North Carolina Newspapers

ADVERTISERS: j ! 7f:r MESSENGER h3 a Urjcr j T .... thin a other W- ' pHJE CESSEtlGEnl wttxiT ccntxits. i ! All Thee rt AUraest r "ill I n n r. n ;:i to State, j THE BEST AUVERTSINO MEDIUM in the South. , - - a w!UO 13(57, WILMINGTON, N. a. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 190. PRtCU KIVKCK-NT.S. III i I I 1 111 I I I I A ftf m 1 I.KtiKtPHIC HUMMAHT. Tn- f' "1 ! "' "Time" piMe an interview i , if :tr' M. Stanly cn M". Troupe' report. . A A 1 n authorities make a decision on -.ij lottery' -rmestion. Aa onkr j i. if-ii'-i if me i;aian ponce to iinci ,..,, the anti-Jewieh law. -The King of jj v ,1 i i? K'-d condition pbjsicalJy, hot greatly diHordcd. Italian caii- .rt ( i v b.cn fired upon by the Italian ' f, ,i r v :nrJ ahd Hcvcrti killed. C tdac- f ' ,t M -i:"f'r hi lxcu bound over to court as ti.--.ri.-i ' "f tho' fatal railroad accident at .VI- N. Y., la-t week. A utiike'of ail , . c- il uiiiit-rH of Indiana i propoicd. An a,T .r,r,t w.t nud'i tv) wn-ck a paHenr train n i?' yesterday. A Itu'sian who has u in -x( le in Siberia for fourteen years La t. ;-; 1 1 1 1 arrived jn Loudon. A Marine cn;.if.io;i o--ir near New York in which a g't t'ti' T si.d '.i pchfxiner aro tuuk. - Sixty-two -in were tlro An d. A negro atPltUtburg ,:jcii h hold of au tltctiio light . wire andi ,;;,! irmtantly. A negro waa lynched in (',,-orii Tliurnday uight for an aHBault upon a Tunnu li''y. Another fatal railroad accident i.Murn in the tunnel near Som. ret on the Cin- ciin ti Southern road.r Leopold, Bros. A Co., inaiiufjctnrcrH of aud wholesale dealers in ,-!tiinig at Chicago failed yetcrday with lia uhti about fully coTered by aa- s iho Huunme court of Ohio has refused a writ - i rror io tho Hnpflr.ior court in the in "janc'i "ii 'U.t against the major of Cincinnati. 'i I i ! j ..v C .'rf weekly report nhowa reaction m H a l.- in noma localities, but m-toont cities it i"rV .im !'!' lrg; hnninewj at the South in thritiij,:; tlio LuainenH for October ha been the Urgent ever recorded, exports and imports for tiir ;t in uth have been nnnBnally heavy. A !.t of maridamiM to compel theeheriil to let .lftt : iv.-ji aad reporters interview one of tho Il. iifi.M-i y pri.vnvrd was denied ytuterday at , w (), ! an-. The new board of officers was nni n i i ;it CnciifUati yesterday on receipt of tSr ii.-.vh .f ttie Supreme court decibion. vt n imxn life boat in n wfre drowned yr.H'i-r 'ay while trying to save the crew of a wrpul.id r.ritifh ve8el. Jlr. Blfour was wrl " .!)! il ly iho oIVilma t.-f Gilway yeotjrday. risTOL-ijitAriis, ; i hti lliuls arc fat-frying to an cnor rr.ous cxti tit. 1 ).'mo r;itn should vote for Democrats uriri l m't jou foryet it. It is siM tint London increases at an iiuiiii.il rate of 1 7,00 houses. ; The r.impaijin workers ought to niuk.! it t-o hot that it will airly siz... St tintoi' (lorrnan, a bhrewd machine I)litici:in, i.s reported as hopeful of a f 'tnucr;ilic majority in the ncxtllouso. (.'luiirman llrii'c. is reported as confi dent of Democratic success in Ohio; but wh;t ilot-fi lie know ahout it any way? , 'Vn oysif-rvt.) 1 by tho boiling pot, . rnl lix u tt st . ih- soup -a ailtiuto; 'I'll, u turi.u jr h droppud a parlv tear, .1 Ai.il niuniuiiil, "l'u not, in iU" Wathiiitjton Post. .Jmlo IJeaeli, of New York Superior Court, U jn trouble bvcaur-o of gambling in stoeks". lie owes 51o,000and will not "pony up." Iowa i'epublieatis aro reported as ri'iM-ouniged, and letters addressed to Oi.iinn i i Mack tell tho Htory of dis lii iy at the outlook. I The Richmond State calls him Hobert Bi-yei". who is visiting that city. It is .An,'-who is tho author of ikTho Amer ican Couiinonwealth." The TVnne?seo ltadicals aro paying tbe poll tax of tho negroes "in great wads" and they hold the "stilikit" in pledge of good faith. Oh, tho cunning I lads.!' Senator-lVttigrew, all tho way from Dakota, lets the cat out of the walWt. -.Hit-nays that Plumb, Paddock, Inalls, iHyis, l a-ey and Power had all agreed to vote with him against tho Radical monstrosity. Who can rely upon such creat ire? v olumbia is all n?o? over a .eutv scandal. The disgrace of sin in social life is the talk. Dr. Kendall is charged wi'h malpractice. A reigning beauty and a young lawyer aro tho principals. A learful case of dishonor, shamo and wretchedness. Let tho curtain fall. Tho Chicago JAraW "totes, a level head" when it su sthat thero is "no occasion at this tlmo to speak of pos sible Democratic nominees in 1892 aide from' Mr. Cloveland. Iu all hu man probability ho will be called by tho unanimous voicoof his party to tho leadership." Even so. I Mr. Gladstone came very near being M'led on 29th, He was on a bridge when the train rushed by just grazing him. IIo had to cling to the girders lo prevent his falling into the water. An account 6ays "he retained his pres nce of mind and betrayed much less Agitation than any of those who wit esed his peril." Mfc. Gladstone made a speech at Dun Scotland, on the 29th In which he jlcu8sed the McKinley monstrosity e does not think it will hurt En g,an(l. But what about the laboring We in the United States? Won't ! catch it? He says the new Radi- i tot 5bould e called oppression and ! protection. ANOTHER WITHDRAWAL MOSES A. BLEDSOE LEAVES THE RE PUBLICAN PARTY, A Ce of Notoriety limine Tried In Wmke Snperlor Court Poll I ten I News Still Knvorable toDrniocratlc Victory In irake Upehurch'a Defeat ConcedeI Humors -f;i New Hotel A DUtreMlng AfTalr. Messenger Bureau, ) Ualeigh. N. C. Oct. 31. ii A c;ia6 of much notoriety has been in progress, in the burjerlor court, lor the past few day?, arising from pro ceedings Lunatico Inynirendo. Several years since, Larkin Smith, residing in tho ca-jtern part of Wake county, gave one of his pons a power of attorney to ad minister the affairs of his estate. Soon afterwards Mr. Smith came tothrs city, and, for some unexplained purpose, re voked the commission given his son. and granted the powers to attor ney The sort, to whom the first power of attorney was given, brought proceedings of inquiry as to his father's sanity. The case was first begun in the Superior court a few terms back, from whence it was taken to the Su preme court. It was by that tribunal sent back to the Superior court coming up on the docket at tho present term. Young Smith seeks to establish his father's lunacy at the time the transfer of authority was made. Tho case is exciting much interest here. The atlects of the fine crops this year aro being forceably felt in the way of replenishing tho cofTera of the county treasury. The Sheriff reports that taxes are being paid with more prompt n6es than for several years. Moses A Bledsoe, who for several years has been one of the most active Republicans in this section, will de liver an address at Metropolitan hall to-night, giving his reasons for allying himself with the Democratic party, Mr. Bledsoe is an able speaker and will doubtless draw a large crowd. Arrangements aro on foot to give Senator Hansom a grand reception hero next Monday night, when he will deliver an addre-s, It is proposed 10 make th" closing of the campaign a regular "gala" occasion. All tho news from different sections of Wake still continue favorable for the success of the entire Democratic ticket. It would teem strange that with a white majorily of eighteen hun dred in tho registered vote, any one of tho Republican ticket should run in. Several of tho Republicans of promi nence here, who, a week ago, predicted tho election of Upchurch as Cierk of tho Superior court, now conceded his defeat. The cotton platform here is indeed 'a sight ' to behold." Every available space is filled, and thousands of bags of cotton aro. waiting their turn for the compress. The matter of a new hotel is being seriously agitated and ! it is now hoped that it will reach consummation at an early day. It was rumored to-day that a Northern syndicate would probably tatte it in hand. This is all well enough, but rot at all creditable to our rej-ident capitalists. A most distressing affair took place near. Apex, in this county, last Wednes day afternoon. It seems that Mrs. Medlin,wife of J. C. Medlin, was bitten in a shocking manner by a rabid dog. She was seated on her porch when the doc, a good sized one ; suddenly sprang at her, seizing her by the nose and lacerating it fearfully. She was also badly bitten on the hands. With great presence of mind Mrs. Medlin caught the dog by tho throat throwing him to the iloor and choking him. She then dragged him to a woodpile near at hand arid cut his head off .with an axe. At last accounts-tho lady was suffering much from tho painful wounds. Ipth From Fool-bartlinreii. PiTTsnuRc;, Oct. 31. A special lrom braidojk-, Ta., snvs: A horrible acci dent occurred there in the Edgar lhomson steel works last niht which was due to the careless bravado of the victim, a colored man named Robert Washington. He had been workingas a. brick layer's laborer and it "was no ticed by Superintendent Pierce, of the Carnegie electric light company that Washington had often grasped the electric tight wire when tho current was turned off in order to show the men he was not afraid. He as warned by Mr. Pierce that he would be caught, telling him several times that he was doing a very foolish thini:. Last night at 10 o'clock Washington was seen to climb up several steps and reach out his hand toward an electric light lamp. Someone shouted a warning to him but too late. His hand touched the wire and in an instant his frame stif fened and ho feel to the floor below, dead. Not a musclo twitched, and his death must have been instantaneous. His right hand had tolched the wir and his left,clinginp toan iron rod,h. d completed the circuit. There was not a mark on the man except on tho right hai d where a fclight scar was found where he had grasped the wire. A Hear? Failure In Chlcaco. Chicago, Oct. 31. The clothing trade was thrown into a spasm this morning by jtho failure of Leopold Bros. & Co., manufacterers of and wholesale dealers in clothing. Twenty six confessions of judgment were En tered up against the tirm In the Supe rior court for sums aggregating $149, 0n). The failure was foreseen only by members of the firm and the collapse came like a thunderbolt to the trade. The House is one of the oldest If not the very oldest in the city, having been es tablished thirty years ago. The senior member of the firm is Henry Leopold, who has been rated as a millionaire. The stock on hand is estimated at about $200,000. No assignment will bo made. The firm employed 250 men. A member of the firm estimates the liabilities at $325,030, fullv covered by assets. TIIEANTI-4EWI.su LAW. 1 ,- Xta Mrict i:aforcmtr Ordered Eep of . Siberian Hxlle L4f Boatmen Drowned Stanley Interviewed Irih Afllr. LONDON, Oct. 31 A young Russian named Kelchowsky, who succeeded in making his escape from Siberia after having served fourteen years there, has arrived in this city. He was ar rested In Vilna when only IS years of age on suspicion of having In his pos session revolutionary documents and being concerned in a conspiracy against the Government. His escape from Siberia was attended with many hard ships and perils. M. Kelchowsky is unwilling, as yet, to publish an account of his life in exile and bis escape, for fear that bv doing so he will endanger his comrades left in Siberia. He states thelexiles there are greatly en couraged by the expressions of sym pathy with them in their fate by the American people and claims that the Ru33ian Government is much disturbed thereby. The Official Messenger, of St. Petersburg, recently announced that the rumors current in Ru-sia of Amer icans and others severely criticizing Russian prison management are simply concoctions of the Nihilists. M. Kelcbowsky also brings news that two exiles, named Pesnekeroo and Maka renko, recently arrested at Ansour, have been condemned to solitary con linement, pending official investigation, for having in their possession clippings from American newspapers upon the subject of the feeling aroused abroad by. the alleged maltreatment of politi cal prisoners in Siberia. Dblin, Oct. 31. The Express says the delegates appointed by the land lords' convention will meet Balfour upon his arrival in the city and urge him to change the proposed Irish land purchase bill by providing for the ap pointment of a Judge of the High Court of Justice as head of the land commission and limiting the powers of local authorities to interfere w ith the purchase of land. St. Petersburg, Oct. 31. Gen. Groesser has issued an order to the police, commanding a rigid adherence to the letter of the anti-Jewish law and saying that they must compel the fam ilies of Jews, expelled from the empire or transferred from one part of it to another, to accompany them. London, Oct, 31. A disptch from Hague says it has transpired that the statements made regarding the condi tion of the King of Holland by the doc tors and ministers are untrue. The King's physical health is good, but he is suffering from a mental malady which renders him unfit to govern. In other words he is a lunatic. The state ments that he was physically ill was Tnade simply to delude the general public and explain the necessity for the appointment of a regency. . London, Oct. 31. The Times this morning published the parting inter view with Henry M. Stanley: Stanley adds nothing to his previous statements. He accuses Troupe of using violent language and making yague charges. He says all the rear officers were of fended by his first report to the Emin relief company on the condition in which he found the rear column; that he cannot modifty the censure he then expressed and that it remains for those officers to tell their own stories. Berlin, Oct. 31. The Vossische Zei lung confirms the report from Warsaw mat wnite a numner 01 persons were leaving Russia, their intention being to emigrate to Brazil, they were fired upon by the llussianohtier guard at Slupca. The Warsaw rp.ort, how ever, statea mat nine persons were killed, while the Zcitung ''says only four of the party lost their lives. Berlin, Oct. 31. Eleven German life boatmen were drowned to-day while trying to rescue the crew of the British vessel Erik Berendsen which was wrecked off Slesvig. Only one of the vessel's crew was saved. DUBLIN, Oct. 31. Mr. Balfour was interviewed in Galway by the chair man of the town and harbor commis sioners and other prominent persons. In the course of his reply, after refer ring to the means for improving the fishing industry, he said he feared he would be unable to do more for Galway in the matter of railways than he had already promised. Two Fatal Railroad Accidents. NASHViLLE,Oct 31. Another wreck occurred yesterday morning on the Cincinnati Southern at tunnel No. 26 in Kentucky in which Conductor-Lew-mau was killed. The first section r of the train pulled outMrom Somerset closely followed by the second section. When the tunnel was reached the first section stopped and the second dashed into it, crushing the caboose and sev eral cars. Several men were seriously injured. Conductor Ed Miller, a well known Louisville and Nashville railroad em ploye, was run over and killed last nignt. It is supposed that, as he had no lantern, he made a misstep and fell between the cars. The body was hor ribly mat g led. An Attempt at Train WreekJoc. Ciucago, Oct. 31. A dastardly at tempt to wreck a train on the Pitts burg, Fort Wayn and Chicago rail road at the corner of Tirtieth street and Fourth avenue was discovered and frustrated by a policeman early this morning As the officer was crossing the tracks he discovered a bar of iron about twenty -'our feet in length stretcned across the track and tied down. The obstruction was removed. Tbe Lottery Qaeston In gida. Ottawa, Oat., Oct. 31. In answer to an inquiry from one of the ports the customs department has ruled that Lou isiana lotteryjadvertising and other mat ter may be received by the various, ports, but that the persons to whom they are sent shall be subject to prose cutiOD by the legal authorities. THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK. I R. G. DUN A COS WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. Reaction In Trmd la Sora Lootlllle Koted Itnt at HmI Point Trad U Remarkably Larce-Th HnIne for October tbe Lrxet Kver Recorded-lUilntM at the gonth ThriTlng. NEW York. Oct. 31. The weekly review of rade of R. G. Dun & Car. ays: ine approacn 01 tne elections lias caused some slackening of trade at many points which is obviously tempo rary. At a lew cities, notably St. Louis, mere Is observed reaction from the great activity which prevailed just before the new tariff went into effect, the demand for.the time having been satisfied by dealings in anticipation of that measure, but at nearly all cities trade continues remarkably large, and payments tnrougn all ciearincr houses outside of New York, for October, will probably be the largest ever recorded in any month, exceeding those of last October by about 15 per cent, and those of last May, which were the largest ever known by about 10 per cent. Foreign trade for the month will certainly prove much the largest ever known ana the great Industries are all unusually active. At the South business is thrivincr. New Orleans reports large receipts of 1. . 6ugar anu rice ana gooa prices, laough baling of cotton is hindered by the weather, but at Galveston trade im proves with better weather and orders are free and at Savannah teceipts are 55,757 bales of cotton, 15,076 barrels of rosin and d,4bS barrels of turpentine. At Jacksonville trade is rather dull, but in the Northern Atlantic States it is decidedly active. It may be said, moreover, that reports a- to collections throughout the country are more sat isfactory. The money markets are about as last reported, though firmer with sharp de mand at Boston, firm but easier at Philadelphia, still tight at Chicago and scarce at 71 to 8 per cent at St. Louis, somewhat stringent with large demand at Cleveland and Detroit, strong at 7 percent at Milwaukee, tight at Savannah and with good demand at Denver, but easy at Kansas City and easier, in spite of demand, at New Or leans. Rates at New York have varied widely, and the treasury has taken in during the week about $2,000,000 more thun it has put out, new silver notes included. The demand from the inte rior does not cease. tThe great industries are doing more, on the whole, than at anytime in the past, while the iron production Is at tbe maximum and the market at Phil adelphia is "veryjmixed." Iron seems sSonger ancLsteel weaker. ". . , . Exports from this port for me Tour weeks have been $10,000,000 larger in value than last year, when October ex ports for the whole country wore near ly $98,000,000, which indlcates for the month much the largest movements on record. Imports here also show an in crease oyer last year of $15,000,000 so that the aggregate for the month may reach $80,000,000. Failures for the week in the United States is 190, compared with 227 for the correspondent week last year. Two Vessels Sank la Collision. New York, Oct. 31; The captain of the steamer Humbolt, from South American ports, which arrived here to-day, reports that at 6 o'clock this morning, six miles east of Barnegat, he sighted a wreck and bore down to it. The wrecked vessel proved to be the steamer Vizcava, which sailed hence yesterday for Havana. He saw several persons in the rigging ana sent a boat to their rescue. The chief officer, sec ond officer, surgeon, one engineer and eieht of the crew were taken off and brought here. The persons rescued state that on the evening of the 0th inst. at 8 o'clock the steamer was run into by a four masted coal laden schooner, suppsed to be bound north ward. Both vessels sank within five minutes. Captain Cunill, of the Viz rava.was drowned as were also part of her crew, in all about sixty-one persons, sixteen of whom were passengers. A General Coal Miners Strike. Terre Haute, Ipd., Oct. 31. A convention of miners of the State is be ing held here to consider a proposition tostrike to-morrow. There are dele gates present representing both bitu minous and block coal mines. The con vention is held under the auspices of ih United Mineworkers' Union, but delegates are present representing un organized miners, who number about one-half of all in the State. The block coal miners signed a yearly scale for 75 cents a ton the year around begin nine- last May and. tho bituminous miners signed for 70 cents- Patrick McBrvde of the Executive Board, utrorfilv advocates the strike. The members of the union claim that the non-union miners are the agitators. Indicted for Canting a Railroad Aceldett. PoTTSTOWN. Pa.. Oct. 31. Americus n. Missimer. of Pottstown, conductor of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad shifting crew, upon whom the coroner's ury fixed the responsibility of the dis tr to the Williamsport express at this place on last Saturday morning, in which two lives were lost, was arrested vpRiprdav on a warrant issued by a magistrate, charging him with crimi nal carelessness He waived a hearing and entered bonds in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance at tne uecemoer Quarter Session for trial. A Nfitro Ljbd. Macon, Ga., Oct. 31. Near Valdosta, Loundes county yesterday afternoon a negro named Pal so committed a brutal assault on a Miss Hardee, daughter of a prominent planter. Last night the negroes was taken from the ofilcers by a mob of whites, tied to a tree and shot to death. v ' , interestimj ni:ronr Tvxm tbe Ceaa It area repot tl mf be Wfeole Coaatry a4 af the Svral latee-CaiaraUe StAteeet. Washington, Oct. 31. The twelfth census bulletin issued to-day eayt: The population of the United State on June lft, lbW, as horn by the rt count of persons and famllie. exclusive of white persons In Indian Territory, Indians on reservations and Alaska, was Gi,4S3.540. The figures may be slightly changed by later and more exict compilation, but uch change win not oe material. In 1SSO tho ulatloa was 60,155,783. The abWlutc increase of population in ten year was 12,324,757 and the per cenlagt of increase was 24 67 per cent. In 1870 the population was etated at SS,6S9,3SI. According to these figures tbe absolute increase in the decade between 1870 and 1880 was 11,597,412, and the percentage of Increase was SO.Otf. Upon their face these figures show that the population has Increased between 1880 and 1SU0 only 727,345 more than between 1870 and 18S0, while the rate of increase has apparently diminished from 30.03 to 24.57 per cent. If these figures were derived from correct data they would be indeed dis appointing. Such reduction in the rate of increase in the face of the enor mous immigration during the past ten years would argue great diminution in our birth rate or corret-ponding increase in our death rate. These figures are, however, easily explained when tho character of the data is understood. It is a well kcowo fact, having been dem onstrated by extensive and thorough investigation that tho census of 1870 was grossly deficient in tho Southern states, so much so as not only to give an exaggerated- rate of increao of pop ulation between 1870 and 188'J In thee States, but to affect very materially the rate of increase In tho country at large. These omissions were not the fault nor were they within the control of the census office. The census of 1S70 was taken under a law which Superinten dent Walker characterized aslclumy, antiquated and barbarous." In re ferring to these omissions the Superin tendent of tho tenth census said in his report in relation to the taking of the census in South Carolina: It fol- ows as a conclusion of the highest authority either that the census of 1870 was grossly defective In regard to tho whole State or some considerable parts thereof, or else, that tho census of 1S8) was fraudulent." Those, therefore, whobelive in the accuracyand honesty of the teuth census, and that was thor oughly established, muu accept tho other alternatively offerea by den. Walker, namely, that the ninth census was grossly defective. What was true of South Carolina was also true in greater or less degree of all the South er nJ5 tales.. .i , r .., There is but little question that tho population of the United States in 1887 was at least 40,000,000 Instead of 38,- 558,371 as stated. If this bo correct. the absolute Increase between 180 and 18S0 was only about 10,000,000 and the rate of Increase was not far from 2o per cent. These figures compare much more reasonably with similar deduc tions from the population in 18S0 and 18)' The following table shows tho popu lation of the United States as found by the census enumerationpf 1890: United States, fi2,480,M0. Tbe Nor.h Atlantic division, 17,361, 429; Maine, GG0,261; New Hampshire, 375.827: Vermont, 332,205: Massachu setts. 2.233.107: Rhode Island, 315,343; Connecticut, 745,8tfl: New York, 5,9S1,93 1 ; Ne w Jersey, 1 ,4 1 1 ,017 iJennvlvania, 5,248,574. South Atlantic division, 8.830,759, Delaware, 167,871; Maryland, 1,040,431; Dii-trict of Columbia, 229,79o; Virginia, 1,648,911; West Virginia, 760,418; North Carolina, 1,617,340; South Carolina, 1,147,161; Georgia, 1,834,300; Florida, 390.435. Northern Central division, 22.322.lol, Ohio, 3 666,719; Indiana, 2,189,030; Illi nois, 3,818,536; Michigan, 2,089.792; Wisconsin, 1,683,97: Minnesota, 1,300. 017; Iowa, 1,906,729; Missouri, 2, 677,080; North Dakota, 182,425; South Dakota, 327.848; Nebraska, 1,056,793; Kansas, 1,423,4S5- South Central division, 10,948.253; Kentucky, 1,855,436; Tennessee, 1,763, 723; Alabama, 1,58,073; Mississippi, 1. 281,887; Louisiana, 1,110,828, Texas, 2,232,220; Oklahoma, 61,7ul; Arkansas, 1, 125,385. Western division, 3 009.94S; Mon tana, 131,769; Wyoming, GO.5S0; Colo rado, 410 975; New Mexico, 144,852; Arizona. 59,691; Utah. 206,493; Nevada, 44.327; Idaho, 84,229; Washlr gton, 349.516; Oregon, 312,400; California, 154,002 The bureau to-day issued a prelimi nary reiorton tbe production of steel in the United States during the year ended June 30tb, 1890, which shows there was 4,466.92 tons of 2.000 pouodf, ascommred with 1,145.711 Uns pro duced during the year ended May 31tt, I860, an increase of 3,321.215 tost, or 290 per cent In ten jeara from 1880 to 1890, the' production of Bestemer steel ingots and direct citings has Increased from 9S5.208 tons to 3. 788,572 tons; open brarth steel from 84 3-2 tons to 50-1.351 tons and crucible steel from 16,201 tons to 85.535 tons. No Clapp-Griffitbs or Robert Bessemer steel was made in the census year 1880 as there were no works in ex istence in this country at that tlm. Duricg the year ended June 30tb, 1890. production of Ciapp Griffiths steel in the United States was 83,903 tons and tbe production ox Robert-Ueaemer steel was 4,501 tons. Tbe United States cow leads all other countries in the manufacture of Bessemer stetl rails, theou? nut during tbe year ended June 50th, lb JO, amounting to 2,036,654 tons. Some one has said with terseness that behind the Force bill croucheatho Empire. That in sentimant has beta often expressed in these columns. ' THE NEXT HOrSK. REPUBLIC? COSCtOSG THAT !T WILL BE DEMOCRATIC. Democrat Clatmlec 11 by a tJely of -Item Teat ltrte eatte? a MemW t ead Chalrraeashlf-Ilea. Jae .!!. dereea ODtUli ile( Heme te e e Tim lee CltUetSlp. Washington, Ocl 3l.r? vri al c Iera f rx ra rcllb.5 private sourer tbt the National llcpuKioaa cci rn comtnltu- here ha virtually g! ten up . tne ctxt liouMj o: llrrrecnuu aod admits thai the siens tolnt to a !! Democratic tcajority. A cke observer remarks In thl connection, a tenderer on the part of tho leading lUpuK'.vin organs to apologlx, already for the coming. certain dcfcaL The National Democratic committee cocCdcttly claims a gain of from nitc to ten IVm- ocrat from the South, threi from Mi ouri, two from New England, oar or two from Pennsylvania and srrrral In the Northwest, halo political calcula tor Gguro today on a IXetnocralic ma jorlty of from ten to fifteen. Some of these gentlemen were In doubt about tho rceui ten days ago, and bo their hopes on data received at tho National Democratic headquarters since thai time. This ou?hl to encourage North Carolina Democrats to strain rterv nerve to redeem the thrca Republican districts in our State. A Democratic Speaker can not fall to give North Carolina at leat two good cha'.rtaar. shipof committee. If Hon. John S. Henderson, who is admitted to" rw by far iho ablest mcralwr of our llouv delegation, U returned, aad his relrr- tion Is virtually assured, ho has a Hk'M to expect one ox tho bet chairmanship within the gift of the Speaker, and a prominent place on the Judiciary or Ways and Me ins commllUH?. Maj. McClAmmy said before ho left here ; that he wanUni to bo clerk of lhe House.' - Thl i a big place and the in- cuoibcut controls a grvat deal of twit-' . roriage. It U a good thing for Maj. ; McClammy to upiru to It, for if he fatis to get it, apd a so j Uurn man cm not safely count on It, hi candidacy ojvn a chance for one of his fellow cltir-n to get one of the tetter mbordltrvu- places. Tho North Carolina Republican flu holders ha va gone homo to vow. Not three weeks ago somo of tho mit prominent of thoo lo!d me thby oou'd uot afford to go to North Carolina to register and vote! Hut Dr. M ill and Collector ILjllina camo here, Jstensibly, on other business, interviewed numo of the Republican committeemen, and now their co laborer in the Republi can vineyard hive gonel It is psrhap none of our business to guces why they could pnot afford" to go homo and voto until after Mott'a and llollfas's visit, but wo; wish every conundrum wit as easy to solve. John Nichols and Tim lee were among the first to leave Tim Lo's right to vote might bo qties tionedJand we hereby beg leave to call tho attention of tho able and energetic chairman of the Stato Executive com mittee,! Ed. Chambers Smith, Kj.. to the! fact that Tim Ixmj kepi a bar room hero Miveral years before ho got a place in tho Government Printing Office. Tim so is a carpetbagger to start with. Hi last bar room was under tho oflloo of the Washington W in this city, and according to a simple construction of tho case he is a cltiz in of tho District of Colvtfnbia. wo fiw hi appointment papers! Ins tho privaU oflio of Mr. Cleveland's Public r Printer, and his leading endorsers were prominent Irih Democrat! viz: Pii (Jillns. Tim Campbell, tic, etc Tho Public Printer told u he never would havo Uka Tim Ice fo a lpubllean, a hi lK-m-ocratlc endorwitnents wert? unimpeact a blcl Tim commenced his official ca reer under Mr. Cleveland.. If iho fail that Tim L-e married Igo Harri' wifus sUt4T makes him a cltlien of our commonwealth, wo have nothing more to say. If Dr. Moll campalffn friend8enabItidTimto vi.it his If' relatives without depleting his on private pune,wo have no objection to raUcbutif there, thing are not mt then Tim's right to turn the chance of a State election ought to bo looked Into. Appropo of the a hive, we hav heard a gtxid many compUmenU paM Mr. Chairman Smith for tho. able man ner in which he has conducted ' th is campaign. Tbeonly mistake that ha been made has ben in the Second dis trict, where a strong candidate could have easily defeated Chef.tham. It If now perhaps too Ule to run a new and unknown man, even if he is backed by tbe Al1 lance. Uut this mistake was made by the district committee, and not by tbe committee over which Mr. Smitn eo efficiently presides. Mr. Cleyelaod was the recipient of great deal of attention on the occasion of his recent visit here. IIo argued a cao before the Supreme court bench, and tho court room wav crowded to Its utmot capacity. Ex-Secretary Bayard atd rx-Attorney General Garland wAre In the bar. and seexctd glad to e their dlstingubbed friend. Jostlca Lamar nodded and smiled from the Heceh to the man who bad appoint! him to his High place, and eenChIef Jutlco Fuller, who also owes hl elevaCoo to Mr. Cleveland, seemed untucally com plabant. Mr. CJevt land read hU brief fn the conversational tone adopted by all tbe lawyer before th Supreme court, and did not teeta to be conscious of tho sensation his presence created. The case was closed by his collcagw,. Judge Tho. J. Sesames, ipf New Or leans, president of tbe American liar Association, one of the ao4t profound lawyers in tne country, we are told that Mr. Cleveland's fee in this ease ia 130,000. , What a laao-duck performance to- hear , fat-fryers crying out that th Democrats are using boodle.,