North Carolina Newspapers

4. U H MY p r to .ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY. JANUARY 7, 1894. PRICE 5 CENTS. ; ; - : : -i :. V - V ' : v '5 V 1 V 1 0 - . v- bs V 1 DM0S81. , TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. The sheriff of Madison coumy makes a thorough investigation of the Ling Gun murder and reports his conclusions to the Governor. The rumor of cholera on the gunboat Bennington originated from a case of measles on board. j-The wife of Senator Cockrell died in Wash ington yesterday. No information could be gathered, at the State Depart ment yesterday about the situation in Hawaii. Secretary Oresham has had despatches but would say nothing about - their contents. While the House Cornjnittee on Naval affairs was yester day investigating the question of pre miums to contractors for excess of 'speed of warships. Mr. Sypher, who appeared before the committee, charged that the l committee11 had been formed with the view of allowing these premiums and also that the members of the committee, Speaker CrisD. and Secretary Herbert were in conspiracy with the contractors, whereupon Chairman Cummings told him he was a liar. A boiler explosion at Elliots', Sumter county, S. C.- yester : ! day,killed J.E. Law, the mill ownerand wounded three others. Further de tails have been received about the killing of British soldiers by French troops in .Africa. The French officer in command, who was captured; said he took the British for Arabs.- A. W. Bowen Moore, a ponton agent in Buffalo, Y his son and five clerks, were arrestedyes- terday on charges of pension f raudja.' At New Orleans yesterday George Win chester committed suicide on the steps of the residence of hi3 father-irl-law' Capt. T. P. Leathers. Th builders of the cruiser Olympia will get a premium of 400,000, her speed being recorded at 21.86 knots per hour.- O. J. Carroll was yesterday appointed United States marshal for this district-- Corbett says he is willing to meet Mitchell in a room and fight for nothing in case the contest cannot" be pulled oil otherwise.- One report at Jacksonville yesterday was that II. B. Plant had offered-io provide 1 transportation facilities for the Mitchell )-Corbett fight to come off in Cuba. It ; is said that the determined opposition of " Governor . Mitchell has greatly dis- heartened the prize fighters and the pro- motors of the fight. Two employes of the Ricdmondj Va., postoffice have been suspended for exacting usurious interest - from associates. The resolution of the House adopted yesterday ordering the arrest of absent menjbers caused much commotion about the Capitol. The Speaker's warrant contains the names of one Silverite, sixteen Republicans and twenty-two Democrats, including Messrs. Bunn and Woodard of this State. One report at Washington is that Queen STATE POLITICS. VIEWS OF LEADING- MEN IN THE DIFFERENT PARTIES. iiliuokalani has consented to the condi tions imposed. Mormon converts who recently went to the colony in Mexico are dissatisfied. One -who has returned says they were not given one wife even, though they.had been promised a num- ber. i-The Albany theatre at Albany, K N. Y., was -burned yesterday. It is cai.l tli.ir, Pension Asrent -Moore, since 1889, has secured G.OOO pension claims, of Which 4,500 were fraudulent, and the mrt:int he has fraudulently secured for pensioners amounts to $1,000,000. Mrs, Frank B. Clark, of St. Paul, president of the Woman's World's Fair board, has " disaDDeared. It is said she has gone to Rome to enter a convent. Yesterday's Cotton Market. rSpecial to the Messenger.! NewYojik, Jan. 6 After the close . yesterday the fact became known on the Cotton Exchange here that the net crop movement of the week would be only 220 000 bales. It was expected that this would steady Liverpool to-day, but was hardly anticipated that the market there would be higher, in view of the a M n'o established here yesterday. This mornings cabiik however, brought ad vices of an improvement of lb4 to i-yia. in fntWa and snot sales of J1.000 bales, ' -hirh is verv large for Saturday. " The result was an opening advance of about 8 points in New York. There was a de- ' i: k Ufr.ro t.liA close this was re- - vprPd and final prices were the highest " . .1 1 ", s nr 9 noints over last I OI MIC UdJ ou - - - j.vpnin-75 Quotations. Tbo latter rovement"was due to the very light in- terior receipts.. Memphis to-day gete !v- 771 bales, against 1,412 last week nrf-1.3S7 last vear Macon's receipts ar onlv 93 bales, against 211 last week ' The total weekly movement at the Dort next weeis. is cauiuaw- aeainst 190,000 this' week and ,om i-par. " New Orleans authori ties estimate neaveek's receipts at 150 tui . Iip ipved x.o uc iw UUb ' ' " the 000 bales, high.' - Thei Financial Chronicle adopts New York Cotton Exchange estimate on this I season's crop of- ,375,000 bales. ; Hubbard. Price & Co. say it is interest ing "to note that ther cotton brought in sight for the week ending January 3rd, 1890, was 310,000 bales, against 220,000 hales for the week ending hts evening. Tne total of the crop now in sight is 186 664 bales less than up to the same Jlftte in lttK), when the crop turned out . 711.000 bales. In that year July cotton eold in New York at 13c a pound. I THE SCX'S COTTOX REVIEW. ,.: MEW Yokk, Jan. 6. The Suns cotton "-review says: Smaller receipts at the Borts and interior towns, a rise m Liver pool and the Chronicles crop estimate of7 275,000 bales, as against tne New Orleans estimate of 7,700,000 bales, I' ,pd an advance which was assisted by ' Zirir for American and European ac Speculation w .not large .Many Demecrats to Stand by the Platform -Republicans United Fusion Be tween Republicans and Popu- ' ( lists Dissatisfaction in the West Arrested for At " ' tempted Train ',- Wrecltine. I . Messenger Bureau, ' Raleigh, Jan. 6. J t It is admitted that political matters ar greatly mixed in North Carolina and that this year's campaign will be one with many unusual features. Your cor respondent, desiring to ascertain the drift of things, has had i interviews with Democrats, Republicans and Populists, all of whom, as- will be seen, talked. frankly. Names are not used. Suffice it to say that in all cases the men who talked are of marked prominence in their respective parties. A Democrat froni the East said: "The Democracy of North Carolina will fight its battles within its own lines, and. will certainly not folldw'afte'r any one "man, but will stand "by the",Chicago platform. The idea of the Republicans in this State now is to re-established themselves upan protection as a basis.tand hence there is en-eater necessity for the Democrats to stand together upon the lines indicated at Chicago. A man who aavocatea tne present policy of tlKv administration in North (Jarouna wouia oe inerauy 'snowed under. Any man -who aa- vocated Cleveland and his present policy would be in a very small minority. The Pomilist amount to nothing unless . ... -a e - t- 1 i: they get tne aia oi we ruun- mn nartv. I do not thinK there is any chance or tneir securing ims. iue Republicans are as much or more united in North Carolina than tney nave been in twelve years past. One thing is very stranee to me and that is the slow ness of the Democratic administration in removing Republicans or ln. hLlmg of fices. For two months or more the post master at Concord, a Republican, has been dead, and vet the position has not been filled bv a Democrat. There will be a lively fight in Congress, the Repub licans being strongly against tarin re form. The North Carolina members. save Congressman Settle, are a unit for tariff reform, and want a tariff for reve nue only." A Potmlist said: "I do not think there will be a coalition of our party and the Republicans. We are making great . gains; in fact, I may say that in twelve months we have gained 40 per ceni. m North Carolina. The action of Congress on the silver question is the cause of this. North Carolina -has always been for free silver. The antiTadministration feelins is intense. The 'third party peo ple favor free trade, not absolute, for we must have some revenue. We are soua for an income tax." A Republican who advocates fusion of his partv andthe Populists saia: -ah oi the Republican element led by D. L. Rus sell, J. J. Mott and J. C. L. Harris favored no Kepubhcan ucKet in ioa uui desired fusion with the Populists, and what occurred in the last campaign and what has since occurred has conurmea the view held in 1892. We will bend ourselves to the work of combining every element opposed to the Democracy into a solid phalanx, i win aaniii uias mere is a difference of opinion among me white Republicans m the W estern part of the State as to the policy of combina tion. Some of them want a straignc ue publican ticket. But I think the major itv f hna Western Republicans favor a. rira hi nation, ine Ereai ma iuult wj the negroes will go with a combination if one is effected. Those who do not go will be mainly in the towns, ine dem ocrats will seek the negro voce anu may be able to get 20,uuu. au th rnlored leaders are not in accord as regards the epinbination. Some strongly oppose it and say it is an at tempt to put the negroes wnere ukj no longer control wings u balance of power. If a combination can ho arranwd the Democrats cannot elect -a single Congressman in this State. The it vote in 1892 for Furches (Kepupucanj and Exum (Populist) was 12,000. greater than the vote for Uarr (uemocraii, aiiu 25 000 voted for Carr who would hot have done so had there been only one ticket in the field, in nny-nve counties the Republican and Populist vote com k;o,i a-rfjerled the Democratic vote. In sixteen counties the Democratic vote was only 100 greater, ana m omy twenty-five counties did the Democratic majority exceed isuu. u me couiumawu is -fi-xedt the Democrats cannot carry twenty -five counties. Clarkson and part of our National committee will put on the screws and force a comoination tu year and will gi,ve it their support. A Democrat from, the Western section ;,i. "Tf mveland had civen long and earnest thought to a plan to defeat the Democracy in North Carolina, he could not have devised a better method to carry out that idea than the one he has adopted and followed. Congress has, done nothing to please the people. The tardiness in making appointments greatly disturbs and disappoints our people. These, both in town and country, do not know what to think of it all. The administration's methods and the bard times together! cause loud complaints. The 'three-gallon law will cause many ninh turn their backs upon their rtv This particularly applies to those lrV." ..tinTi remote, from the paid a Goldsboro, who is well, knon and greatly esteemed. -j There was trouble here at the gas works owing to the use of crude petro leum in making water-gas. The petro leum is no longer used, high gra'de naptha having taken its place. . NewB reached here to-day of a horrible crime in Granville county. Ida Marrow, a 17-year-old colored girC left her home at bight to go to the house of a neighbor. Yesterday morning her body was found. She had been choked to death and out raged. There is no clue to the murderer. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that unknown persons had killed and outraged the girl. ' . Mention was made or the race that on the 14th of last month a number of rail way ties were so placed alone the North Carolina railway near Hillsboro as almost to cause the wreck of a passenger train. News come here to-day that William Merritt, a white boy 18 years of age, has been arrested charged with this grave crime and other arrests will follow. All the parties thought to be implicated are white. " !-." B. S. Royster has been elected one of majors of the Third regiment The remarkably warm weainer con tinues. There has been only one snow fall this winters Considerable Tarn la faihng. . . Utlev & Webster, general mercnanu, as Sanford, assigned to-day. ItisJtmail failure. ', " STILL FILIBUSTERING. BFJPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO BLOCK LEGISLATION. Mr. Iioutelle Becomes Personal in His Remarks to the Speaker A .Sharp Tilt Between the JTwo Roll Calls tle Order of ' - the Day Arrest of of Absentees Ordered. . i COMMERCIAL NEWS., - . Shocks and Bondsiar ,New oi-K , .of Chicaeo. i New York, Jan. 6. Except for a slight decline at the opening, the course of prices at the Stock Exchange to-day was steadily upward. A number of small pools in Western Union, St. Taul and Chicago Gas were actively at work throughout, and London came to then assistance with fairly large orders for St. Paul and other officials favorites. Taken altogether, a more confident tone characterized the market, and for the first time in Weeks the bulls were in full control. The bank statement, show ing a further accumulation of money at this centre, had a good effect. The advance in prices ranged from i to 5 per- cent. Lackawanna, Louisville and New Albany and Chicago, preferred, rose 5 per cent, each, Pullman and Sugar 4, Consolidated Gas 3, Chicago Gas S, Sugar, preferred, 3, Louisville and Nashville 21, General Electric and St. Paul 2r-each, Rock Island If,! Sus quehanna and. Western,, preferred, li, Missouri Pacific 1 and t he other promi nent stocks i to H per cent. In regard to the Louisville and Nashville, it lis stated that the directors will meet early next week and pass -the dividend. The statement to be submitted will show that during the year the company has car ried a surplus of about 800,000. The market closed strong with an advancing tendency. Railway and miscellaneous bonds were active and strong. Sales of listed stocks were 133,000 shares; un listed, 29,000. , ? Chicago, Jan. 6. Wheat developed a strong undertone to-day at the opening, although it had its weak spots. Starting in with an advance of ic, it netted an additional advance of to fc afte -fluctuating rapidly with lc range". Corn was within a very narrow range throughout the entire session. Not much interest was manifested, and the action of wheat ruled the others. May opened ic higher than yesterday, sold between 38i and 38c, closing i to c higher than yesterday s final figures. Oates were dull early, but as the day advanced more activity was noted, rang ing well with wheat ana corn, ine opening was unchanged from yesterday's Close, advanced c, sold off i to fc,' rallied i to ic, closing about ic higher than yesterday. ' Liberal receipts of live hogs at the yards, lower prices for them and large estimates for next week were influential in producing an easy provision market to-day. There was, however, yery little c th rlnsA was at a decline of 5c for May pork, 21c for May lard aiid 5c for May ribs. - - TT..1 .Lilt Tmnns Killed bv French iSol diers. London. Jan. 6. Further details ha been received from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, of the killing of British troops by the French. According to the latest information, the British were en gaged in the Connoho district near Warina. Their camp was within the British sphere. At daylight on Decem ber 23rd, they were attacked by the French force, consisting of thirty Sene- gale sharpshooters and l,aw natives, wno were headed by Lieut. Moritz. When they were fired upon the British at once responded and the French shortly after ward retired. Lieut. Moritz wa wounded and captured by the British. He was ques tioned as to nis reasons iui aiun-s thenrf and explained that he believed the British troops, who were blacks, were members of the Sofas tribes, and that their European officers, who were deeply tanned by the African' sun, were Arabs. t .ion inrii. died from the effect of; his wound soon after his capture. The latest details place the British loss at six in stead Of twenty-six privates. The report of the killing of Capt. Lendy, Lieuts. Wroughton and Listen and a sergeant were correct. Nineteen of the British troops were seriously wounded, ine loss of the French force is not known ieveTr theV afraid to go PrirP ' advanced .to points and closed steady with Ces & fijfltf bales.! Liverpool advanced oi . -irtcinp- steady with 1 iLrrr 't'o bats at un VZZ.JZTrioZ. New Orleans advanced 8 to3-points. Spot cotton be tody and unchanged, with sales of 13 f1.1'-.,. 0 .l 3 250 bales. The ,nts at the ports were 22,083 bales, v nr.7 this div last week and i, 7 .:;I.;'aV. W O receipts on X,' -T-.:.. ' JfJ mated at 7.000 bales, onuay daV last wek rr.v"r" The exports fron a.na 'v' .rr,Jr;r 88.583 bales. The the poru. v- ;-' thft week ena. t j uc - Britain for the week ena- -.VI 5 for the samft time last year but Se Continental expom have rUD behind party and then we may expect reforms. & tL7s I am concerned I want to see . . i nmn iFnun .v. ti ra Hem BurreHdcteu. Jli" - i Ti. in sections remuw n'VtLl have been price ior core ir - - , , corn" to distillers. The 'three-gallon tow. is not only closing disuueries, f shutting up the stores of tlie ho bought tne corn. " pi.v,T" an increased vi i j ; Republican who opposes iusion saiu. in mv hninion. can be done wyS, F'V-rT-- TTWnnhlican party under he existing elep ton laws. 1 beneve, nowever, - --r distant when the good people of the State will repudiate the present laws and remedy past and existing evils. As an SaSn our party cannot hope to carW ti State. When we cease the effort to do so the conflict will be be- riral factions DI tne luiw.i " " ' when tliat is done DemocraUe rivals win seen. the support of men wno uu "ttfwm (and there are many of them). It win 1 . 11 -.n r interest to be our poucy as v" : " vote for men who promise to go for honest measures and lair eiecuous. loiig as counties like Halifax and Edge combe, with normal Republican majori ties of 1,000 to 3,000, go Democratic, it is useless to go through tb.e f area of put ting up opposition candidate to the UeLecracy. Let the latter party have the whoiw fcld and the time is not dis . i,on fsiir kiid honest men will lead it. Nationally speaking, I simply wish to say that I regard the "Wdson tnff bill as worse tlian the McKinley bl There will be a civil service examina tion for postoffice clerks and letter car riers, February, 10th. - , Another of Raleigh s most charming andpopular ladies is to be married next month It m leaned that Miss Mattie )lS daugb- of Vudse Thomas C. iriier of the Unit ' States Land court, is to be marritd tQ Mr. Walter Borden, 4. Handsome Theatre Burned. ; . " Albany, n!" Y., Jan. 0 The Albany theatre, a structure five stories high and covering an area of half a block, was completely destroyed by fire at noon to day. Save three walls and a mass of debris, nothing remains of the structure. The firemen could do little but devote tneir efforts to saving surrounding prop erty and were successful in confining the flames to the theatre building. The fire was discovered in one of the dressing rooms at noonand a quarter of lmnr afterwards the building was a roaring furnace. The roof had caved in and the back wall fell; out into the street. No one was injured. The total loss oa this building is estimated at about tl25,000 and the insurance at $36, 000 Besides this; surrounding buildings were somewhat damaged. The roof of the city building, which stands next to the burned structure, caught fire several result, the water thrown into it caused several thousand dollars damage. It was finally saved, however. The fire alarm office is on the top floor of this building and the whole system was rendered useless. , . . Washington. Jan. 6. The proceed ings in the House to-day were a repeti tion of those of the previous three days. There was a larger attendance of mem bers than had been since the, holidays. The Republican side, in particular, seemed ready for business; bufthere was evidence in the determined attitude of the' Speaker and in the strict attention givtnhim by the Democratic members , that the majority would do everything in its power to carry out the programme liiili l h J bteri; obstructed for the past three days and start the Tariff bill on its journey. Immediately after the reading of yes: terday 'a journal Mr. Boutelle again tried to find out what had .become' of- his Hawaiian teBotution. " He insisted that his resolution was a question of high privilege, whereas the special order re ported from the Committee on Rules was merely a "privileged question." He as serted that there was a great difference between a "question of privilege" and a "privileged question" and he read from the digest to show that the former took precedence of the latter.' Mr. Raed here interrupted the torrent of Mr. Boutelle's insistence to express the hope that the Speaker would care fully weigh the difference suggested by Mr. Boutelle and would rule upon it as it was necessary to the orderly transac tion of the business of the House. Mr. Boutelle, continuing, asserted that the resolution offered by him a few days ago was still before the House that it had been before the House ever since it had been introduced and should be taken up each day at the point where it was left the day before. He held that there was no place, in a parliamentary sense, where it could be but on the table. The Speaker retorted that the gentle man from Maine did not seem to under stand the matter thoroughly. The rules provide, he said, that if any matter is called up in the House the question of consideration shall not be put to the House unless some member demand it. The resolution of the gentleman from Maine had never been before the House 1 in the sense, of being before it for con sideration, because when it was called up the gentleman from Tennessee (McMillin) had raised the question of consideration. " "And that has never been decided,". shouted Mr. Boutelle excitedly. "Will the gentleman from Maine allow the 1 chair to give its decision?" the Speaker asked sarcastically, and he then summed up by deciding that Mr. Catch ings' resolution was before the House, when Mr. Boutelle interrupted him to express Ihe hope that the chair would reflect before announcing its decision. The Speaker resented this as an asper sion upon him, and declared angrily that any intimation that he had not fullv weiehed the question was a reflec tion on the Speaker. Mr. Boutelle disclaimed any intention of reflecting upon the Speaker, but he again urged that the question should be well reflected upon. ' "The chair has ruled on the question, announced tne Speaker, sharply. "Then I appeal from the decision of the chair " said Mr. Boutelle. "The chair wants to give the gentle man from Maine every latitude," said the Speaker, wearily, "but it seems that pvprv morninfir "' ' "I object to the, expression 'latitude,' " interrupted Mr. Boutelle, fiercely. "I stand here as a representative of a mi nority ad with a Speaker against me." The Speaker thought the discussion was becoming too personal, and said that such language towards the Speaker would 1 not be permitted. He then ordered the call of the yeas and nays on Mr. Catehings' motion for I the previous question, and amid a deafening uproar in the Hjouse the clerk began to call the rbll verjf rapidly. A The clerk had not called more than a dozen names amid a degree of confusion so great that he could scarcely be heard, when Mr. Burrows rose from his seat in the first row and appealed to the Speaker for recognition. No attention was paid to his appeal for some time, but finally the Speaker ordered the clerk to suspend, and then inquired for what purpose Mr. Burrows wished to be rec ognized.' j t Mr. Burrows replied that he rose to a point of order; but the Speaker told him that the roll call could not be inter rupted, and he ordered the clerk to pro- "But I wish to make the point of order that there is so much disorder ; in the House that members cannot hear their names" shouted Mr. Burrows." The Speaker said the point was well taken, and while a broad smile was seen on the faces of the Republicans, the clerk again stopped the roll call, while the Speaker pounded his desk trying to obtain order. The call was completed, but before the vote was announced Mr. Lane, Dem-' ocrat, of Illinois, changed his vote from "no" to "aye." After the clerk had got throusrh with the "HV Mr. Burrows in quired at the reporter's desk, with much apparent anxiety. - . 1 The question of excusing Mr. Perkins was decided amrmatively by a vote of 133 in the affirmative to 116 in the nega tive no quorutn being necessary on a question of excusing a member for one The RepubUcans not only succeeded in excusing Mr. Perkins, but also managed to consume about one hour's time by their little filibustering. . . Immediately after the announcement of the vote on the question of excusing Mr. Perkins Mrj Reed moved an adjourn ment. - I . . Pending tbiaL Mr, McMillin asked whether there $aa not an uncompleted roll call in progress when the interrup tion occurred. I; 1 The Speaker said that there appeared to be some uncertainty as to what was going on, which statement caused a ripple of merriment on the Republican side, but the House had been engaged in a call for excuses. Mr. Groevenor had a suggestion t off er as to the date for taking up the Tariff bill. On January 8th, he said, Mr. McKinley would be inaugurated, having been re-eleoted Governor of Ohio by 105,000 majority, and he thought that day would be an auspicious time to take up the WiL-on bill. The Speaker ignored the suggestion and put the question on Mr. Reed's mo tion to ad journ, which was lost. ,T Mr. Catehings- introduced a resolution from the Committee on Rules as follows: "Ordered, that the sergeant-at-arms take into custody, and bring to the bar THE LIE GIVEN. MR. CUMMINGS DENOUNCES LAWYER SYPHER. Mr. Sypher, Before the House Naval Committee, Charges the Commit teemen, Speaker Crisp and Bec ' retary Herbert With Con spiracyThe Treasury Balance No News Prom Hawaii. Washington, Jan. 6. "You're a liar, and you know it," was the startling ex clamation which fell from the hps of Representative Amos J. Cummings cf New York, at the Capitol to-day. . The lemark was addressed to J. Hale Sypher, a former Representative in Congress from Louisana, and now a practicing attorney of this city. The 6cene was in the room of the NavaJ Affairs committee. The subject before tlie committee was a resolution introduced in the House by Mr. Holman, on December 13th last, which set forth the fact that more than i,000jp00 had been paid out to contrac tors engaged in the building of warships for premiums; that the 8ips were built as to secure a higher speed th; of ttieJSouse sucn or its memoers as are 1 n . , ; absenfrwithout leave of the House. ThiB aa f equiredW b the contract, thereby order shall continue in force beyond the adjournment of the session of to-day and dntil the further order of the House. The! sergeant-at-arms is directed to em ploy a sufficient number of deputies ' to 1 xecute this order and take into custody Si-J.l absentees who may be found." - 'i '19 previous question was ordered on the resolution which was agreed to amid a storm of applause and cheers on the Democratic side, and at 4 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Catehings, the House ad journed until Monday at noon. : BECOMING DISHEARTENED' Help Is Wanted who are ailing and su wak and exhausted. And, tqeye. FsWorite Prescription. or young fax entering womanhood; by or ring, such lerces lust women at the critical --chanM of life"; women approaching con finement: nursing moiners; SnwhoisJ'rundown"or overworked, iTi?i Seine that builds up strengUiens, and reguUie; no matter yhat the condiUon It's8enSmvigorating, restorative tonic, . . j i?-: non-rno nnrl the On , rntionfand every " ever fans to oeneunjr - -1 -7- money back. x: B. C. Taylor, MurfreesDoro. leun., T hfttrni the Japanese nie zr?at satisfaction and success." Sold by J . 'HarlWf whether Mr, Haines Danocrat, of e York, about whose position on the Tariff bill there has been some question, had voted. He was in formed that Mr. Haines had voted "aye" as did Mr, Blanchard, of Louisana, about whom there has been a like ques tion. ' , , . The vote was then announced as being yeas. 167; nays, 0. No quorum. Twenty-: two pairs were announced. , . ' Mr. Catehings moved a call of the House, which was ordered, and showed the presence of 250 members. Further proceedings under the call were then dis pensed with and the question recurred on Mr. Catehings' motion for the pre vious question. On the second roll call 168 Democrats voted in the affirmative-;- a gain o'fjper ' "' " , On Mrstchings' motion to order a call of the House, the Republicans fili bustered and called fof the yeas and nays. They were ordered by a vote of 167 yeas to 2 nays. During the call Mr. Hull, Republican, of Iowa,1 when the names of Messrs. Gear, Hepburn. Lacy and Perkins, all of Iowa, were reached, asked that they be excused, as tney were aetainea m 10 w a, on important business. The House was in good humor, and excused -the first three without objection, but when it came to excusing Mr. Perkins, Mr. W. A. Stone, Republican of Pennsylvania, thought enough "would-be senators had been excused, and objected. "Let us excusefthe whole Iowa delegation," said jwfe Republican; and Mr. Stone was abut to withdraw his objection to vot ing to excuse Mr. rerfems. Acting on the hint, Mr. Hull moved that he be ex cused On this question Mr. Reed called for a division and then for . tellers, saying in his dry jray that a rising rote was not sufficiently definite.-and he though tel lers sKould be appointed to make the vobrmore certain. The motion was dis- d to by a vote of 81 to 84, and Mr. called for the yeas and nays. Governor Mitchell's Opposition Hav ing Its Effect Corbett's Proposi tion to Meet Mitchell Privately Humors of T the Fight to Come Oft la Cuba; Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 6. There was a story current to-day that Corbett had written a letter to Mitchell offering to forego the purse and meet him in pri vate in case the ; contest could not be otherwise pulled off. A telegram was received from Mitchell denying that Cor bett had written such a letter, and when the story was sifted it developed that Cor bett had said to Manager Bowden,;of the club, that he was so anxious to fight the Englishman that he would meet him in a room for nothing either with gloves or bare knuckles. : Some davs the talk about the fight is spicv and some days it is dull. This has been one of dull days. The truth seems to be that the determined opposition of the Governor has taken the heart out of the fighters and out of the promoters of the contest. The Athletic club is still talking about bringing the fight off on time, and Corbett and Mitchell are- said to be training away, but a majority of the people here do not believe that the contest will be allowed in Florida, at least not publicly. If Corbett and Mitchell get together they will have fo meet secretly, so secretly that the Governor will not know they fought until the newspapers so an nounce. All talk about the club bring ing pressure to bear on the Governor to get him to "let up" in his opposition is said by those who ought to know to be the veriest rot. Undoubtedly the club would like to get the Governor to recede from his position, but the club knows and the public, at least jthe Florida public, that the Governor i3 not in the receding business at present. It is said that the Duval Athletic club paid off thirty-three workmen this even ing who have been engaged on the con struction of the arena in which it is in tended that Corbett and Mitchell shall fight. The arena is built around the old fair building, the c litre of which- will be about the location of the ring. The i fair building:, -which baa not been used for several years, will form a part of the structures. Its sides have been torn away but the roof will remain and join the new roof which is to cover the addition. The building is to be practically square. The club says that the structure can be finished in three days. The work dope so far has been the tearing out of the sides of the old fair building and the establishing of uprights for the new part. These uprights are all in place.! The supports for the inclined plane upon which the seats are to rest are also in place. The uprights are 2x4 inches and the supports very little larger, j No floor ing nor weatherboarding has yet been put in. If the club expects to have the buddinc- complete in three day's a con siderable addition will have to be made to the force. ' There was a story floating around in sporting circles to-night that the scene of the contest would be transferred to Cuba. It was said that Mr. H- B. Plant, who is largely interested in Florida railroads, and also controls a steamship line from Tamps to Havana, had offered to provide all the faculties necessary to transport a large crowd to Havana provided Cor bett and Mitchell would consent to meet there. This is a sample of the stories floating around, but all of them have more or less been denied. 11 is apparent that the continual talk and uncertainty has already disgusted a great many peo ple. - " ') ' for Postoffice Employes Suspended Charging Usury. RlcdMOSpVa., Jan. 6, John A. Moore and H. W. Tyler, employes of the Richmond . postoffice, have been sus pended, the, One for sixty days and the other for thirty days, for-exacting more than a legal rate of interest from associ ates. Tbis action, which was taken by Postmaster Russell under instructions from Washington, grew out of the loan bv Moore to I Robert Ould. deputy permitting the contractor to earn these extraordinary and ."tin justifiable pre miums, and,! therefore, that the Com mittee on Naval Affairs was instructed to investigate the whole matter thor oughly and to learn especially whether through the j collusion of any officer of the Government these premiums were secured- Mr. Sypheri appeared before the com mittee in support of the resolution. In the course of the argument he openly charged that the committee had been formed for the express purpose of aid ing the contractors in securing these large premiums. ', ' Mr. HuUick, of Ohio, reminded Mr. Sypher that his accusation was a yery grave one and asked if he did not know that Speaker Crisp himself appointed the committees. Mr. Sypher replied that he did, and added that Speaker Crisp himself was also in the "ring." "And do Jou mean to insinuate," queried Mr. rfallick, "that am here as a naid attorney of the contractor', 'I do," bluntly replied Mr. Sypher. "I think you are all paid (attorneys. And, he added, glancing around the room, "I am responsible for my utterances.-" - At a later point in the discussion Mr. Cummings, the chairman of the com mittee, read a letter that was personally handed to him yesterday by Charles H. Cramp, the Philadelphia ship builder. This letter bore the date of September 28th. It was alleged to have bees writ ten by Mr. Sypher to Mr. Cramp. It contained newspaper clippings and various qther data' to show that the matter of premiums was one that was likely to be investigated by Congress during the present session. The writer stated that the cruiser New York was a fraud and that it was not unlikely that the premiums that had been paid the contractors for excess of speed would have to be refunded to the Government, The suggestion was made to Mr. Sypher by several members of the com mittee tnat tne letter mignt nave oeen written with a view to securing his re tention by Mr. Cramp, in a professional way, to prevent the investigation. Mr. Sypher hotly denied that such was his purpose. He was actuated, he said, by conscientious motives only, and he then proceeded again to charge that Secretary Herbert, ex-Secretary . Tracy and other prominent officials of the Navy Department were in collusion with the contractors. H went on to say that Mr. Cramp had not answered his letter but that a few days later he came down to Washington with Mr. Griscomb, the president of the American Steamship line; that the two invited Secretary Her bert to a luncheon and in that way se cured his .friendly interest in their af fairs. Mi. Sypher also insinuated that Mr. Oummings, the chairman of the cwrnmUtee, was also under the influence cf-th6hip builders. It was at this point that the chairman indignantly said that Mr. Sypher was an emphatic liar, and curtly requested the attorney to cpnfine his future utterances to answering tne queries which the committee propounded to hinu This practically closed the ses sion to-day, which will be continued again on Monday. . At yesterdays session of the commit tee Phillip Hitchborn, the assistant chief constructor of the navy, appeared and addressed the committee for a long time regarding the quesfion of premiums. He 'ridiculed the suggestion of collusion between the naval officials and the con tractors, and said that such a conspiracy could only exist where it included every body from the Secretary clear through to the members of the trial board. He explained the benefits of the premium system and showed that in many cases the Government did not' lose a dollar, in as much as the contract price was usually far below the amount' that would be paid .if the contract were made on the basis of the maximum rate of speed. The treasury balance to-day stood at $91,397,093, of which $75,181,901 is in eold and $16,215,193 Js in currency. In to est to the amount of $5,224,000 has been paid, but has not yet been sub stracted from the net balance as given,. If it had been the net balance would have stood at iei.OOO.OOO. 1 Secretary Carlisle to-day appointed nO. o. 1 earce, of Tennessee, assistant, teller, in the treasury office, "to fill a vacancy also B, JT. Griffin', of Georgia, to. be disbursing agent, coast and geodetic survey, Treas ury Department. ; - That Secretary Gresham had heard from Hawaii was admitted reluctantly at the State Department to-day. This meagre information, which could be as sumed, if not stated positively as a natural sequence of the Corwin's arrival at San Francisco, was acknowledged only on persistent questioning and then not directly, secretary wresnam ciung TO ARREST CONGRESSMEN: The Speaker Issues His Warrant for "tne Arrest of Thirty-Nine Absent Members Messrs. Bunn and Woodard on the List. Washington, Jan. 6. The adoption by the House to-day of the resolution offered by Representative Catehings, in structing the sergeant-at-arms to arrest members without leave, caused no little excitement in and around the hall of the House. There was tnuch discussion as to the power of the House to extend its authority under such a resolution beyond the adjournment and inquiries as to the precedent for such action. Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Ike Hill said he never heard of but one simi lar -case, . and could not recollect the date of it. A search in the manual and digest of the House however, dis closed the fact that similar action had been taken so recently as in the Fiftieth and Fifty-second Congresses and that both Speaker Carlisle and Speaker Crisp had ruled that an order to the sergeant- at-arms to arrest absent members might exrena over adjournment. xs is not expected that any serious penalty will be inflicted, upon absent ones when they are hauled before the oar. .at- least an previous experience goes to maintain that assertion. . fint it has been prAbosed in this instance that a fine shall be imposed in ea:h case, which win reimburse the contingent fund for the amount expended in bringing the members to Washington. This - sugges tion was received with favor and it may be enforced by the House when it comes to deal with the delinquent members. The warrant of the Speaker has been issued for the arrest of the following members: Democrats Messrs, - Allen, Barnes, Boatner, Brown, Bunn, of North Carolina; Cadmus, Cobb, Cooper, Cor nish, Hayey, Fielder, Fithian, Geisaan hainer, Lock wood, Magner, McLaurin, Sickles, fetockdale, Strait, Talbert, Tur pm, Woodard, of North CaroUna, Re publicans Messrs. Belden. Bingham Broderick, Childs, Gardner, Grou' Heiner, Lefevre, Lqudenslager, Randalr! Ray, Scran ton, Sherman, Weaver .White, Woomer and the Silverite Mr. Newlands.' &tt &&vtxtlttatras. To Our Friends and Patrons- Lri Ultt aiL-LUt TMAMKS FOR YOTTR ITPV T TPT7D a t t atdhv age during this year, and if a first-class Btock of FURNITURE Etc., will induce you, we hope to merit your confidence:and patronage the coming year 1894, Rest assured our goods will be the best for the lowest Imaginable price. Wishing you, one and all A rAQflPrniie ctnA Ponnv Mam Vpctr iHiutj;viuuu uuu- X1ULLJ lvn. UVt1 We are your obedient servants, SNEED & CO., No. 16 South Front St. J3P The Cheapest Furniture House in North Carolina. of Nevada. Mrs. William Mnrden, 197 Third St., Al bany. N. Y.. gives it the meed of praise, as follows: "I nave used Dr. Bull s Couch Syrup and find it has no equal. Jfo family 1 snouiu oe wjinqm iv Charleston, S. C, Jan. 6. A special to the ATeic8 and Courier says an explo sion of a boiler at a lumber mill at Elliots, Sumter county, to-day killed J, E. Law, mill owner and seriously in jured three others. Special Notices T OST. ON LAST FHIDAY ONB -i Gold Lock Bracelet Finder will CHILD'S be re warded upon the return of tacce to W. T. DAG GETT sa Market street. . jan 7 F)K HINT ROOMS IN B01LDINGS Nog. 113 and 115. South Front street and No. s South Second street Apply to A.J). WESTELL, No. t South Second street. jan 7 :it FOB RUNT. TWO CNFOKNISHHtf ROOMS and kitchen at No, Sll South Firth street Jan I If ADIES REMEMBER YOU CAN GST J?RE9H Poultry tlx days in the week, live or dressed. Also all other kinds of prodnoe at K. E. WARDS, S13 Market street, and J. M. WARD A CO , II Dock street, city. jan I WANTED A SALESLADY AND COPYIST. -Permanent position. Apply to the SINtiEK MANUFACTURING COMPACT?, 116 Market street. jan s MUSIC EOUS. street. GEO. BAAR, VA Market jan WANTED STENOGRAPHER AND TYPE writer. Address COMMERCIAL," care salary ex-jaa6!t cf the Messenger offlce, and state pecteL ,, W. -H. WAKKFIELD. OF WINSTON, ill be in Wilmineton at The Orton House on Wednesday and Thursday, January 17th and 13th. Practice limited to the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat. , tan 6 d until 11 TTOK KENT. FURNISHED AND UNFUR X7 nished Lodging Booms for young men, in Y, M. C. A. Building- Very nice. jan4 3t'eod TTTANTED-AN HONEST YOUNG LADY OF t T business address, who will honoraoiy iis charge her duty, to accompany party on a busi ness trip to Southern and Western cities, one who finds It necessary to work. All expends ad. vanced; steady employment. Address STEADY, this office. lan 0 si MY HORSE. PHAETON AND DOG CART for sale. Nicest turnout in the city fur a lady ' Horse gentle and sound. . Van be seen at Jonea' Stables. C. B. BORDEN, jan 4 Iw ANTED. A YOUNG WOMAN AS COM ietent d loins room servant. Apply at once 75 Pairs Calf Boots Worth from 4.50 to $5.00, REDUCED TO $2.00. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR w HO HAVE AIDED VS patrons will continue to lend Very respectfully, FRIENDS ANDPATRONS DURING THE. PAST YEAR IN OUR BUSINESS SUCCESS. The style of our firm changes February 1st to KATZ & POLVOGT, and we trust our Jus their support in '94 as generously as they have in 'S3. M M. Katz, Son & Co. at No. B South Third Btreet Jan 4 4t OYSTEB BOAST AT HILTON PARK every Thursday and Sunday from iu a. m . to 10:30 p. m. A 11 oysters washed before being served. J. H. HLNTON, novStf thnsun. WANTED. A House Girl. SECOND ST. COMPETENT COOK. ALSO Apply at once at 314 SOUTH jan S3t to thu sua RH BEERY A CO., DEALERS IN COVN- try Produce. Consignment from country hiotiera solicited. A few crates of Apples re ceived to-day. CU tot them at once, shipping of Fresh Fish and Oysters a specialty. 1C4 South Front street. - ian4 rtOUNTKT IRISH POTATOES ISc A FECK. V Call and see them. D. C. WHITTSD, Agent, Opposite the Market. Ju FOB SALE AND FOB BENT. HOUSES and Lota In all localities bj 1. O. WRIGHT, Heal Kstate mni. 114 Princess street. Extra tarra anmmodinnR house, small farm adjoining situated very near city, for rent at reasonable terms. ;a ALL DELICACIES ORi TEE SEASON CAN be found at the Norti Staie Restaurant, No. SO Market Street. We are now ready to serve those long looted for luscious Steamed Oysters. Kfinramher the number-20 Market Street. L. WINNER, Proprietor. dec 28 "NTEW YORK SHOE introduced by P. SHININti W. MILLER, HAS BEEN dbl P. W. MILL all, at urn : Hhnvlner PajUor Tn 1 finnth Front street Snoei will be properly oiled and scraped before tney are re mac sea ana pousnea. & special iuu - attend to the shoe shining chair. dee 19 Ihe Greatest Triumph of Our Retail Experience! mm. katz; son & cos Great Depression Sales. V The magic lever that unbolts the doors of commerce and wnliinn ion- ' alyaed trlde pulse. Daily scenes of activity heretofore unknown Witomg rhou is of new faces from distent points catch the inspiration by onr emergency s Prices as thev are heralded abroad, and railway coaches convey them to toe store or M. M. Katz, Son & Co. Like an electric flash our depression prices muc " civilized country within a radius of many miles. ' ,:L.(.i,,M,Mr rr., J- i , i tl- -v' w himK tin liV tjcAoTi errant Detore-iue reaper . Tmw ..ki. v nilipr trundenell the market and get cash, uur new i ork buyer : ment, and yi is constantly working among those desperate n armed with necessary argrg , on' 11 scarcely believe what he is accomplishing until yon visit our store. Jtjs not often that a retail buyer can save von 25 to 50 per cent, below the P"f In the nature of things this condition cannot prevail long, but while it lasts hnnV m ,!. hnlriincr nnt the srreatest advantages that are born oi tne up taining what we have earned-khe place at the top. Respectfully, von may times and re- BRSIDXS THE GENERAL B EDUCTIONS OUR DRESS ! GOODS JSTOCK WE WILL PRESENT EVERY CUSTOMER BUYING A DRESS AT OVfcB SOc PER. YARD WITH : THE LININSB-ui v-. ' M. M. KATZ, SON & CO. . GIVEN ' AWAY. - LININGS, 8 8ELECIA, 6 SILK LININGS, 1 CANVAS, " 1 BONES, . 1 SILK, 1 COTTON, 1 BRAID, . ' WITH KVEHK PATTERN OYER Wo to the jewel of consistency by absolutely inspector of the Treasury Department, of i refusing to say anything about Minister retary oTthe treasury ithis complaint ' tery Gresham has not been tfttang any o wa? referred to Ould. The charges his subordinate jnto bis i eonfidence on madetLt Moore and Tyler made a bahlt J the dcote situation m Honolulu. .Ail of this usurious practfi. , oojM be lear ned was that Minister JVf AUJL IWU Ol. W uwuvv. wuuv it came in plain English and not in the naval cipher, as is customary. Agent. OOMETHING Bis Premium on the Qlympia, San Francisco, Jan. 6. Judgment , has been passed on the speed and motive tVin cruiser Olvmnia and the calculation of the trial in Santa Barbara channel has cuuninatea in a venues oi 21.68 knots per hour, which will give la I premium of 4O0,O0Q to the builders. TiOmsYiLLE. Jan. 6. Georere Wolf & r.n ie'wlers. aaaisned to-dav. Their asseU are about $100,000; liabilities $55, 000." Failure to realize on collections Is the cause, i Highest ofall in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report f red nt ...V; n -' I 7'IMMERMAN DON'T INTEND TO PATRON 2 1a anv niur hnaftsr hut Wall PaDer, 6' inn wnnt uu thin ail. mi more after we take it out. But we will be found at the same place Un ing. up Furniture and suitresses, etc Tiiiia street, opposite City Hall, i HOLIDAY PHOTOGRAPHS I WILL MAKE . Cabinet Photograpns for $150 per dozen from now until tne isth ol Janqarj) regular pjife $4.0 per dozen. Come beJore the -rush. rir! class work guaranteed. U. C. ELLIS, Pliu'.o- grapner, 114 Market SU I DWELLINGS. 8 TORES AND OFFICES FOR rent. Apply to D. O'CONNOR, Bcal K-t:,'- ATTRACTIVE AT GEORfaB HAAR'S MtuAa Hanae. fn the line of Toji- Toja I of all kinds, Plusk Gooda, Piano Lamp- ana anything in tne line oi music you want amine our stock in prices. GEO. HAAR. Market atreet. dec:: TOOK AND READ THE EMPIRE 8TBA J T.nnrirt wlah tnnnnflMI that tkCV &r now equipped with the latest known methods lor cents per pair, EMPIRE STEAM LATJNrtT. TBI SINGER IS THE GREATEST MACHINE on earth ana tie telegram below explain why n Is: , J. H. Harley, MSnager, The Singer MTg Co , Wilmington, N. C: Complete victory. Not only have the iBgi X'fg Co. taken the kigheat award at the World Fan- on Its Three Family Sewing Machines, tne V. 8. No. 8 mechanism, Oscillating jha ie mechanism, and Automatic Single Taiad Chain Stitch mechanism, .bat tt has taicen tae first anu "Curuina," HPpaolstery," "Artistic Furnisa lngs'M'Sewlng and Embroideries," "iF""',; Lj ,i. w t a u..h n rabinets- I In addition to these eleven first awards peruin lng to the Singer Family Machines and their pr ducts, we nave taien aeveuteen uibw "..- ..i.f.i.tniiff mjK1nes. mSK.Dg KID GLOVES.! THE BEST tL GLOVE IN THE WORLD. Ten per cent refunded to glove customers onallpurchasesoverll.lt'. . : . Jl a. ..nf.Hfi macKlrlPi. TTlflK twfintMiffht first ttirdi In all. TH SIX dotM HM4. D. HOBJfIS.V -h r. ATTOKNKT At LAW, Ilimi f i-, nnn.inr and nnnyeyancUig specialties- Prompt attention given to all buf b gi Heferk to the Banlt ot FayettevUle and fte husi- ness public ,Faiettvllle, V.C.; - "j I Williams and R W. hicks, n uiumi!'; the Radges ortne Biaie. CORSETS. dlVEN AWAY, A 40c embroidered Handkerchief given away with any of our standard brauU of Corsets over f 10. customer. 'Gray ad 25c l)rra '. t Ar,oA in R3C. onlV SIX. boki w MATTINGS from abandrnpt importer. 18c Manmg ixsv, CHILDREX'8 CAPES in new designs. ' o.TT t? t T-nrv -MAS SATUR- THE $40.00 LAMP WILL BE AWARDS DAY NIGHT, JAN. 6, , 8 O'CLOCK. BE SURE! AND BE ON HAND. Cloaks, Wraps and Capes at Absolute Cost. M. M. Katz, Son & Co., u6 Market St., Wilmington, N, C. those oi tne j f