Captain A. Nordquist of the Swedish bark Norrs kenet. was drowned in the river last night. From the best information available it appears that Captain Nordquist was going aboard at an early hour when he lost his footing and fell between the vessel and the dock. The mate heard the fall of the body into the water and made a search, but with no result. It Is supposed the corpse was swept out with the swift tide. Takes Command at the Symposium and .Tolas in the Students Sinking and Beer Drtnklus-nis Nlsht Surprise Visit to a Naval Training Ship at Kiel Among Sleeping Cadets -A Young ster's Ready Reply. London, April 27. All accounts agree that Emperor William thoroughly en joyed himself at Bonn, and among the students of his old corps he became a student again. The emperor wore the white cap and across his breast the black and white ribbon of the Borus- sia corps. His majesty himself took, command at the symposium, issued orders in a firm tone and led off the so called Salamanders, the thunderous rattling of bear mugs on the table when the leading toast was proposed. He also joined heartily with a loud voice, in singing students' songs, bringing down the flat of his rapier, in the or- tholodox fashion, with a crash on the table at the end of each verse. The proceedings reached a climax when his majesty called for that grandest of Ger man student songs "Landesvater" ("Father of the Country"). At one of the verses, in which the students swear to live or die for king and county each man crosses his rapier with that of the man opposite him, and caps are taken off and spitted on the rapier points, the youthful crown prince crossed rapiers with the aged General von Ixe, himself an old Borussir. An interesting story is told of a sur prise night visit paid by Emperor Wil liam to the training ship Charlotte while at Kiel. The ship was anchored in mid stream wrhen the guard espied the emperor's pinnacle approaching and a moment later the emperor was on deck, much to the surprise of the hastily awrakened captain. His majes ty then began a vigorous Vispection of the ship. In the dormitory he was as tonished to find the cadets asleep under the glare of electric lights. "I scarcely believed they are asleep under such light" said the emperor. "They are tired after their day's work," replied the captain. "They would sleep anywhere." The emperor was still skeptical, shook a sleeping cadet soundly and awoke him. "So," said his majesty, "you sleep as well here as at home?" The cadet, recognizing his questioner. promptly replied: "Better, your ma jesty." The emperor was much gratified at the answer he received and returned to his own shtp, delighter with his exper iment. PURSUING THE CHINESE A Running Fight with (Jerman Troops. TheCasultles London, April 27. A Reuter dispatch from pkin says the headquarters staff has received a telegram from a British officer accompanying the Franco-German expedition to the effect that April 23rd the Germans crossed into Shan-Si. through the Kuk-Nau and Chang Cheng-Liu passes, in pursuit of the retiring Chinese whom they followed eighteen miles, fighting a sharp ac tion. The French troops remained in occupation of the passes. The Ger mans returned April 25th and the French handed over the passes to them and returned to their previous out posts. The Germans are said to have had four men killed and five officers and eighty men wounded. The Chinese loss Is not known. A REAL TRAGEDY ON THE STAGE Fatal Accident lu CloslHg Exercises -of a School Chattanooga. Tenn.. ADril 27. A special from Burns ville. N. C. says; While playing the tragedy "Last upon the World" in the closing exer cises of the Stanley McCormlck high school at Burnsville last night a real tragedy was enacted when R. N. Mc Inturf, one of the students, was shot and killed by Baccus Bailey, a student, both representing characters In the play. When it became necessary for Bailey in his role to defend himself with a revolver against a drawn knife in the hands of Mclnturf he used by mistake a loaded pistol instead of the one with blanks, and in the presence of several hundred people Mclnturf was shot dead on the stage. The boys were room mates and special friends. THE TEXAS ANTI-TRUST LAW Construed In a Speech by Speaker of the noose of Representatives Austin, Texas, April 27. The visit ing members of the committees of the New York merchants' association and chamber of commerce who were wel comed here by Governor Sayers this noon, are all talking of the speeech made last night at the banquet at San Antonio by Rj F. Prince, speaker of Masked Men Burglarize the Office of the American Express Com pany in Paris. the Texas house of representatives, de fining trusts as understood by the Texas statutes. Speaker Prince said the Texas anti-trust law did not under stand as a trust a corportation of im mense capitalization because of such capital, nor by reason of reduction of price of commodities. What constitut ed a trust, he said, and what would be driven from the state under the state trust law, was the consolidation of two or more corporations for the purpose of controlling prices, lowering them tem porarily to squeeze out smaller com petitors and then raising the prices back to old or higher standards. It is said under this constrution numerous corporations not now uoing business here can enter the state. THE SUPERIOR COURT MR. B. F. PENNY'S VERDICT FOR $6,000 SET ASIDE. A New Trial of Ills Suit Against the Atlantic Coast Lino Ordered Charles Carter, Colored, Gets $3,000 Dam ages Against the Cape Fear Lumber Company. Pursuant to recess on Friday even ing, the Superior Court of New Han over county met yesterday at 10 a. m.. His Hon. Judge Hoke presiding.. The $10,000 damage suit of Charles Carter, colored, against the Cape Fear Lumber Company, was resumed. Con gressman Bellamy, of counsel for the plaintiff, concluded his argument be gun on Friday afternoon, speaking for more than an hour. Judge Hoke then delivered his charge and the jury re tired at 11:27 a. m. Yesterday afternoon at 4:43 the jury returned a verdict, answering the is sues as follows L Was plaintiff injured by the neg ligence of the defendant Answer "Yes." 2. Did plaintiff by his own negligence contribute to the injury? Answer "No." 3. What- damage is plaintiff entitled to recover for the wrong and Injury? Answer "$3,000." Iredell Meares. Esq., counsel for the defendant lumber company, moved to set the verdict aside, on the grounds of errors and that it was contrary to the evidence. The motion was over-ruled and Mr. Meares excepted. Judgment was then entered, and Mr. Meares took an appeal to the Supreme court Notice of appeal was waived. The ap peal bond was fixed at $50 and the bond for the stay of execution at $3,500 Thirty days was allowed Mr. Meares to make up his case on appeal. During the session yesterday, Junius Davis, Esq., made a motion to set aside the verdict of $6,000 rendered for Mr. B F. Penny in his suit for $10,000 against the Atlantic Coast Line. John D. Bellamy, Esq., opposed the motion, Eugene S. Martin. Esq., argued In opposition to the motion and Hon Geo. Rountree in favor of it. Judge Hoke grantea the motion to set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial on the ground that the defendants had failed to offer evidence and he thought the matter should be fully gone Into, as It involved such a large amount. The court disposed of other cases as follows: Samuel Blossom against John Hen ry Boesch decree of foreclosure made Murchlson National Bank against Cox; 60 days granted plaintiff to file complaint Dr. F. T. Burbank against Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com pany. non suited and continued without prejudice W. F. Alexander against J. W. Plum mer. execution ordered to be Issued w- H. Howe against Stone. Rourk & Co.. continued. M. J. Corbett against J. B. Sellers & Co.: alias summons for E. McRae. H. B- McEachern against Wilmlng- ton Street Railway Company." settled and non suit entered. Henry Martlndale against Joseph Altro set for . Wednesday of the first week of the next term. R. E. Zachary against the City of Wilmington ana .county of New Han over, non suit entered. Dally C. Vernon against J. W. Ver non, action ior aivorce. verdict and Judgment was filed In th R. W. Smith against the Inter-state Aeiepnone ana leiegraph Company, f edant reou red to na cording to the consent of all the par- lies. Judgment was entered In the suit of . oramger against the American lionaing & iTust Companv. It r. dered that the plaintiff recover of the defendant 5175 with interest from April 15, 1891. In the case of the state against Annie Wilson, it was ordered that a capias be issued. A Judgment of non "suit was entered in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Vollers against John Henry Boesch and others ;At 5:25 p. m.. Judge Hoke retired from the bench stating that he would allow the court to expire. Colonel A. E. Buck, minister to Ja pan, who is Ul in Washington" with the grip, to not in a serious condition. Three Men, who ae Americans, Eater the Building at Night Surprise tho Negro Watchman Asleep,GajrandTlo Him They Then go to Work on the Safe- Dynamite Successfully Vsed and Thirty Thousand Franca Secured Th Negro's Graphic Account mi Rudo Awakening and tho Subsequent Proceedings of the Ilnrglai-H-Pollco Have no Clue. Paris. April 27. Three masked bur- glars entered the American Express Company's office last night, surprised 4 the watchman asleen. trntretA nni bound him. and escaw-d w ith m rwvk francs. The burglary was carried out moat audaciously and was evidently the work of American experts. The manner in which the burglars proceeded indicates that they were fa miliar with the arrangements of the office. The street door was opened with the proper key. as the lock, which Is equal to a safe lock, hms nnt scratched. An American colored boy, who was sleeping on the second story, says he was awakened about 1 o'clock In the morning by a choking sensation and found a man with his face half hMdew by a handkerchief kneeling on his chest with his thumbs pressed on his windpipe. Another man beside the ted pointed a revolver at his head. A third man held a portable electric lan tern, the light irom which wop shin ing in his eyes. The last said with a good American accent: "Don't move or I'll shoot you. We have com? her to do a little Job and mean to do It." One burglar, it is claimed, then stuff ed a towel into the mouth of the boy. who said he was about scared to death and tried to wriggle his head, where upon one of the men dealt him a heavy blow on the head with his fist which left a big bruise. The burclar accord ing to the boy's story, then tied his I and arms so tightly as almost fb t t the llesh. while he left the marks .' his knees on the boy's chest. Two of the burglars, after a eonv sation In English, left the room and tt third. according to the story toid. "quietly drew up a chair and sat by th bedside with a revolver pointed at the boy and the rays of the lantern direct ed at his face. The burglar, the bey added, again said: "Now lie still and you will not be hurt; but If you are troublesome I will blow out your brains." The boy. continuing the story, said he then heard the noise of the bur glars working below, drilling, hammer ing and laughing, apparently with not the slightest fear of Interruption. I Later, he said he heard an explosion and then a second detonation whiih shook the premises. After a short In terval his guardian, who, from time to time had exchanged "kind of bird whistles" with his confederates below, smeared something on the boy's face and said: "I am going down stairs to help my pals for ten minutes. If you stir i will kill you when I come back." But. the boy added, he never fame back. The boy said he then t his senses and had evidently been . oro formed. When he recovered he insert ed he was afraid to move. An office cleaner, who arrived at She I express comnanv. m. " , " 7 v ine Birel aoor tD Baie dynamited and the boy. gagsred- I and bound. lying on the flnor m. bed umtoir. t. ' luu -. ICVICU ine neavy carpets from the re- I ceD"on rooms and wrapped them around the safe In order to deaden the sound of the explosion. An astounding feature of the fcur glary is that the policemen heard ow saw- nothing of the burglars. In spite ei the Iacl tnat Utter worked loudly an3 that the sound of the explosions was sufficient to awaken a porter on the to 8t f building across the street I and cause to descend and search his own house for Intruders. Later It became known that the po lice had detained the colored boy watchman, not being satisfied with tfte story told by him of the burglary. , Mr. Normood will be President In view of the proposed consollda- tion of the Atlantic National Bank and the National Bank of Wilmlngtsn 1"- a moras circulated that h" fi VnK UM only th nom inal and not the active president of the consolidated bank aid that he Henfo V f0r -wtfiTfltiE; Heinformed a Messenger reporter yes terday that he retains his nwnled liZ terest and will be here as president cr the bank as of yore. ,
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