; I-
-.
STAliTTSHBB 1867.
The Cal.fornii Democratic Li?gil'
tiV3 ICaupUi.' ;! '.JU.w.j
White
ftjr SecuSor. The reports
.""! from bo
h Sorit-jr' Kenna and Mr.
sierday raornitij? were more
e -The reported riot at Ba
N. C, was tiro work of-some
, LV.aioe y
Uvorablif
I .... j
kereyilM
frauj whbpuVup a job on the Western
-news; pap
typhjus ;
York'y-
To."
-Two new cases, of
were reported in New
ever
'.erdiy
The Senate con-
'linn-- flap .
i . ,
a'.io
cf Gilbert A.
It VfcAJ
no 'filiPitic-r 'o l-ofiugai. i
Ilaptiblica cauaua cem-
'-niittteLo'P
p'roposed-oider, of; business
'i-rooose'y
to Cull up tlie amendments to
itae Ccmae'ce law. Other
will bs taken under consid-
the i-iterf
'JECjiurf
ierat04
lkter on.-i The President has
eirfiers iti i-restuenuai puafc-
cr tlio Civil Service Joules.
This" wil
t i
include about 700 men.-
oyt s cf the weather; bureau
iT'aelea.i
have als
fc.beeu placed under the same
Goverror Holt commutes the
At nth tetotence 01 ivicrs.uigMv. wi -j
tourily tftwer.tj years in the; pgniten-
tiarv. J-DamogeAuif to me amouus
of 8S0,Ccb ace brought against the city
ci Daytd
h, Ohio, by an amateur tne
:o m pa ny for false imprison
Tto dleadlcck in the Nebraska
atrial
ra tin t.
Senate 0
as been broken by four Damo-
f i siratjj vdiing for, Carrell, Republican,
'ifor i President. Tha eult; between
Beers id the Ne v Yoi k Life Insur-
I 1 i .
c corApany is compromised ; oy me
inpani cgret ing to pay Be ere 81,250
ut.ti li 1 be inauguration of tbe
at'1- x fi ceracf ttis StHte will occur on
; f; A it 'St. -Two negro Constables
iii&t in ftjuih Uaroiioa yesterday
t. .
o'trj irg; to arrest a desperate. ne-
!-Ir. CroUer tfbes ' not think
1 Slat, i, refciUcu 1- tsicuu iviciiuu oyyyvt-
ill
1 . ! T.I ...... 1 . " I 1 .. .3 V.,
f itiQn tolEdward Murphy, Jr. , as ben-
itofl yil jifluence hi3 relations toward
The miners'! strike in
ii spreadicgf Ap'dly.
: .lierma'Dj.
A'
nt!i fulHK Commuted.
HAliElGHt Jau.--b. I.OPECIAI UrOV
ernor iivii assigns aa uis retsuus u
tin fir the death sentence of
Leopida) McKnight, of Surryf county.
that'. he (ionridM him cf aa unsound
caibd, if
it seems
not actually insane, ! and that
bard that McJvnight,who was
not the frriecioal'ia the crime, ehould
receive the pjinishment of death while
Harry Taylorj tho principal, received
a twefcly-i ear sentence. "Taylor
planned! the crime. The Governor
makes jMcKnighfa Benienco twenty
years also. ;
InaazuraUou Day Fixed.
Kale;gh, Jan., 6 The date for the
inauL'uration of tne State omaers is
lix3i fod trie 18i,h icst.
The Norm Ca-olina Commercial and
Tniiusrriiil assoclatiou. composea or
la.-nYbor-s appointed by the boards of
trade ai:d mayora! of alLthe towns in
tie' Static? wiii r convene at-tne Fame
time.- the association 'has petitioned
'th L:cris'tau-e to repeal the 'mer-
ch iiiis liuichbee tax and to proyide for.
ianki of i:i:ue.
A UlZ Failure.
SAN'EftrSKY, O
Jan 6. Wickham&
Ca'of
Hiit on, this .county, One of the
. most 'x
tensive Jisuing concerns, nave
fai!'d
2-50 M)
wi h .liabilities approximating
Wlnle the' fi-sheriea and pack-
int noLiae ot tne concern wore wcaieu
nt IJurqn, tea miles from here,it wa3
"here that its banking .'."business'' was
transacted -kod it was virtually re-
iandusky house.
t - - - ,
j' ' Ileavy Oamatte nll.
. JJayt.'ON', O , Jan. 6. Damage edits
aggregiticg 880,000 were brought yes
terdayiby metuhers cf an amateur
theatrical troupe who were recentlv
arrested by Chief of Police Farrell
wjthoutT warrants. 'The arrested, par
ties weia young men and women of re
ppectabllity and.were not violating the
law or dny citv oMinanre. They were
locked (a'the central "police station all
night "fend released tbe next morning.
AVliite Nomluated lor Seuator.
. Sacramento, Ju. 6. The. Damo
craiic caucus on. United ritates Sen-
.ator last "eight hai 59 pref-ent. Carl
son, Independent, did uo.t.co in. The
firt bailoi rtsutttu vvRt,te, vvn
son, ofTehma-.cJU'.ty, 7 and Lyoch,
6. This necond ballot was unaiimously.
for white. - !'
fSt storm at Souibport
SOU
'HFORT, N. C,
r.esterday the
Jan. 6 At 8:10
wind shifted to
p. i ra.
northwest
and for one nninute it blew
in an
rate ci Bixtv raws, uioa noe-
crease ji'-to thMy mile?. The mlnimjum
temperature to-day has been 21 do-
drees above. Jidrirg tne entire aay
to-daV it fes blown from northwest
with a' velocity of twe-nty to ifffinty
. four. j "' ' i . - - : . .
("oni'lers it "a household necessity." Mr.
AJJ
Whitinir, Newton'; Kansas, accentuates
'his - oi"
.'ourri
i-nion thus: -'lliaveused Dr.. Bull's
ij sJyrup in-my. family for the last eight
years and consider it a household necessity.
Oneloi the best remedies fojr a Sore Throat
is to gargle ihe throat several! times a day, if
praetitable, will? vPphd's Extract, and j on"
retiritff? to wrap the neck in a woolen ban
dajje Saturated with I'ond's Extract and cold
. Waterj If the swelling has not disappeared
"the ni-xt momingT continue the treatment
'lor a day .or two until successful. . :
"tturrli Announcements..'
ORE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Ciqr IIC1I OtTTli; , northeast corner
. oi i.Muiberry awl t ourtji streets, Rev. ; W,
; "C. "orman. pastor. Services to-morrow atll
' tT..m. and 7:30 p.m.. Experience meeting in
theilecture room at -10:uo o'clock a. m. yab
batti School at 3!ap. m. "Weekly prayer
i . inettit g and lectumjpn Wednesday even
ing' at 8 o'clock. Visitors and strangers
arei cordially invited to attend these ser
vices.. '-' ' , . .
ST. j ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN
CHLHC1 1, , corner Fourth and Campbell
. etrfe.' Rev. A. D. McClure, pastor. Sun-,
.. dayj services at 11a. m. and 7:30 pi m.Morn
. uk subject. "The Promised Outpouring."
Salibata School at 3 p. niv Prayer meeting
:and lecture Wednesday at 8 p. m. An
nul meeting.-..The public cordially" in
vited. Sejatsiree.' , f i :
ST. M ARK'S CHURCH. Mulberry and
'Sixjth streets, Sunday services: 7:30 a. m.,
;. 11 a. m. and 7:3.0 p. m. John G. Fawcett,
priest in charge. . ,
IR1T PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner
llnra ana urange btreets, Kev. reyton. t.
Hqge, 1). ,D.,- pastor. Sunday services at
at;!JOa. m, ana t :&) p. m. (Jommunion of
th.9 Lord 9-hupper at the morning service.
Prayer Meeting and Bible study, Thurs
day night at o'clock. Sunday School,
y:3U p. m. ioq: are welcome. s
FIFTH STREET M. E.' CHURCH, SOUTH
situated on iifth street, between Nunn
and Church streets, Rey. L, L. Nash, D.
D.i, pastor, bervices ounaay at u:uu a. m.
arid S O0 p: m. , Class meeting at 2:30 p. m.
evtry Sunday, bunaay benool at 4:00
mi. is. r . King supenntenaent.- iTayer
nfptinsr every Wednesday evening at 8:'
b'elock. Seats free. The public cordially
invited w all service. , . )
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- ! " 1 1 r - i v. -1 WTT.MTNraTnv r n aArnnpnAV taxittadv r loho f i i t- . ;: -i -., - , -t . -. ... . F
-ftti ' ; 5- . ' - i .. - .. : - -.. . , -
UUK KALK1G11 LEITEK.; . nt uuvt i - THE LEGISLATURE, l proceedjngsin congress. WATTfNftTOV PTTY
MEETING OF THE NOftTH CAROLINA
COMMERCIAL ASSOC I AT ION. :
Wilmington Vot Kepreented-ObJeet of
the Association A Demtli Bentence
Commated Extremely Cold Weather .
Report of the Board of Acrlcn!
ture Military Commllans
' W.; W. BaTber Appointed
' Solicitor.; ' -
K; ; Messenger' Bureau, )
j Raleigh. N. C., Jan. 6. ; j
The cold - wind which' sprane ud last
evenine, following a thaw and scow
frquall,ot in its tiDo work, nor did it
abate ttf-day. The temperature was 10
degrees above zero at .9 o'clock a. m.
to-day, tor did it rlse, at the eround
level, to above 21 deereeB during the
day. As a matter of curiosity it may
be stated that there was no thaw. The
sunshiue for once had ii lost its war.
Members from the eastern Dart cf the
State declared it was the I : coldest"
weather they ever felt. I Mr. Ai Leazar,
of Iredel', said be, too, had never ex
perienced colder weather. The ice
and snow were; smooth. If the wind
obatca to-nieht tbnr' rwtlt Haln b
skating to-morrow. Those people who
for years past have sighed for the! dear.
-Oid-iaehloned winters have eoue out
out of the tighingr businels eotirefv
the winter of 1892-3 ieatiefvlneUhem
entirely.. I '''., . i '-
Ooyernor Holt today commuted to
imprisonment in the enitentiary for
twenty ears the death sentence of
Leonidas McKnight, Of Burry ccuoty,
Petitions i usuing such a Commuta
tion were' quite strdnpi McKnight was
convicted. of burglary and but for, tbe
Executive clemency would have been
hanged February 17ih.J .; J
Military commit sion3 were issued t)
day as follows by the Governor; Peter
Arricgt .n and E. M Brown, acjutants
First regiment; W. E.rWarren, VV. W.
Spiers ana W. H. Northrop, adjutan's
Second regiment; J. D. Croom assistant
surgeon, and Rev. A. D McClure,
chaplain, of the Second regiment.
The Governor's reception at the Ex
ecutive mansion this evening was
largely attended and was an extremely
handsome affair. It was given in
special compHment to the Le'gis'ature,
the State effljere, the Supreme court,
the Railway Commissioners and the
membera1 of the Board of Agriculture.
The attendance was very large and the
cosy warmth of the epacious buildicg
was in delightful contrast to the icy
cold weather otrtsido. j
At 2 o'clock this afternoon th3 execu
tive committee of the Board of Agri
culture handed in its report to tbe
Governor. The rr tnrt is quite volu-.
minous. A good eh iugjs made. At
intervals in tbe pust month or two
montbs your correspondent has given
many of the facts and figures in tbe re
port. - .'.: I j' ' ' .
At the special meeting of the North
Carbllna Commercial and Industrial
association, held tare vesterday afters
noon, twenty-three eitie and towna
were represented. Neither. Wilming
ton nor Charlotte, strange to say, had
delegates present. Mr. Alf- A. Thomp
son, of Raleigh, presided and made an
address in which he said tbe associa
tion's special objects were the repeal
of the merchant's purchase tax, the re
peal of the 10 psr cent, tax on banks,
public roads and State immigjtion.
Coi. E. G. Harrell spoke warmly in
favor cf the repeal of the purchase tax
and offered a resolution asking the
Legislature to repeajjit. Thla was re
ferred to special Jcominittpa. The
latter prepared a fortaal appeal to the
Legislature asking that the purchase
tax bo repealed, and setting 'forth that
if the collection of an tquivalent sum
be absolutely necessary it be raised by
a privilege tax, graduated '; as follows:
On purchases utden 81,000, 1; under
H5.000, L0; under 120,000, $2; under.
$5o,0C0, 3; under , 175,000, 13 50;
under "tl0U,(X)0, $4; oyer tllC,
000, $5. A committee of twenty
was appointed to look after banking
interests, W, fl. S. Burgwyn, of Hen
derson, being its chairman. (This ac
tion W..8 taken after excellent remarks
on the need of a new banking bill made
by Capt, J. J. Thomas, of Raleigh.
Public roads were discussed and dele
gates appointed to attbnd the road
congreBS hereon January 19. A com
nritiee of three, with Col. VV. H.
Cheek, of Henderson, was appointed to
draft a resolution expressing the sense
of the association in regard to the es
tablishment of a bureau of Immigration
and information under State auspice?;
The next meeting of the. association
will be held here on January 18, when a
banquet will be given by i Raleigh
people.. -I
Governor Holt f yesterday commis
sioned William W. Barber, of: Wilkes
boroi solicitor of the Ninth judicial
district, vice Thomas Settle, elected to
Congress, resigned to-day. Mr. Barber
will be sworn in on tbe 9th instant. He
was here to-day and received his com
mission. l-
I Among the visitors to the Legislative
hails who gets a great many hand
6bakes and kind greetings is Mr. Piatt
Cowan, who wasfoi years reading
clerk of the Senate. - '
! Governor Holt's message contained
27,000 words. . j ' U
Th Work of an Impostor.
Washington, ! Jan. 6. Dispatches
from responsible people ;at Johnson
City declare! that; nobody j besides the
correspondent who wrote the itema
telegraphed Wednesday has knowledge
of the alleged lynching at Bakersville,
N. C., and they express the belief that
the stories are wholly false. The story
dated Marlon, N- C, in precisely simi
lar terms to that from Johnsoa City,
was telegraphed Wednesday to jWeat
era newspapers, i A Johnson Cify man
claimed to.be acting under the author
ity of one of the executive officers of
the Southern Associated Press. When
that gentleman's attention was called
to the fact he denied all knowledge of
the correspondent and denounced him
Ha an imnostor. For several days pre
vious to Wednesday the Western news-
pepers had been advised oi expecoea
trouble at Bakersville and! had called
upon the press associations for particu.
Urs There were furnished by a John r
son City man, and along ith the pn?
ticulars came tne aemmu wr a
remittance. Bakersville is ?;ery mair
oeesible and is twenty-seven mues iroyi
the nearest railroaU" station or e-
aph office and it has been extremeiy
difficult to secure atf aitnenticata ae-
nll or contirmaiion ot tno reports oi
the alleged tragedies. j
I trwn-B-viT.T.T5. Tenn.. Jan. 6. An ex
r.ed reporter sent to x investigate
the reported terrible affair at Bakers
ville, N. C, nas nos oeen aoio tu reauu
that place yet. He wires, howsver,
that the battle story is probably abso
In much snow in
the upper East Tennessee and in) North
ri,wiiir,a with - trrible weather and
bad roads. The facts vill probably be
known to day. The story of
the re
ported battie and lynching
is not be
lipvpd in this o tv. which
ii the trade
feentre of all that section, j
Asheville, N. C, -Jan."6. Two cor
resnoodents sent by the Citizen to
Ku-praviiiP. NJ 'fl . Wed aesdar. re
turned bera to-niffht. worn out and
dieeusted. havin? travelled nearly 100
miles with horses acd in a continuous
snow storm. Tbev say there has been
no trouble whatever at Bakersville, nor
is there reason to expect apy."
A Full Synopsis of the natters Tancb
ed Upon and the Recommendations
Made In Governor Holt's Rleu
j Dial fllcasaKe to tne Legit- I
j. - 'laiure. i . !, ! j ,
'! The following well prepared tyhop
sis by, our Raleigh correspondent,! of
Governor Holt's message would have
appeared in yesterday's, issue of the
Messenger but for the fnon arrival of
te train from Goldsboro the night be
fore. ' . .. - --'j , .
The biennial message of Governor
Holt in its opening says: "It is the
fiuty, under the constitution of Nojrth
Carolina, of the occupant of the Exec
utive Chair to communicate to you a
summary of the material facts in the
history and cpe rations'. of the various
Departments cf S ate,! since the ad
journment of the General -Assembly,
with such considerations in refdiehce
lo the public welfare as may seem perti
nent to the well-beiogicf the people,
and the .honor and prosperity of the
Common wealth. This sea vice has fallen
to me to perform by reason of the sor
rowful dispensation i of Providence
whereby the late distinguished and pa
triotic Governor of the Stale, Daniel G.
Fowle, was - suddenly called from his
mrflnous service in public duty on April
7th, 1891. Oa tbe succeeding j day,
April 8i,ni I tqok the oajth ' of office! at
the hands of the Chief Justice, In obe
dience to ithe law, and participated in
the solemn ceremonies with which the
people laid to rest tbe eminent states
man, so long and honorably identified
;wirh the history i f his State. Rarely,
if ever, within the period of a guberna
torial terra of four years, have the
Chief Executive and Judicial officers of
North Caro(ina4ieen eoj thinned by tbe
hand of fieath. The Govercor, in the
midst of the honored career that; has
been referred to, tbe able and devoted
Secretary of Ste.te, wfcci has lef t aji Im
perishable monuuent in the collected
Colonial Records of Carolina; the in
dustrious and experienced Treasurer;
Lffho had given a lifetime to his compll-
cated labors; two ChiefjJustices'of the
bupreme court, renowned in the forum
and upon the bench, associated no less
witk national legislation than j with
their ; resr-onsible ' judicial duties at
home; and another ; justice of that ex
alted i tribunal, 'peculiarly-dear to the
whole peop! e, as an exam plar oT private
.virtue acd oflieial probity'. ( Nor can I
omit to add to this shini eg roll of the
departed great the nsme of'the eoldler
and tbe Statesman whotleft the Kzecu
tive office at the begin-nng of tbe pre ax
ent term, to en j y the sweets of private
life but a brief period Ibtfore big sum
mons from earth. Rec&llicg with pain
these sore bereavensentjs, and bereft of
the wise counsels and jpatriotic efforts
of the departed, let us yet rejoice that
such Games are enrolled in the history
of the State, for the encouragement of
her children, and to $tir a generous
emulation to repeat euCh examples of
purity ard patriotism.? The vacancies
thus created by death were (Uled
by appointments as follows: Capt,
OcSavius Coke succeeded Don. W, L."
Saunders, by sppointuabnt of Governo
'Fo.vle; Hon. James C. MacRae succeed
ed Hon. Joseph J. Davis as Justice of
the Supreme court, by my appoint1
ment. In like mannerL Chief Justice
Augus!-U3 S. Sfierrimon was succeeded
by Justice Shepherd aipd the vacancy
thus created filled by the appointment
of Hon. ArmUtead Burwell.' To the
position of Treasarer oi the State, held
by the Tate Hon. Donald W. Bain,
Col. Samuel McD. Tate was appointed."
The message then touches upon the
finances. Ti eir condition is highly
satisfactory. The gala in value of real
and personal property' Jn the tw.oyearp
is $15,000,000 andjin the assessment of
railway pro Dertyf 3,00,000.. In regard
to pensions',4,711 are onj tbe roll and the
past year were paid $96,95L Of these
2 818 are widows. -Hei suggests legis
lation regarding buudlcg and loan as
sociations. rfbe Byit itf regard to spe
cial tax bonds (the Baltaer and Taaks
case) is referred to. The. present bank
ing system is referred jto as being, with
the tariff, one or tne two great i causes
of the financial depression. State banks
are warmly f .vored, and the cnarters
of such banks should be liberal and un
encumbered so they can lend the mer
cantile and farming coimmunity money
at not more than p percept. A re
vision of the stat atorr laws is recom
mended, ia accordaiio with the special
suggestion of the Attorney General. A
revision ci tne constitution la also desir
able. A law creating.degrees;in mur
der is specially needed, and the Gov
ernor urges the Legistja'.ure to enact it.
There is great t eed ror unuormity in
State Uws, particularliy its to marriage
and divorce and the collection of com
mercial paoer through backs. The
work of the Board of Public Charities
is comrrenaea. rnoi neea oi a otaie
reform school for youthful criminals is
strongly tetated. lhre are now 5ba
convicts under 20 yiars and fifty-six
under 15 vears. The Dressing teed for
enlarged accommodations for the in
sane at the Ralejgh tsylum is laid be
fore the Assembly in a clear ard force
ful wav, ana the body:is urged to make
. . 1 id: Tl 1
ine apsirett : appropriitLiuns. i ue ueeu
of better proviioa'uor the bund is
slated. As to the school for deaf mutes
at Moaganton, SO.OOQhas thus far been
expended by the State; SD.OOd by,the
people oi that town; .it will ree
cou, uu to cumpieie tue tne uuiu
iee
and it appropriation is urged, llrere
are 800 deaf mutes in Jthe State.
At the Oxford Orphan asylum, there
are now fifteen pupjlslin excess of the
accommodations, Tcre are now fifty
orphans in thencounty home., .As to
the Soldiers' Home tbe Govercor states
that the accommodations have not met
with pubiic approval owing to the
fact that t'. e roouis inter. ded for forty
now contain fif,yelght ( old s rfTpers.
Anulications for afl'miBiion alir in-
creasing xen tnoussno uouars ior
suitable tuildings and 83..000 a year
for support is recomair dsd. The ma
chicery general of tbe public school
svstem is working well. The Univer
sity work is heartily bommendsd, as is
also that of She Normal School lor
Girls at Greensboro, and of the Agri
cultural and Mecanical college. Uhe
latter now gets practically no .support
from the State. Tefh thousand a year
is asked for. The! 'penitentiary is
ehown to have been j more '! than self-
sustained. The manufacture of plug
tnhaftoo in the orison is recommeodeu
as not in cdnflict with any skilled labor
Unless there is a revival or railway
work a rjlant cf somei kind will have to
h nrosldad to furhifch work for 500
e- 1 r i.
o.nnvicls. - - I ' i
The ceoloeical survey is stated to be
of great value. The) Legislature did a
irreat work in its restablishment. Jt
shou'd be continued. 1 he TJmted
Htn.t;p tonoraD-hic sfurvey has gone on
in nnfl-fourfch the S.ate. at a cot of
$50,000. The Goverjorjays there is
now but one opinion as, to the great
value and advisability oi tne Kiuway
Com mission. It is heartily commend
ed. It . has sayed the people great
sums, and cained much Tot the State
The '-.condition of the Atlantic! and
Ndrth Carolina railway Is gratifying.
The ovster law receiver much atten
tion. I The State Guard is commended
The Governor urge the importance o!
a complete , and worthy d-splay by
tbis State at the World's Fair. It now
appears (hat there will ba a surplus of
the direct tax remaining 09 hand,' and
the Governor has I transferred SI0.000
of this to the World's Fair fund.r The
Tcrislature la asked, to make a direct
appropriation. The ' Nicaragua canal
is referred to as of great importance to
the State.
THE MESSENGER'S SPECI AL REPORT
CF YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS '
Tne Regular Flow of Bills and Besolntions
Besjnn Election of anEnrolll'nc CJerk
: Resolntion for Karly Adjonrnment - .
: Toted Down Chaplain to be Ap
pointed as Salaried Offleers -,
The Debate on the Question. ;.-','
' SENATE. " . . '
Raleigh, Jan. 6. The Senate was
opened atll o'clock with prayer; by
Rey. Dr Hall. The journal of yes
terday was read and approved A mes
sage was sent to the House proposing
to elect an enroling clerk at 12
o'clock M.
The following bills were introduced r
By Senator Abbott To amend chap
ter 102, acts of lfcUU
By Senator Lucas For the "better
security of county funds. I
By Senator Patterson (by request) -
For the establishment of a department
of criminal insane. '
By Senator Petti grew To repeal an
act concerning ; entries, chapter ,132,
laws of 1891. , '. : i
By Senator Means To In vit propo
sitions for reviaicg the Code, etc .
Br senator Sandifer Jn relation to
assignments. v ' . :f, t .
By Senator Battle To amend chap
ter 1,077 of the 3ode relative to the
sale of liquor to minors. Also ' for ab
rogating incapacities of married wo
men. Also concerning the probate of
wills (requires notice to legatees, etc.,
in a specified time.)
The Senate concurred In the House
resolution to : print twenty copies of
the Govern or '3 message far each mem
ber... - i I 1 I - I . i: " "
The resolution instructing Our Sena
tors and members of Congress to use a 1
efforts to secure the repeal of the tax on"f
State banks was taken up and passed.
Leave 01 absence was granted Senator
Oj until Monday next. j.
It was decided that the Senate meet
at 11 o'clock each day except Saturday,
when the session will be from 10 to 1
o'clock. : -. I ;
A message from -the House t was re
ceived concurring in the proposition to
go into the election of an enrolling
clerk.-"; ' "- - . .-''
Senator. Campbell offered a resolution
n referepce to the Worid'e- Fair at Chi
cago. rj he res ilution suggests the ap
pointment of a j lint committee to con
sider tbe matter cf an appropriation
and) proper exhibit passed and sent to
the House. :
The Senate proceeded to the election
of an enrolling' dork. Senator Pou
nominated Mr. A. K.Smith. No other
nomination wa3 made. On a call of the
roll Mr. Smith received the unanimous
vo'e ofthe Senate, 47 He was de
clared elected acd took the oath of
Office. f i . ' ;
Senator Pou introduced a bill relative
to the law of descent. , j .'
The Senate then aciourccd until 10
o'clock to-morrow. i;
HOUSB OF REPRESENTATIVES
At 11 o'clock tbe House met. Rev.
Mr. Cole, of Raleigh, offering the open-
There was quite a lively run of reso
lutions and bills. Those of the former
of irnportiEce were as follows: l
By Mr. Cook, in regard to final ad-
ournment February 12ih. -
Of tbe bills those of public interest
were as folio w; , - : 1 : 1
'Bv Mr. Vance. ree-ardina' land
gfnts; providing for a Slate banking
system; regarding the rights of women
as to real property. 1 1
By Mr. McNeill, to authorize State
battks of issue. , ij i .:'.
By Mr. Starnep, to define the powers
of clerks to take probates of deeds.
By Mr. Barrel, to amend the Code
relative to the registration of deeds. -
B? Mr. Shepard, to repeal an act of
1891 in regard to tbe entry of lands cov
ered by water for fishing1 purposes. ."!
By Mr. Williamson, to prevent fire
insurance companies irom lormlng
tariff associations acd combinations of
like character.
By Mr. Schulken, to ' amend the act
relative to freight shipments and to
amend Sec. 324 of tbe Code. s ;
By Mr. Merritt, to so amend the
constitution as to reduce the : home"
stead exempuiou to 1500. ! )
By Mr. Moore, to extend the time
for the registration of land grants. r
By Mr. Currie, to repeal the char
ter of the town of Portia; McDowell
county; : to compensate judges and
canvassers cf elections; to allow tbe
free passage of fi-h in Catawba river j
By M. Allen (of Wayne) to enable
landholders to convey crops raised
thereon. '- I !-
The House adopted a new rule, pre
pared carefully by a committee and
aso adopted resolutions providing It
self with copies ff the acts of several
previous Legislatures and copies of the
Code, these being for use only during
the session. This was-done after soma
good-natured debate. j !
Mr. Brake asked immediate coctu-
js-ration of a resolution thai no appro
priations be made before all appro
priation bills are oeiore tne finance
committee acd that time for ho in-.
trodu:tion of such bills be extended to
the 1st day of Febuary. The resolu
tion, wflp, however, referred to the com
mittee on Finance
A resoiutioa was referred to the
Rul s committee, providing for Satur
day sessions beginning at 10 o'clock a.
m. and Monday g?sslons at 3:30 p. m.
' TDe House tabled, by a large major
ity, Mr. Cook's, resolution, providing
for a final adjournment February 12th.
At coon, in - accordance with a joint
resolution, the House did its share in
electing and an enrolling clerk., Mr,,
A. K. Sml!b, of Johnston county, was
the unanimous choice. Messrs. -WiJ-
liatr s, of Henderson, and .Taylor,! of
Ha itax, were tellers, u ne votes cast
were 116 in number. , !
A resolution was Introduced and
tauen ud authorislnsr each-House to
appoint a chaplain tQ act regularly, tba
pay to be $100 for the session. Hereto
fore tbp pastors of the churches ber-,
or members who are preachers, have
act?d as chaplains, without compensa
tlon, whenever prayer was- offered,
though on many days none omciatea,
A motion was made to table the res
olution. . !
Mr, Jones, of Cold well, took ground
against this action, saying the question
of economy of prayers was a new thing
As matters stood, the Speaker had to
run around and ask ministers to offer
prayer. In all other Stages there wera
legislative chaplains: i Their influence
was good, A chaplain shou la be an
officer of the House. He expressed his
amazement that there should be-any
opposition to the resolution. It was no
argument at all that it had not pre
viously been done.
Mr. McKenzie of;Riwan and Mr,
Liilington took ground against the
resolution, tne latter saying it wouia
inaugurate a religious war Tn the
House. 1 i
y Mr. Vance spoke warmly and elo-
auently in favor of the resolution and
said there was ho danger of a religious
war.
Mr. Snruill also Broke forcefully In
support cf the resolution, and Bald the
Question of denomination would not
enter into the Question. ;
The resoiutioa was almost unani
mously aaopied. only three or four
members votiner aeainst it. .
The House at 12:30 o'clock cleared Its
calendar and adjourned until It o'clock
tomorrow morniDg.
Time oftbe Senate Taken Up la A ren
ins the Quarantine Bill About
Twenty lire Private j Pension .
Bills Passed by the Bouse.
SENATE.
' 1 1
1. 16. sir
w ashingtonJ an .;6. Senator Hill's
resolution of yesterday' as to the Immi
gration bill was taken op and agreed to.
The Quarantine bill was; then taken
up and was under discussion when, on
mot.'oa of Senator Sherman, at 12:50
o'clock the Senate proceeded to execu
tive business. ; i -'.'.' .'! i-.-ii":
After a few ; minutes the doors were
reopened and 'consideration of the
Quarantine bill was resumed; The re
mainder of the session was given up
exclusively to the discussion of that
bill and the bill to suspend immigration
for one year. ; ; ; j , j -
Senator Chandler spoke! for about
three hour?i.ds voting most of his argu
mens to the last; mentioned bill,
although the other was jrealjly the' one
that was up for discussion. To this
latter, .however, an an eidment was
pending to authorize the President: to
issue bis proclamation suspending io
migration from countries where cholera
may be prevailing. Senator Chandler
treated this 1 proposition a! an act of
cowardice ion the part of Congress ! In
imposing the responsibility upon the
President instead of taking that re
responsibility itself. He was as
sured by ! Senator r Frye that the
incoming President was not a man
to shrink from responsibility, alluding
to Cleveland's position on the- subject
of the New York Senatorship- This
provoked a laugh and Senator Chand
ler deprlcated the i Maine I Senator's
bringing a it icism into aseriom sub
itC. ;, -!' f .; J ' I !
Argumeats against the Quarantine
bill were made by Senators McPherson J
m a. e;u. . v-k. 1
nati, jvninana uoipn.
May ?!mt.nd ment3 F6? offered,
some of which were agreed ( to, others
going over until to-morrow, when the
bill agal : comes up as the special or
der. . --j ;i : 1
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j
The cession of the HouTe to-day was
an ur eventful one. The attendance
was small and nothing, but private bu
siness was considered,1 with the ex
ception of the bill providing for the
muster and pay of certain officers and
men of the volunteer forces. About
twenty-five private pension bills were
passed and the House adjourned. !
Ifew Tork. toel Market. !
New York, Jan. 6. The stock mar
ket to-day was very firm. Aside from
the transactions in the few stocks,
which,; have of late monopolized deal
ing, a number cf attempts were made
to pjut Eome life into the general mar
met but they met with no success.
Trading was almost entirely profes
sional, acd there is little prospect Cf
any change in this respect for some
time to come; The gold exports io-day
acted as a damper on the special atten
tion, but, contrary to general expecta
tion?, did not induce any selling of im
portance The traders tried, to use it
in the early1 dealing, but their efforts
met with such resistance that the at
tempt was immediately given up. Buy
lng, however, was of the hand
to month order and remained so
throughout the day, beirg almost en
tirely confined to covering opsratlong.;
The Industrials under the leadership
of the gentlemen who now have their
market interest in hand were stlli Kept
active and he'd its strength, whila
among railroad shares Reading showed
the most marked falling off from the
ntere3t It has of late excited. Its fluc
tuations were unusually small, I per
cent, covering the extreme ranee for
the day. The market, on the whole.
was uull, but in the face of gold exports
remained firm throughout, as the indl
cations are that less will go than has
been predicted. The closing was firm
at or near tne D66t prices of tbe cay.
. if . .
Sales were lwa.out) snares. -
.: , . mm 1
The Killing of Bob Bay.
RajeIgh, N. C Jan. 6. Randall
McDonald and two sisters, all old and
unmarried, lived together ' In Pocket
township, Moore county. On the night
01 December 1st, an unknown colored
man demanded of McDonald that he
give up his money.. The two sisters.
Mary anq unrisiine, raised tne alarm
The negro opened fire- on the women,
killing one outright and wounding the
other, McDonald was foroed to give
up ail his money. There was no clue
to the murderer for a i long time, but
recently it was suspected that Bob Ray,
colored, was tne murderer, and a posse
was formed to capture him. They
earned that Ray was In a negro hut
about a mile from Keyssr, "Moore
county, waiting to get put of the State.
About 7 o clock last evening he came
out of the hut to start for geyser, when
tne posse qcmanaea nis surrender. He
dashed at them shooting right and
eft. They shot him down, killing him
almost instantly. I
Compromise of tbe Beers! Salt.
New York, Jan. 6. The New York
Life Insula ce company and William
. Beers, ex-president of the com Dan y.
have settled their differences. By the
terms of the compromise Beers has
agreed t'o abandon his litigation to force
tne company to pay him the 137,500
yearly pension voted to him by the
Board of (Trustees when . he resigned
the presidency of the company February
9th, 1892, and to make no further claim
under thatJ agreement. In return the
company agrees to pay.him 11,200 a
month, but this! arrangement may be
terminated at the will of the company
or of Bjer8. , ;
A Hotel Hamad,
HOT Bprings. Ark., Jan. 6. The
Kentucky hotel - waa totally burned
early . this morning, The fire spread
and the guests barely bad time to
escape with their live?, clad only in
their night garments. Nearly all of
tbe gue.-tg lost ail their personal effects,
except what they carried in tnoir
hands- : 4
- Gold Export. X -
New YORK. Jan. ft-The Sub-Treas
ury officials to-day delivered $ l,515,OtiO
ii gold coin' for export to Europe by
to-morrow's steamships.
Two Stepping Stones
to consumption are ailments we
often, deem trivial--a cold and
a cough, Consumption thus ac
quired is rightly termed " con
sumption from neglect." !
Scott's Emulsion
not only stops a cold but it is re
markably, successful where the
cough has become deep seated.
Scott's Emulsion is the
richest of fat-foods yet
the easiest fat food to
take. It arrests waste
and" builds healthy
flesh., 1 .- -
Prepared by Scott it Bowse, . T- AH draggiste.
1
WASHINGTON CITY.
FREE PELIVtRY,POSTOFFICES PUT
' UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES-
The Order Issued by the President-Abont
Seven! Hundred Men !ftVcted-The
Bales Also Extended to the Weather
' Service- Order of Business In the
the Senate A' 1 Congressman . ;
. ' Canght Napplne-- j'. I .
Washington, Jan 6.4 "He is a little
better his mornisg." Tbis was the
statemteotbf a member of Mr, Blaine's
household to a reporter whonnade the
usual 9 o'clock j. call at the macslo n .
The doctor was not expected to call be
fore the i regular I hour, about 11
ojclock. j -1 ...-! -, ', - - "-..
At the Kenna residence at - 9:30
oclock this morning if was stated - by
one of the members of theJamUy that
the Senator had passed a yery good
night and , that he was : bright i and
cheerful in spirits and his condition
Improved this morning. . ;
; The; Senate ! to-day '. confirmed the
Domination of Gilbert A; Pierce,- cf
Minnesota, to be Minister to Portu
gal, -j j !'-"-.-:..-.vi 1
; The Committee on Order of Busi
ness, appointed by the Republican
Caucios held a short meeting last fcven;
log and disoissed the various measures
now before the Senate. It was decided
to call vl$ the j proposedf.amndments
to ths Inter-State.Commerce act. i Fur
ther determination as td pending leg
Islatloa was postponed until Chairman
Sherman could confer with the Demo
cratic comm tlee. The measure Intro
duced with .be view of suppressing
crime iu 1&4 Territory jbf. Oklahoma
and regulating the courts there wa6
favorably cobsidered acd' after being
amendea . will i be passed; There is no
liktlihood that the bill of Senator Per
kins to admit that Territory to . State
hood Will pa?8. or that Similar mtnsiirec
respecting th-3 other Territories willj
rvueivo iavoraoie action. .The balance
of the weekjwill be consuoiTd in con
sideration .cf quarantine and immigra
tlon matters!, and the. Anti-Optim: bill
will be again before the Senate the
firtt cf next week. Before this is dis
posed of the committee will hold
another meeting. ; r ,) ' ,. j .
Tbe President has' extended, by an
amendment to Postal Rikle, No. 1, the
clasaiiication of the postal service eo as
to include all I free delivery offices, of
which there are understood to be 601.
Fifty-three of theseeffices are at pres
ent classified. Before this extention
the Civil Service rules annlip.d nr,w tn
hose postoffices which bad as many as
m ty employes.; jmow tne service ex
tends to all postoffices where carriers
are employed.; Of the 548 cfflies
brought iuto I classification by this
amendment, about 67 have 25
or more, but lees than j 60 employes.
About 1 260 have over. 10, but
Ie?s than, 25 i employes, and about
220 ; have less than 10 employes.
The Civil Service Commission will
proceed at once with the orglnization
cf boards of examiners at thele offices,'
holding! tf examinations arM estab
lishing eligible registers. .As soon as
eligible registers have been established
at any office the rules will go into effect
at that office. Sonieo:CBiderabio time
will necestariiy elapse before the rule
will be la actual operation. Nodefioite
statement can be made Jfrom the data
io the possession Of tbe commission as
to the number of persons who will be
brought within the classified service
by this extension, but it la presumed
to ba more than 700. i The President
has lso approved 'an j amendment- to
the classification j of the " Agri
cultural Department bringing within
the classification of: that department
employes of the weather bureau em
ployed elsewhere than (at Washington.
The number of persons affected by this
chanae of classification is between 100
and 004 It brings in all the weather
observers at the various signal stations
throughout the country. ..
Representative '-Buck" Kilgore, of
Texas, took a nap on a eofa i n t,h A
r cloak roomjsof lhe House to-day and
wnen aroused by the information that
the "pension bills were upis he found
that with, remarkable celerity the
House haej passed j large number of
private pension bills he had intended
to oppose. J Representativ e O'Nt il of
Boston,' ws put In the chair during
the afternoon. The clerk was admon
ished to read lively, and between Mr.
O'NeiiV rapid dispatch of business
and Mr Kjlgore'a slumbers the House
was In a fair way to dispose of the pri
vate calendar wneu the Texas member
awoke and made his presence felt, ;
FOR SALEi Very desirable store on Princess
street, ,W. M. C UMMIlG, Real Estate Ajrent,
109 Princess street Jan7tfexbnn
L aiL.u a ui,uAK Tna party who lost, a
child's cloak on Market street, between Plftti
and Sixth duriniri Christmas week, can ohtain
eame by paying for this advertisement ; janl it
LOST-A red Russia leather pocket book was
lost yesterday. Finder will please retarato
Dr. W. w. Lane or leave i at the Messenger of-
flce. I :. K .- lanT It
TTTOOD Ten loads cf
blocks .cat in stove
TT: lenirtU'i and delivered for
$5. Single-loads
'.v-f jan7st
eoo. i raisiey'B Mill.
FOR REST Three frirnished rooms for gen
tlemen with Drivileire of bath roo;n. Anr.lv
. 0... J
at 114 North Fourth street!
, . - r-ar-
jam 3t
TKUCK FARMS FOR RENT. Convenient to
city market. Apply tp D. O'CONFOR, Real
Estate Agent, - j - ji. . H janTlw
TT'AIIM FOR SALE.-
tool
acres six mile from
X1 the c ty and near
the
Bound will be sold
cneap ior casa nr mu casa ana balance one year.
D. O'Connor, Real Estate
Agent, .. janT 2t.
PAPER HANGING -r-M have employed one of
New YoTk's best Daner hanirers and am nrt.
pared to do gxklork at moderate prices, uive
X. L. HUTCHLNs, Painter
uie a nisi, r oniiaiaoium jraaranieea or no nav.
TCHLNs, Painter and Dejtier in Paiuts.
so worm second street.
33n67texSn"
A j LADY wishes to obtain employment at once
.; either as ffoverness. mnaio teauher. ladif'
companion or copyist or, la willing to assist an-
ctner lady in areas making. . ia eutirely compe
tent In either capacity. ' References exchanged if
desired.; Address Mrs. P. ; Messenreb oillte.
RENTS, RENTS, rents, rent?, rents collected.
1 Loans negotiated. Ileal estate bought and
sold. W. M. CUMMIN G, 106 Princess street.
Wilmington, N., C. . j : , tfexsnn-
THE PUBLIC 18 NOTIFIED THAT I HAVE
re-opened my dying establi&hment and can
aarantee sansiaction. mive me a trial. Orders
ft at the Jno. L. Boatwriimt Comnanr win
receive prompt attention. T. C. LlcKfNSoN,
The Dyer.- - i octS3-sun tneathurs.
THE EMPIRE STEAM LAUNDRY IS NOW
prepared to receive; any amount of work and
guarantee sattefactictaJ Everybody invited to
come and see the works in operation. Office and
works cor. Market and beeond Sta. W . Mc
LARBN, Manager. ji j
STORES, OFFICES. HALLS
Dwellings for rent. Apply
AND
to D.
O'CONNOR, Real Estate Agent.
nov8
QPECIAL FEATURES OF THE IRON KING
k3 Cook Stoves; well made,, well finished, well
designed and combined with oor Liberty Ranges
completes the best line that can be produced.
ALDERMAN HARDWARE CO., 29 South front
street, Wilmington, N.jO. ' "
riiyiLai on. i , eic.iust reoeiveu a nice as-'
X sortmentof Toilet! Sets,' Lamps and Lamp
uooas ior tne ynristmas trade. The yery t.est
g.Kis at the lowest possible prices. Every freight
tram ana steamer now atds to. our stock. A lot
of Flower Pots opening to-day. J. L. BRECKEN-
jvii7xa, x9 jusuk xxout sxreet, ,
jKJsrAJtis roK CHRISTMAS BY USING
oure oieam coogers, iintrezlo Coffee Pots.
uramte iron Ware Roasters, pake Pans and
ipnv vans. u.x.ra low prices on these gnodi
J.U .hi. . 1. . T T.1-H ... . ..... B.
cu., Bontn Tont street. . . , decl8
GOOSING CROCKS AND STONE COOKING
ware for said by i. L. BKECKEN RIDGE.
A NICE HOUSE for rent corner Fifth and Dock.
, on2t?a 000,1 street between Founh and
Fifth. Two on seventh street, and otners. - W.
M,CUMMING, Real Estate Agent. ex sun.
tijl L
Sip Mettset4ckii.
SPE
1
Ladies
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Made especially
outwear two paibs
Never sold before
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Marked down to
j . GOO -1:2 S3; '' :':-' 1 it4 'VJ
'l-''l T y--- ' "1-1"'"' ". ':
Dongola Goat Button Boots,-'
108 NORTH FRONf
: 'i 3 . 1 I
All Wool Extra Supers
FKOM THIS OATH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE I
50 Cents
AT -THIS - PRICE -
&VCU f APPORTUNITY HAS NEVEH BEEN
ARE THE SAME GOODS, WE HAVE
iiittli.JS 0U.ASOA0 AT 75c.
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HnrD
;-r.;;-i: :R;.tM;iMdi
rices; are Diminishing Stock -Every- Dav,
Fresh Neckwear, Shirts arid a
' Merchant Tailors and Clothier?. fl!
JS A TRUE STONE CEMENT PREPARED FOR
piled as Kalsomlne but gives a'hard flnlsli, is
npftfpr
All
egant effects in TINTING, SHADING, STENCIL,
SO CENTS
COTERS
Y. M. C.A. BUILDING! SOS NjORTH
THEY TELI. TJS
CO
WEMVE THE FINEST HARNESS AND
CJ9
MASON AND OIXQN UNE
BEST, FOR ,'93 THEi'RE
uuf
BETTER,
THE PRICES HAVE BEEN
REDUCED,.
CO
Come and see us and we'll interest you.
to
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runjs.s, vallsea jand Stolieis.!
20 PEGREESJ30LDEM
T
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HEBE'3
-AND-
HEAVYWEIGHT
COME IN, THEY WERE MADE
AND WARM. MAKE IT YOUR FIRST. DTTY TO CALL BY STORE- IT
nua i VMAia 1UU A MINUTE.,
vuaur ua. in in AL.L BIZfiS.
& -A XjOts' of 3
UULt;illLLA, HUAVY KERSEYS AND CHEVlOTSf-SOMB
FINISHED. ANY KIND OF A. COAT YOU
WJS CAM BitB YOU SOMETHING. OUR PRICES
r
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Comfort'
Special Bargains Now
DAVI
i-llICE 5 CENTS.
-
for service and Wii
of prdinarY boots
for ldss than $2i
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$1.50
seeleiriia!
So
nsy
STREET;
a wiicm examinHiion nrt uthi, cmrJii
k 1 J.t . .1
Bieiw oi tae feverdr-t tests ii ? eomimri-'on
wittt other machines, feelluff assbred that
ma niihi-iciail iKkii u i . , -
loblio will rentier
fa behulf of th
its verdict
NEWHQIViEi
Fortfurther particnlars and rjiori interestl
ngracu relative to the . " j j(. i ij ,,
SNiEVY HOSvlEi
' ', Gallon - - :T;-'4
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M -a a a m. K : L
W. WUuU, AG Ti
1 125 Princess St., Wilmington, N. C;
WILL "OFFER
THESE
aRPETS
AT
per Yard.
FOR - CASH -
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PRESENTED (IN MY KSoVlEd'oW. THESE
BEFif RETAILING FOR TWO.
PR
RPMEMBER THJ TERMS-
tv
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General Assortment of
WAL
IMtUUKATION. IT IS AS
EASILY AP-.
mrtrm
rtistfc in effect and
RELIE1
more healthfoif
ELIEF
and other work easiiy obtained.
SO
QUARE YARDS
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FRONT SREET WILMLNGTONdN. C."1 j
SADDURY STORE SOUTH1 OF THE
uuuus ALWAYS- BEEN GF I THE
S5
AND BEST OF ALL (FOR THE BUYER
St Est THE HORSE MILLINER
FKONT STHEET.
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WfiERi OUR
OVERCOATS
FOR
fUST THIS WEATHER LONG
WE'VE KEPT AN ASSORTinr.VT!
12
5Q One;
Lotsof $15.
Ones,
SHAGQY-AND
SOME SMOOTH
WANT,
1 THOUGH, WE'VE GOT. WE ARE SURE
LABESNUG FOR THE VALUE
in
Merchant Tailoring:
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