ESTABLISHED 186V WILatlNOTOy, N. C, WKIKVKSDAY. JANUARY 10 iso. ' -L
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
fTMaj.C.S. Gadsden has been elected
president of. the Northeastern railroad.
Collector Simmons makes more recommendation-
for gaugere and store
keepers. Thi annual report, of the
Capital club, of Raleigh, showa a mem
bership of . 107.-rSherif Gardin, of
McDowell coun ;y, settles "his State taxes,
paying in $2,50: . The director of all
the Raleigh National banks1 held their
annual meetings yesterday. All the old
officers were re-elected and good divi
dends declared.U The friends of Judge
niima ara mno.li disanoointed that he
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did not get the
jTarboro postmastership.
r-AmoDg the
confirmations by the
Senate yesterd
ay was mafc ui urc
pointment of A
S. Townes, to be' mter-
nal revenue col
ector in South Carolina-.
The Cabinet was m session
several
hours yesterday
,1, but nothing definite as
to its action
on
the Hawaiian matter
could be ascertained. . It was intimated
that the Executive, would do nothing
while" the invest igation was going ovj in
.Congress or before receipt MinBier
Win;-' vAnnrt -i The net treasury pal-
ance yesterday was:' Gold, $73.6l3,p55,
and currency, $18,432,491, which does
not include $,00.),000 paid on interest,
Tiiis is' the lowest gold reserve yer
reached.- John Newton, a student at
Bethol college, Russell ville, Ky., com
mits .suicide by taking hiorphijie.-j
Tiie documents necessary to rrbrogue
Parliament will be presented to the
yueen on Thursday.- The stockhold
ers decide to reduce the stock of the
Southern;National bank, of New ..York
from ft ,000,000 to 000,006. transfe: -ing
the reduction to the surplus f und. r
There are rumors in Paris of President
Peixottos resignation. The, Duval
Athletic club have signed articles with
the champion negro middle weigr t of
Florida and the champion negro middle
weight of Tennessee to fight in a few
days in the Jackjsonville opera house in
order to test the law and the sincerity of
the Governor's opposition to the Corbett
Mitchell fightj -Governor Mitchell
notifies the sheriit of St. Johns county
, of the possibility of the fight coming
off in his county and instructs him to
prevent it and Call on him for aid if
necessary. The sheriff replies that he
will do his duty.j There are now siity
four pension fraud cases before the fed
eral court at Norfolk, Va., and the ex
aminers are not yet through their inves
tigations. The trial of the cruiser
Montgomery will be made in Long Island
sound next Monday. The trial board
was appointed yesterday. There is
great excitement in Key West over the
importation of 250 cigar makers from
Havana. The pjeople are divided ind
riots are imminent. : The trial of Lewis
Redwine, the defaulting assistant cash
ier of thd Gate cbity National bank, of
Atlanta, was begun in the Federal court
at tnt city yesterday. On the 19th of
December Minister Willis made his de
mands on tha Hawaiian Government.
The answer was made on the night of
the 23d and in a few.. hours '.thereafter
the Corwin sailed ' for America. The
greatest secrecy was observed and it1
impossible to obtain the substance of
mand or answer.- -The House Com
miitee on Foreign Affairs unanimously
voted a favorable report on Mr. Bou-
telle'" Hawaiian resolution after amend
ing it so as-to rdfer to the last year of
President; Harrison's administration
Yesterday's Cotton Market.
Special to the Messenger J
New York, Jan. 9. As compared with
the lowest" prices Christmas week, the
v.m-kpt vesterdav evening showed a net
advance on March contracts of 53 poihts,
or something over i cent' A reaction
was natural and necessary, and to-"dajy it
came. Cobles at the opening were disap
pointing and the opening vVas6 to 81ower,
but receovred on improvement at Liver
pool, aided by predicted" light receipts
and early exhaustion of stock at remote
interior towns, but later the market esise4
ctain under liquidation of an outside
capitalists, who sold a 'large line bought
at lower prices. Local traders working
f orfeaction also sold freely and i ere
helped by indications of heavier receipts
at New Orleans than expected, arid a
report making deliveries from Texas to
date 1,498,000 bales, against 1,520,000
last year. The close was at a net loss of
9 to 10 points below yesterday.
Hubbard Price & Co. received de
patches from St.' Louis.rsaying receipts
there v. ere 687 bales, against 1 ,184 last
. -ar: Memphis 714 bales, against 963.
anJ .-aj'8 less cotton is left in the Mem
phis diM'H"! ever known.
TTnyplhnrst' Mi., says the stockthere
is 700 bales, agaij 3'000 a ear aS-
Talk is still bullish he future of the
market here on a dimmiS movement
and exhausted stocks in the uia-JLate
private cables explain the Liverpool droP
to-day as due to liquidation; jaf long a5
counts.
, " Tf IE SUN'sj COTTON RET1EW.
New York. Jan. 9. The Sun's cotton
report says: There was a decline of about
10 points, due to lower prices in Liver
pool, and estimated . receipts at New Or
leans to-morrow of 10,000, against 11,500
at all ports the -same- day last year, and
sales to realize on the late advance.
. Reports continue to be received of small
stocks on plantation and unenumerated
towns. The close was easy with sales of .
191,500 bales. Liverpool declined 2 pointe
and recovered part of this later on, closing
steady withspot sales of 14,000 bales at un
changed prices. In Manchester the mar-k-pts
were dull, but steady and cloths were
quiet. Spot cotton was quiet here and un-'
changed. aies were iui uaies ior spin
ning and deliveries of 200 bales. There
was an advance of 1-10 to Jc at six of the
Southern points. In New Orleans there
was an advance of 10 to 12 points from
Saturdav (Mondav is a holiday), but
miwt of this was lost before the close.
The receipts at the ports were 28,360
bales, against 24,046 this day last week,
nml-27.878 last year; thus far this week,
ra nn hiix ncainst 101.122 last week,
Exports from the ports were 30,313 bales
tinent. - " r'
Mrs. William Harden', 197 Third St., Al-
Vany. N. Y.. gives jt the meed of praise, as
-follows: ' I have u-ed Dr, Bull's Cough
Svmn and find it has no acual. No family
should be without it."
We have here the headquarters office
of the Singer Manufacturing company
for this State and any good reliable man
who is willing to work earnestly, can
secure paying employment by calling at
their office. We mention this as we
jiear of so many wanting employment.
DISGUSSING THE BILL.
THE OPENING EEPUBLICAN
GUN FOR PROTECTION.
Mr. Burrows Replies to Chairman
Wilson Who Closed. Hia Speech
"Yesterday Mr. Haines, Demo
cratic Member From Troy,
N. Y.. Opposes the Bill
The Usual Night Ses
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sion Incidents.
- SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 9. After the
tine business of the opening of the
rouses-
sion of the Senate the resolution offered
yesterday by Senator Chandler, instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the" authority of the appointment of
Mr. Blount' as commissioner to Hawaii,
without the advice and consent of the
Senate, was laid before the Senate.
Senator Vest moved to lay the resolu
tion on the table, stating that the whole
matter touching affairs in Hawaii was
now undergoing investigation by the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
. Senator Sherman took the same view
of the question and 'suggested that it
would be disrespectful to the Committee
on Foreign Relations to have another
committee instructed to inquire into the
same matter. '
In view of these' considerations, Sena
tor Chandler withdrew bis resolution.
At 1:30 o'clock the Senate went into
Bee ret session. The doors were re-opened
at 2:20 o'clock and the- Senate, on mo
tion of Senator Gray, proceeded to the
consideration of the House bill to repeal
the Federal election laws.
Senator Chandler said that some Sen
ators on his side of the Chamber desired
to speak on the bill, but that none of
them would probably be ready to do so
before next week. He therefore sug
gested to Senator Gray that the bill
should go over until Monday and then
come up as "unfinished business," and
this was agreed to after a coloquy be
tween Senators Gray and Chandler.
The further consideration of the bill
was, thereupon, postponed till Monday
next, when it is to be and to remain, un
less displaced by some other measure,
the "unfinished business"; and the Sen
ate at 2:35 o'clock adjourned till to-morrow,
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .
When the House met to-day . at 11
o'clock there were just forty members
present, by actual count. The galleries,
too, were somewhat depleted, and there
was a general air of relief manifest that
the House had overcome all obstacles
and had got well started on its tariff
journey. .
After the call of committees ifor re
ports, which was without -result, the
Hou?e went into Committee of the
Whole with Mr. Richardson, of Tennes-
sea, m the chair, and Mr. Wilson, of
West Virginia, resumed his speech.
which was dropped yesterday at 5
o'clock. He held that any industry which
was dependent npon the protection of
law, or leaned against the taxation laid
upon other industries, reduced the rate
of : wages. They reduced wages, if not in
the main, at least, by reducing the pur
chasing power of wages. The English
iron workers were paid three or four
times as much as the same class of la
borers in Russia, yet England has been
able to maintain her supremacy against
the competition of cheap Russian labor.
The United States had exported last year
over 6,000,000 bales of ckton to be sold
in the markets of the world, which was
sold in competition with the cotton of
Egypt and India, even though the wages
paid on American plantations was ten
times as much as. in EyptAnd India.
In referring to the numerous petitions
which had been presented in Congress
protesting against the j passage of this
bill, Mr. Wilson intimated that they had
been signed under coercion. He said he
had just received a letter from a former
constituent, stating that he had been
discharged from an iron mill in Youngs-
town, Onio, because he ret used to sign
a petition Democratic applause! and
this was not an isolated case. His mail
every day was filled with letters from
workingmen stating that those petitions
had been signed under duress, and
hoping that he (Wilson) would not be in
fluenced Dy tnem. i
Mr. Doolittle, Republican, of Washing
ton, asked Mr. Vilson jf he meant to
compare : the intelligence of American
laborer with the intelligence of the slave
laborer of the South before the war?
Mr. Wilson replied that no on( with
iatelligenGeabove that of the slavel aborer
would ask such a question. Long and
continued laughter and applause on the
Democratic side. I '
Mr. Wilson soon after stated that he
wished to be courteous in everything,
and he therefore withdrew his remarks
about the gentleman from Washington,
Mr. Reed inquired sarcastically of Mr.
Wilson if he would withdraw the Demo
cratic approval of his remark. Repub
lican applause.
In speaking of the income tax Mr,
Wilson said that the Committee on Ways
and Means expected to follow up the
Tariff bill with an Internal Revenue bill,
which would provide for the temporary
deficit m the revenues ot tne country.
He stated, in passing, that th6 committee
contemplated an inGome tax of 2 per
cent, on personal incomes in excess of
S4.000 and an internal revenue tax of
$1.50 in place of the present tax of 50c. on
cigarettes, and also, he thought, an in
?nn.l' rflvenue tax of 2 cents a pack on
playing cards and an increase of 10 cents
a gallon on wnisKey. i - -
Whpn thfi annlause which greeted the
Mr Wilann'a Rneech had sub-
vxvm-- r tr
sided, Air. Doolittle arose and stated that
he attributed the remark of the gentle
an from Wpst Virginia (Wilson) in
lof-ice to himself as duteto his tWil-
reit- i : : j 1, i inw in.
son's) ai
rf Ulttt iuia wuu dio lew
talligence,
m4 he therefpra accepted
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Mr. Wilson, in "Za
1 Hmnn fW.m aSIllIJKUJLl wuuiw
not make him feel that th? apology was
due more to himself (Wilson) than to te
gentleman from Washington.
Mr. Burrows tnen toos vu uuv.
said: "The measure-now.under consiaera
tion has for its avowed object a radical
modification of the tariff act oi ioau. "
involves not only a change of rates, but
a complete reversal of an economic
policy. The law of 1890 was enacted not
only with a view of securing revenue for
the support ot tne uovernmem,,
the further purpose of giving encour
agement to the creation of new enter
prises and protection; of American
industries and j American working
men against unequal and injudicious
foreign competition. In Its practical
workings; it his accomplished both
these results. ; Tjnder the present bilj
both will be undone. Y. confidently as
sert that if the election of 1892 had re
sulted in the retention c f the Republican
party in power, accompanied, as it would
baye been, with the assurance of the con
tinuance of the American policy of pro
tection, the effect upon the public reve
nues, as well as the general prosperity of
the country, would have been entirely
reversed." !'
Considering the general character and
of the bill, Mr. Burrows called
attention to the Isimilarity between the
Democratic platform of 1892 on the sub
ject of protection and trie declaration on
th same subiect in the South Carolina
ordinance of nullification.
In the course of his speech Mr. Bur-
rows exhibited a petition from "the wool
growers 01 lexas, protesting against put
ting wool on the free lisf. The list was
many yards long and contained 1,100
names; and he had no hesitation in as
serting that no coercion had been used.
These signers were not only wool growers
but also Democrats. Republican ap
plause. He also sent to the clerk's desk
and had read extracts from a" Democratic
paper which claimed that the sub-committee
which prepared the Tariff bill were
"tyros in tariff tinkering." The journal
referred to stated that the committee
had included hydraulic hose, made of
linen, among wearing apparel, apparent
ly supposing that they were to be worn
on the nether extremities, instead of
being used to extinguish fires. The same
journal expressed surprise that the sub
committee had not included "spinning
mules" on the live-stock schedule.
. Mr. Burrows' speech was greeted with
uprorious applause and he was accorded
an enthusiastic and spontaneous recep
tion on the floor, and in the crowd of
the congratulatory friends who sur
rounded him were heard such expres
sions of appro vai, as "Best thing you
ever did," "Will make you President."
etc., and a bunch of long stemmed roses
was laid on his desk as a tribute to his
eloquence and a memento of his birth-
Mr. Black, of Illinois, spoke in defense
of the .Wilson bill. In concluding his
speech, Mr. Black aid;, "I do not see
why we snouid shrink from the name of
freetraders. Everything which the hu
man race has won, has had in its plumes
the word "free." Free speech, free
press, tree thought. Every thing worth
hating is f ree, and in the end we will
hav the country free from unjust tax
ation. Democratic applause.!
Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, a member of
the Committee on Ways and Means, be
gan by saying that the interpretation of
tne political victor of of the ma
jority of that committee as embodied in
the w Hson mil, had not been accepted
by the industrial North and, judging by
the protests which have come up from
Alabama, West "Virginia, Louisiana and
other States in that section where the
spirit of industry has found lodgment, it
has not been approved by the South
either. Mr. Hopkins spoke to almost
empty benches. There were not a dozen
members on the Democratic side and
about thirty-five on the Republican side.
The galleries had also been very much
depleted.
Ato;d0 the comn utee arose and the
House took a recess until 8 o'clock this
evening.
Mr. Hopkins will continue to-morrow.
Mr. Haines, Democrat, was the first
speaker upon the Tariff bill at the even
ing sessipn ot the House, lie spoke
against the Wilson bill. Mr. Haines is
one of the chief of the bolting Demo
crats and he represents the "collar and
cuff" district of New York, the chief
centre of which is Troy. Mr. Haines
presented to the House a mammoth and
unique protest against the collar and
cuff schedule of the Wilson bill. The peti
tion was signed by 69,819 persons, with
out respect to party affiliations and was
contained in a gigantic volume measuring
about 4x2ix2 feet and required the ser
vices of eight men to bring it into the
House. Mr. Haines' speech was devoted
altogether to a yigorous attack upon the
schedules of the bill concerning shirts,
collars and cuffs. Hei did not believe
that politics should enter into this ques
tion, but if this bill passed he would be
the last Democratic representative of the
Nineteenth Congressional district of
New York. : '
While Mr. Haines Was still sipging
"TheSone of the Shirt" an amusing
cross fire of questions was started by Mr.
irlartman .Republican, of Montana ana
was taken part in by Mr. Simpson, Popu
list,of Kansas and Mr. Bryan, Democrat,
of Nebraska. Mr. Simpson asked
whether the mammoth petition pre
sented by Mr. .Haines was from the
manufacturers of collars ana curr.3 or
from the wearers of those articles. Mr,
Hoffman amended the question by ask
ing: whether they also wore socks. This
hit at Mr.Simpoon provoked an outbreak
of mirth in which Mr.bimpson joined, air.
Simpson stated that the reason of his
question was that if it was - only from
the manufacturers he had no doubt that
wearers mieht send in a petition beside
which the mammoth petition 'of Mr,
Haines "would not b 5 in it." (Laughter.)
Mr. Bryan asked the Isew lork mem
ber whether, if the tariff bill were
changed in accordance with the wishes
of Mr. Haines he would support the bill,
"Undoubtedly, said Mr. Haines, amid
lauehter on the part of the Republicans,
which led Mr. Hartman to ask "whether
Mr. Haines did not think that if he was
so anxious to alter the bill to suit his
ideas it would be only right for him
(Haines! to help out the other fellows
who were trvinc to obtain the same coe.'
sideration for those who were dependent
on wool and lead, the products of his
State,
In answer to a question from Mr,
Bryan as to how much protection he
wanted. Mr. Haines replied that he
wanted the protection ' afforded by the
McKinlev bill.
At 10:40 o'clock the House adjourned
until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
RALEIGH NEWS GLEANINGS.
Departure of Mr.-P. B. Dancj De-
OrafT's Execution to be Public
To Form a Hors e Racing Asso
ciation Interest in the Sale
of the C. F. and Y. V.
Railroad.
Messenger Bureau, -Raleigh,
Jan. 9. J
: Mr. F. B. Dancy, of this city, who had
for tome time been 'presideTftf of" the
Caraleigh phosphate mills, has- resigned
and eoes to Norfolk to become chemist
for the Old Dominion guano company
Mr. J. H. Chamberlain has been elected
president.
It is said that the reason of absence of
Congressman Bunn from Washington
last w&k was the Isickness of his wife,
The commissioners of Forsyth county
have ordered that the execution of Peter
DeGraff, the noted murderer, be public"
It will ho on the outskirts of W inston
Th owners of racinc horses in this
Ktatf. will meet here on the lth of Feb
-n vtt tr. fnrm sin nofiom A.tlOTl.
Rev. A. D. Hunter, of Carrsville, Va.
?-o.kes charge of the . Baptist missionary
-1, In Ralpiffh.
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rsJA nnv rainv weather set in to-uay,
The streams are quite high.
Tlia Tlnrhom NUPOlV COmpaDV S Ci'
tensive store which lately went into
the
bands of a receiver, nas resumeu
busi
Governor Carp to-day acceptedthe
;oHr.r. f John Fisher, of Folk
oa a nAfnrv Tmblic. bv reason oi
the fact that he,is a United States com
tv,0 fo train on the Seaboard Air
Line was many hours behind time yes-
terdav, on account of the wreck of
freight tram on the Georgia, Carolu
and Northern division.
There is much public interest m the
sale of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Yal.
ley railway.
The Tarboro Postmastership.
Spedalt to tne Messenger.l ,.
Tarboro. N. C.. Jan. 9. In the heatea
contest for
postmaster here Mr. E.
"W..Rawls wins.
Judge Bourne s friends
are disappointed, in view
of the strong
J. J. Martin,
endorsement he received
the retiring postmaster, has given entire
satisfaction ia the performance of his
duties? " ".
WILMiyGTOy, N. C, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10.
AS A TEST GASE.
DUVAL CLUB SETS A TRAP
FOR THE GOVERNOR.
Two Neero Middle, "Weight nhim.
pious to Fight in the Opera House
at Jacksonville Tne Gover
nor's Instructions to Sher
iffsThe Club Confident
of a Successful
-' Issue. ',,
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9,--The
managers of the Duval Athletic club
have set a snare for its enemy, Governor
Mitchell, into which they hope he will
fall and thereby give them an opportu
nity 10 test the I'londiaw in relation to
prize fights. The snare in question is
the arranging of a contest between two
negro sluggers.to take place at the opera
bouse in a few days. The principals to
ilie affair aref Perry Watkins, negro
champion middle weight of Florida, and
Green Harris,
negro
champion middle
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weight of
Tennessee. The men are to
;ht for a
purse of $500 and have
signed articles
cal with those
of agreement identi
signed by Corbett and
Mitchell. '
The purpose of the club is to test the
siucerity-of Governor Mitchell's opposi
tion to the Corbett-Mitchell mill and also
to get a' decision from the courts as to the
law in relation to prize fights In the State.
If the Governor and authorities of Duval
county allow the negroes to meet and
6lug one another the. club f people
will say that the Executive opposition to
the Corbett-Mitchell fight is insincere
and dictated by other1 reasons than a de
sire to preserve the "peace and dignity
of the State. ' . If the authorities of the
county, acting under instructions from
the liovernor, prevent the fight and ar
rest the negroes, the club managers say
that they will very likely be able to se
cure a decision from the courts as to
whether prize fightine is violative of the
State law. In either event the club hopes
to be a winner and down the Governor.
When questioned in regard to the mill
between the negroes, the club managers
deny that they are promoting the affair,
but in sporting circles it is said that this
denial is only made for a blind, and that
Maj. Bowden and others have arranged
for the bout between the negroes.
(governor Mitchell, however, is watch
ing the course of events closely, and it is
not thought likely that he will allow
himself to i be trapped by the scheme.
The Governor, in spite of the club's talk
about bringing pressure to bear on him,
is showing no signs of letting up in his
his opposition to the hght.1 lie is warn
ing the sheriffs of every county in which
it has been rumored that the club would
attempt to bring Corbett and Mitchell to
gether to be on the alert to prevent the
contest, and, if unable to prevent it with
tne forces at their disposal, to call on
him for assistance.
The following correspondence between
the Governor and the sheriff of St. Johns
county, where rumor has it the club has
cided to attempt to bring about the
fight, shows how vigilant the Governor
is and how determined he is to check
mate the club. The Governor's letter to
Sheriff Perry is as follows:
Tallahasse, Fla.,.Jan. 6, 1894.
To C. J. Perru, Esq., Sheriff St. Johns
County, Fla,:
"Dear Sir: I see by the papers that
the friends f of J. J. Corbett and Charles
Mitchell, who propose to disgrace Florida
by one of tleir brutal prize fights,
have so amended their agreement
that said
fight
may take place in
either Duyal or St. Johns county and
you are instructed to prevent said con
test m St. Johns county, whether it is
known or called a'prize fight, glove con
test or known or called by any other
name. You understand the situation in
your county, and if, in your opinion, you
will not be able to prevent said contest
with the means at ydur command, you
are instructed to call upon the Executive
of the State for such assistance as you
may deem necessary. I have confidence
in your intelligence, and you are ex
pected to carry out these instructions to
the letter by preventing the proposed
contest between said parties in your
countv. i Very respectfully,
H. L. Mitchell, Governor."
To this, Sheriff Perry, after consulting
Judge vy. A. Mc Williams, his attorney,
mailed in the evening of the 8th the fol
lowing reply :
Sheriff's Office, St. Johns County,
St. Augustine, Ha.i Jan. 8, 1894. )
Hon. Henry L. Mitchell, Governor of
riorum:
"Dear Sir Your communication of
January 5th received and the contents
duly noted, and in reply would say, it is
and always has been my intention to up
hold the law in accordance with my oath
of office. If it becomes necessary to call
upon you for assistance to that end, I
will not hesitate to do so.
Very respectfully, .
C. J. Perry,
Sheriff St. Johns County.""
Wm. A. Brady, who is managing
Corbett, to-day came up from Mayport,
where the champion is training. Ques
tion i by the Southern Associated Press
correspondent in regard to the outlook
for the fight he said:
. 'I am strongly of the opinion that the
club people will be entirely successful in
their efforts to bring the contest to a
successful issue, and you may be sure
f5at-our end of the affair will give them
aft tlie suppdrt in bur power. Of course,
if we knew as a certainty that the match
would haye to be abandoned Corbett
would still continue training until offici
ially notified that the meeting was off.
iHe is under contract and has never
yet had the slightest idea of
going outside of his agreement with the
club. All of these despatches you see,
saying that either Corbett or myself have
entertained favorably 'and propositions
from Colorado, Cuba, or any other point,
are merest rot and without foundation.
Many offers have been Teceived, put we
have not even taken the trouble to in
vestigate as to whether or not fhey were
bona fide, and backed by an ability to
answered were all answered alike and to
Dost the nurse, inose wnicn nave Deen
the effect that we are bound to the
i iu a nmnn,otmn will
settle the matter."
LfUVttl L1UU auu bllUl. ifitauurtMiww "
attemnt made bv some unknown person
to enter Corbetfs sleeping room, reported
in these despatches last night, but he re- j
fused to give an opinion
as to the pur-
pose of the intruder,
' Why is it people will blow out gas,
make fires with kerosene oil, an when
elected to Congress love to loaf, to
shirk and stay away from the Congress T
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest Gov't Report
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! THE REDWINE TRIAL. n nnrfrrnnnn 1 - . .
The Trial of the Defaulting Assistant
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voeuier or tne Gate City Bank
Begun A History or the
Case-Yesterday's
Evidence.
Atlanta,' Jan. 9, The trial of Lewis
Redwiuefor embezzling $ 103,000 from
the Gate City National bank was begun
in the United States Circuit court to day.
Circuit Judge Pardee came here from
New Orleans to. preside in the case, as
Redwine had been an intimate' friend of
the Judge and his family prior to the de
falcation. This case is a notable on
Redwine was assistant cashi; r.f
bank and was a thorouehlv trusts
num. He was esteemed by the bank of
ncials as a man of the strictest integrity,
and he had the reputation of being an
exceptionally fine businesn man TTa roa
a member of the leading clubs here!
hue he had the entree to the best so
ciety, he was not a social leader, but his
most intimate friends were. His defal
lf!meulcnownnomy a few hours
Oetore his flis-ht on .Tinninr OI iano
rw; - rheI8UPPed ,out of bank and
i i . . a j XOiJO.
. . 7 "'m was waicning him.
went into a saloon under the bank and
from there escaped to t.h v.
hack and drove to a house in the' south
ern section of the city where he remained
hidden from Tuesday afternoon until
Thursday night, when he went to another
house in the 'Suburbs. On Thursday
night Tom Cobb Jackson, an intimate
friend of Redwine, committed suicide in
a hack in front of his father's home.
Capt. Harry Jackson the father of
Tom Cobb Jackson, is now conducting
i3 prosecution, naving Deen engaged as
.' cial attorney by the Governmont.
Yo iug Jackson was believed at the time
toih.ive used a large part of the money
which Redwine had taken from the
bank and notes and checks of Jack
son were found in Redwine's desk.
He had honored checks of Jackson's
when the latter had no money on deposit
in the bank. Of this the bank presi
dent, cashier' and other officers knew
nothing. It has ever since been accepted
as a fact that Jackson's suicide was due
to! his feeling that Redwine would be
captured and that he would be disgraced.
AKotner incident connected with the
suicide and this prosecution was the
presence of Capt..Harry Jackson with
his son at the time he took his life. The
father was accompanying his son home.
The father got out of the cab at their
door and at that moment! the young man
fired a bullet into his head.
Redwine was captured the next morn
ing at a cheap lodging house. In the
meantime, the bank had closed its doors,
for its capital had been seriously impaired
and only 40.000 cf cash lal been leftSn
the vaults. Subsequently, the Gate City
bank liquidated, paying its stockholders
dollar for dollar. Bank Examiner Camp
bell lost his position through having al
lowed himself to be duped by Redwine
just a few days before the failure. Red
wine had led Campbell to count the same
tray of cash twice and in that way suc
ceeded in covering up for the time being
nissnortage. .
When the case was called thig morn
ing the defense asked a continuance on
the ground that two important witnesses
were absent. One was the father of the
prisoner. A continuance was refused
by the court and then the defendant
Elead not guilty. He is being defended
y Col- N. P. Hammond. Thomas Cor
ngan, District Attorney James and Capt.
Harry Jackson represent the prosecu
tion. -
The defendant, a man of 30 years,
looked pale and nervous. Little trouble
was experienced in getting a jury. Most
of these selected are from the country.
Two are negroes.
L. J. Hill, formerly president of the
Gate City bank, was the first witnesa
called. He said he was president of the
bank since 1879. It ran until February
23rd, 1893, when it suspended. The cap
ital stock of the bank was increased in
1881 to 1350,000. Mr. Redwine was re
ceiving teller of the bank for a number
of years until January, 1892, when he
was elected assistant cashier in addition
to being receiving teller. After Mr. Red
wine's appointment as assistant cashier he
had entire charge of tlie cash of the bank.
It was Redwine's duty to count the cash
at the end of each day's business and put
it in the yault. During the time Red
wine was receiving teller they had found
the cash short twice once $100 short
and at anotner time $1,000. They were
charged to profit and loss. Mr. Hill told
of discovering the large defalcation and
the closing of the bank. He said that he
had an interview with Redwine on the
day of his arrest but got nothing from
him. The next day Redwine admitted
that he was short about $100,000, the
greater part of which had gone to Tom
Cobb Jackson.
The second witness examined was the
paying teller of the bank, j Frank C.
Wheat. He testified that he had shifted
$200,000 from his department to Red
wine's in obedience to ! the latter's in
structions, who was his 'superior in the
bank. He had first mentioned the latter
to Mr. McCandless, who did not object,
"but told him to keep a 'watch, as the
shifting of money in such a way was a
little irregular. Redwine's reason for
shifting the $200,000 was a need of legal
tender. In this way the bank examiner
was deceiyed. The discovery of short
age was made by Mr. Wheat. I
Mr. W. J. Camnbell, the examiner at
the (time of the defalcation, was next ex
amined. He had counted the cash and
found that no defalcation existed. Tho
shifting ' of the money must have oc
curred when his back was turned.
The vice president, A. W. Hill, was on
the
stand when the court adjourned.
Suicide of a College Student.
j LOUISVILLE, jan. v. jonn jxew
ton, a student at Bethel college, at Rus
Bellville, Ky., committed, suicide last
night. He used morphine. When found
in his room this morning the following
advance account of the tragedy, written
bv himself, was discovered on the table:
j ""Jack Newton, of Cadiz, Ky., who has
been; attending school here for the last
six months, was found dead this after
noon in Dr. Harrell's office with a dag
ger in his heart. No cause is assigned
for the rash act. Newton had' always
.been considered an eccentno young fel-
iow py nis iwuw bmueu uo w
about 20 vears of age and the son of
. . i i - .
. Kev.f . M. iNewroaxuetnoaisipreacner,
1 . Eyidently-he had been disappointed m
: his first intentions.
I To Close Parliament. :
I
LONDON, Jan. 9. A Cabinet council at
noon to-day for tha purpose of arranging
f or the closure of the parliamentary sea
eion decided to present to the Queen on
Thursday the documents necessary to the
closing of the session. ,
1894.
A GREAT SURPRISE.
BOUTELLE'S RESOLUTION FA
VORABLY REPORTED. ;
The Cabinet Discussing the Hawai
ian Situation To Await the Ac
tion of Congress The Treas
ury Balance Excitement
in Key West Over the .
; j importation of
. ' j Cigar Makers.
Washington, Jan. 9. The Senate to
day confirmed the nominations of A. A.
Wilson to be United States marshal for
the District of Columbia, and Samuel A.
Townes, collector of internal revenue for
the district of South Carolina.
The Cabinet was in session to day from
11 o'clock a. m.i until 2:15 o'clock p. m.
and when it ad journed no light was given
anxiously-expectant newspaper men as
to'what, if any, action had been taken
uppnHawaiin matters. An. intimation
qf the nature of the discussion, tf not thP
decision reached, was given; by a gentle-
u iu auinonry, and this would indi
cate a policy of non-action on the part of
the Executive white Congress has tli-j
Question "lwfM-a i- ti i' . ,. r
Minister WilbY report. j
e?LtPeM2rT" balnce at the close
of business to-day was: Gold $73,6137
65a, and currency, $18,432,491. This
does not take into account $6 223 301
paid on account of interest. The' figures
given show the gold reserve to be the
lowest ever reached, it having been in
vaded more than $26,000,000. It is be
lieved at the Treasury-Department, how
ever, that the heavy payments always
due about the first of the month being
out of the way. the eold reserve will not
- " - w.vvJ W. Ul CLli 1 I'M Ml, nanninrv
be diminished much further and that the
end of January will find the net balance
not much below $80,000,000.
The board for conducting the trial of
the Montgomery on Long Island sound
on Monday next was appointed by the
Secretary of the Navy to-day. The
board will convene at New London.
Conn., on Monday, and is composed of
Commodore J. G. Walker!, Commanders
P. H. Cooper and R. B. Bradford, Chief
of Engineers A. W. Marley, Assistant
iNaval Constructor S. W. Arms tread and
Lieut. L. L. Kearney, recorder. The
horse power board is composed of Chief
Engineers A. W. Marley, R. W. Milligan
and Harrie Webster.
Key West, Fla., is in a state of intense
excitement over the importation from
Havana of Spanish cigar makers, ac
cording to reports received at the Treas
ury Department to-day. The citizens of
the town seem to have divided into two
factions, and public meetings by each
approving and denouncing the importa
tion of the cigar makers have been held.
Superintendent Stump, of the immigra
tion bureau, ireasury Department, has
been flooded with telegrams and com
munications on the subiect as have also
the Senators and Representatives from
Florida, The people are reported to be
on the point of open riot on the subject.
The whole trouble, as far as information
received here goes, : came from a
desire on the part of ' some prominent
cigar manufacturers in Key West
to. import from Cuba 'for employment
in their factories about 500 men. A
committee for that purpose, composed,
it is said, of some of the most responsi
ble people in Key West, went to Havana
to employ these men. : To this the labor
ing people and especially those engaged
in the factories, objected and word was
sent to Washington several days ago of
the comtemplated importation of alien
cigar makers for work in the Key West
establishments. These Spanish alien cigar
makers, to the number of 250, as
represented to Superintendent Stump,
arrived here to-day. He has ordered
them detained until they can be ex
amined by a special board of inquiry to
see whether they come within the ex
cluded class. So intense has become the
factional fight in Key West, and charges
affecting the integrity of the collector,
the present immigrant inspector and the
old board of immigrant inquiry having
been made. Superintendent Trump has
thought it prudont to appoint a new
board of inquiry for this occassion.
A . surprise was furnished in the
Hawaiian affair by the action of ti e
House Committee on Naval Affairs this
morning which voted unanimously to
favorably report the Boutelle resolution
to the House after amending it to in
clude the operations of the navy in
Hawaii! from March 4th, 892,
Magnetic. Nervine, the great restorative
will cause you to sleep like a child. Try it.
Bold by J. H. Hardin.
The Old Friend
And the best friend that' never
fails you i3 Simmons Liver Regu
lator, (the Eed Z) that's what
you hear at the mention of this
excellent Liver medicine, and
people should cot be persuaded
that anything else will do.
It is the King of Liver Medi
cines ; is " better than pills, and
takes the place of Quinine anci
Calomel It acts directly on the
Liver, Kidney and Bowels and
gives new life to the whole sys
tem. ;Thi3 is the medicine you
want. Sold by all Druggists in
Liquid, or in Fowder to be taken
dry or made into a tea. ' ' I -
aS-EVEKY PACKAGE'S
Has the Z Stamp in red on wrapper
4,BLZEIUUf & CO Philadelphia. Pa.
How is This ?
M-T tton BUGS, oar price 19c.
4-4 FRDIT OF LOOM BU51CHING, 8c per
yard. i
4-4 Sc TJNBLKACHING, only 6c per yard.
DWB MATS. SOc eacli. . .
25c MATTING, this week. 16c per jard.
$3.00 COMFORTERS now
GOOD SPOOL SILK, all color, to-
EMBROIT4EBY HLK, 10c per dozen.
SKPBSB; all colors, only 80 per ounce.
DRESS GINGHAMS, 6c per yard.
. 4-4 FLOOR OIL CLOTH. sc per yaid.
BARGAINS IN CLOTHING. Overcoats at
one-Half price. Bet 60c White Shirt in the city.
Visit our large store, We can save yon money.
Car Fare paid on aU purchases over (3.00.
, Respectfully,
J. H. REHDER & GO.
4th St. Near Bridge.
PHONE 118.
A cents for Wheeler
chines.
Wilson 8ewtnr Ms-
KEEP OTJr EYES OPEN. DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO SWITCH YOU
' offthe track. We are the people. Our accommodations, are unsur
possed. We never mislead, lead. We are producers and regulators-produce
the kind of goods you need and regulate- the price to
suit your pocket books. Goods never were so cheap. Yet some
merchants are still paying the sarmTprices as before -panic time. -v
That system is slowly poisoning to tjie merchant and starvation to
j his customers. With one dollar iu hand we oftimes secure two
dollars worth of goods. . ' ;
How Do We Dispose of Them ? j
By the same plan "upon which we buy-buy a bargain and sell a
bargain. Our customers get the bargain-we make a living profit
and earn the reputation of being "Leaders in Prices." If our busi
ness methods -are satisfactory, we have a right to claim your
patronage. " -
FENNELL, FORE & CO.,
FRONT STREET, NEXT DOOR NORTH OF PURCELL HOUSE, WILMINGTON, N. C.
CLEARING
Seasonabii
Everything Going at Cost Is
-YOUR CHANCE FOR
We are determined to carry no stock over,
Children's Hats, Baby Caps,
OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH. CALL EARLY AND SECURE A
SPLENDID BARGAIN NOW. '
Millinery and Fancy Goods Stored
in MARKET STREET.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS
HO HAVE AIDED US DURING THE PAST YEAR IN OCR BUSINESS SUCCESS.
The style of our firm changes February 1st to KATZ & POLVOGT, and we trust eur
patrons will continue to lend us their support in '94 as generously as they have in !93.
Very respectfully,
M. M.
The Greatest Triumph of Our Retail Experience!
V M. M. KATZ, SON & CO.'S
Great Depression Sales.
The magic lever "that unbolts the doors of
paralyzed trade pulse. Daily scenes of activity heretofore unknown in Wilmington. Thou
sands of new faces from distant points catch the inspiration caused by our Eemergency
Sale Prices as they are heralded abroad, and railway coaches convey them to the store of
M. M. Katz, Son & Co. Like an electric flash pur. depression prices illumine the whole
civilized country within a radius of many miles.
ine JJry woods markets of Xsew York are tumbling like golden gram before the reaper.
Importers are tumbling over each other to undersell the market and get cash. Our New
York buyer is constantly working among those desperate men armed with necessary argu
ment, and you'll scarcely believe what he is accomplishing until you visit our store. It ia
not often that a retail buyer can save you 25 to 50 per cent, below the usual price. .
in we nature oi Mings mis condition cannot prevail long, put wnne ic lasts you may
bank on this store as holding out the greatest advantages that are born of the times and re
taining what we have earned the place at the
A
BKS1DBS THE GENERAL REDUCTIONS
OUR DRESS GOODS JSTOCK WE WILL
PRESENT EVERY CUSTOMER BUY ING A
DRESS AT OVER 50c PER), YARD. WITH
THE LININGS.. i '
CORSETS.
""' GIVEN AWAY.
; A 40c"embroideredHandkerchief given
away with any of our standard bran Is of
Corsets over 11.50. .
KUGS AT COST. 72x36 Rugs reduced to 89c, only 8ix sold to one customer. Gray aid
white Fur Ruga 11.89.' Moquette and Smyrna Rugs at cost. 1 x .
MATTINGS from a bandrapt importer. 18c Matting 121c, 25c Matting 15c37ic Matting 25c
CHILDREN'S CAPES in new designs. ' x
THE $40.00 LAMP WILL BE AWARDED TO THE LUCKY MAN SATUR
DAY NIGHT, JAN. 6, '94, 8 O'CLOCK. BE SURE AND BE ON HAND,
Cloaks, Wraps and;
M. M. Katz, Soil & Go.,
116 Market St., Wilmington, N, C.
SALE OF-
t
BIG BARGAINS.
and now offer all Ladies', Misses' and.
Infants' Cloaks, &c, at '
.
Katz, Son & Co.
commerce and auickens Into new life the
top. respectfully,
M .11. K A .. HIIIX 1,11.
O : ' - '-
n 'L"1 -J.M.-X j.'X'X " V. f " n ) " til ' 111 " 111 1 ' 1 1 0
GiVJGlV AWAY.
LININGS, . 2 SELECIA, .
6 silk linings, i Canvas,
; 1 BOiNJS, 1 Slba,
,1 lwiuh, i uitaiu,
1 H A E
WITH BVERR PATTERN OVER 50c
PER YARD.
1 1 ri i i i i ri ritiiiiii"iyi"ii'o
KID GLOVES.
THE BEST tl. GLOVE IX THE WORLD.
Ten per cent, refunded to glove customers
on all purchases over 11.19.,
Capes at Absolute Cost
Millinery
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