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WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY J 1, 1894.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY JOHNSON; OF OHIO
of North Carolina deputy
A delegation
marshals Wait on Comptroller Bowler as
t3 accounts held up. Explanations were
made and tha matter settled. The
House Committee on Naval Affairs orders
amidverse report on the Holman resolu
tion as to premiums to builders of war-
shins for excess of speed over contract
price. The bond holders of the Geor
gia Southern and Florida Railroad com'
pany want Skipwith Winner, -of Bal
timore, appointed co-receiver of the
road.- The authorities of Pennsylvania
have just located in Roanoke a man who
committed murder in "Wilkesbarre, fa,
- Two New Orleans firms have sued
Picayune and Times-Democrat for stat
ing that they each have a leper in their
employment.-' Manager Bowden, of
the Duval Athletic club, says he is willing
to bet $1,000 that within a week Gov-
1 ernor Mitchell will state over his own
signature that he will no longer attempt
' to prevent the Mitchell-Corbett fight.
The club makes a statement to the pub
lic to the effect that all money received
for tickets to the prize fight will be re
funded if the fight does not come off.
-The Baptist State convention of
Plorida adopts resolutions commending
, the Governor for his course in opposing
the proposed prize fight. Rear Ad
miral Fairfax, of the United States navy,
retired, died yesterday, aged 70 years.
, Another serious riot occurs at Corato,
in Sicily. The Colorado Legislature
convened in extra session yesterday. The
Senate refused to print the Governor's
message, but referred it to a committee
of nine members, who will probably
report in favor of immediate adjourn
ment. It is reported at Raleigh that
the new owners of the Cape Fear and
"Yadkin Valley railway will extend that
road toColumbia and also northwestward
from Mount Airy. Governor Carr goes
to Georgetown, S. C, to take a hunt
- The Federal court grand jury at Norfolk
find more indictments for pension frauds,
: Ti.a lii-it.-' Nettie, ashore near Little
Island life saving station, is going to
pieces,. A mail train was held up and
robbed near St. Joseph, Mo., last night.
' The Democratic Senate of New Jer
kpv met yesterday. When it ad journed
the Senate chamber doors were barri
caded Jn the afternoon the Republican
- ..TintrQ broke onen a door ,and held
their session. The House of Representa
lives holds communication with the lat-
defeated Schaefer last
i uvu 7
night by a score of 600 to 388. Secre
tary Carlisle had another " long ." confer
ence with the Senate Committee on
Finance yesterday on the state of the
treasury, but nothing was done, so far as
is known.- The paying teller of the
Consolidated National bank of Philadel
.hia arrested for embezzlement yester
day, confessed that lie had been stealing
for twenty years. His stealings amount
to 17,000. -
F. & Y. V.
EXPRESSES SIS OPINION
THE "WILSON BILL.
Oi
Much Humor Thtjown Into the Dry
Uebate He Vih Eat Crow but
Does Not Iiike It Some H,ard
Hits Given the Democratic
- Party-Tbe outelle Res- X
olution Keported
Favorably.
SENATE.
Washington,) Jan. 10. There . was
nothing else of (interest in the Senate
proceedings to-dy except a little discus-
cuff " schedule of the Wilsou bill, the
House went into Committee of the Whole
oa the Tariff bilhland 'Mr. Hopkins, Re
publican, of Illinois, continued ms speech,
whichx-was interrupted by the recess
taken byHheJJouse at 5:30 o'clock yes
terday, x
3Mr. Hopkins was followed by Tom
Johnson, Democrat, of Ohio, who in
jected a vein of very welcome humor
into the otherwise dry debate. He is
the 'single-tax free trader from the
Cleveland district. A numder of mem
bers crowded around his desk and before
the chairman's desk, and his telling
points and amusing hits were-'vocifer-ously
applauded. Among other sayings
with a Jonnsoman navor was ms- asser
tion that he was a thorough-going mo,
nopolistand he believed in making as
much as he could out of a business; "but
our duty here," he said, "is to attack
them, the monopolies.
This was his exordium: "We,-of the
sion that sprung up on the question of
why the erection of public buildings for Democratic party, went before the coun
1. 1 . i l. , . . wna ma-m onrvrfi. I . - . 1 1 r. . - ..1 . " A :
try in iona, asseruuii vuati mo cusbiug
tariff was wrong in principle ana unjust
Q?HE C F. & x V. &JLL-&sxti.vJ-
2nmors That the Itoad. Will he Ex.
tended Beyond Mount Airy and
Al.o to ColuniDia Governor
C&vr Goes Hunting. .
-Special to tiie Messenger.
RaleiehN. C, Jan. lO.-The'report
is' brought here to-day that the new
owners of the Cape Fear and T Yadkin
Valley "railway will extend ifr north
westward from Mount Airy, and from
Bennettsville to Columbia. .
.Governor Carr left to5day for Georgetown-
S. C. where he will take a hunt
in company with John D. Whitford, of
INewbern.
Yesterday's Cotton Market,
- (Special to the Messenger. '
v,.r v,..- Jan. 10. Liverpool was
.1 C i V Ik , v
again 3-G4d oil this morning and the
market here opened 4 to 5 points off. At
the opening, however, the house that
has been a conspicuous buyer of cotton
for many months took all offerings, and
the market quickly revered the loss,
umi continued to advance, touching the
best prices recorded on this advance; but
under realizing sales during the last five
minutes irfJ off 2 or 3 points. ' Receipts
-..f ;,-;,ir town continue to show sharp
falling off. Commission houses report
accumulation of buying orders below
rvresent prices and if the movement con
tinues on the present scale they will pro
bably lead to increased buying by
-Foreign and American -spinners, whose
ttofclS are very small. Stocks at Mem
iSSKixmii Augusta, Cincinatti and
Houston have lost.this week, go far 13.
500 bales m ttod&Se Orleans failed to
-deceive 2,300 this, will well
eint thee to-morrow.
; A crop Miniate by B. T. Wilson & Co. ,'
is daily expected.
THE SUN'S COTTON REVIEW. . .
KrwYoEK. Jan. 10. The Sun's cotton
review says: Although there was
which past Congress has made appro
priations has not been commenced and
carried on, Senator Teffer assigning as a
reason the inadequjate force in the office
of the supervising architect f the treas
ury 'and Senator Gorman giving the
depleted condition f the treasury as the
real reason. He stated, in that connec
tion, that the aggregate appropriations
made by Congress .in the last three years
exceeded the aggregate revenues of the
Government during the same period by
more than $300,000,000, arid said that if
Senators wanted public works to be car
ried on. they must either authorize a
treasury loan or increase the revenue by
taxation.
The resolution which Senator I rye
offered in the Senate a week ago and
which has since been lying on the table;
declaring a policy of non-intervention
in the Government affairs of Hawaii,
was taken up and made the basis of a
three hour speech by Senator Davis, of
Minnesota, in which the action "of Mr,
Blount and the administration was criti
cised, but without asperity, the action of
Minister Stevens commended, .and the
overthrow of the Queen's Government
defended and justified. The speech was
not concluded, and will be continued to
morrow,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The attendence on the floor of the
House was rather'slim at 1 1 o'clock, but
the hall soon filled up and presented a
scene of bustling actively for a time, or
until the Tariff bill debate commenced.
Just before the morning hour . Mr,
Cummines. chairman of "the Naval Af
fairs committee made a privileged report
on the Boutelle resolution, calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for information
on Hawaiian matters and for his au
thority in delegating to Commissioner
Blount command of the naval force
there. The resolution was reported
back with an amendment asking for m-
f nnntln tvrrm V fnlitVi rf Mnmh 180'
instead of 1893.
Mr. Cumtnin2s asked for its immedi
ate consideration. This required unani
mously consent, but Mr. Dockery. Dem
ocrat, of Missouri, objected.
Mr. Cummings then asked that the
resolution liefon the Speakers table
without? losing its privilege, and this was
ordered.
Mr." Boutelle was on his feet in a mo
ment at the mention of the word Hawaii.
He quoted the Speaker's decision holding
that his (Boutelle 's) resolution , presented
a question of high privilege, but the
adoption of the special order brought up
from the Committee on Rules seemed to
bind the hand and foot until the 29th of
this month. He insisted that the
constitution of the United btatts
made the , House a co-ordinate
branch of Congress, with the right
to decide as. to all questions ap
pertaining to its rights, privileges
and dignity. The chair would see, said
Mr Routeile. that by the adoption of the
Special order of the Committee on Rules'
the ticuse was poweness to wkb cognis
ance of any infringements of its rights
and dignity until the special order ex
pired on the 29th instant. The constitu
tional powers of the House were put in
abeyance untiftlie 29th. He asked the
Speaker to decide, the question of tbe
rights of the House to bind itself for a
nerind of . more than three weeks. He
was elaborating his point at some length,
in operation, declaring the policy of pro
tection a fraud and a robbery charging it
with creating trusts, stifljng commerce,
throttling industry, causing entorcea
idleness, lessening wages, impoverishing
labor and creating & few monstrous for
tunes, and pledging ourselyes to abolish
it if ithe American people gave - us au
thority. They did give us authority,
on the Democratic side. But it fell of
its own weight. Its purpose was not to
maintain prices, for as a matter of fact,
prices of steel rails fell continuously
throughout its existence, and the gen
tleman knows how many steel rail con
cerns are: to-day. in the -hands of re
ceivers. I
Mr. Johnson Well, displaying at his
desk a legal looking document, here is
the proof of the existence of a new trust
organized since the dissolution of the
old one. He then recited the petition of
the receivers of the Sparrows Point
(Maryland) steel rail mill, filed in court
at Baltimore, November 22nd, last, to be
permitted to sell 300.000 tons of rails to
R. F. Kennedy at $25 a ton, with a pro
vision attached that if for any reason,
Kennedy did not want the rails, he was
to be relieved1 of his contract to
take them by the payment of $1 a ton.
Mr. Johnson Bald he was curious to
know -who the gentleman was that could
contract for so many rJJs, at f I more
than the market price, and agree to for
feit $1 a ton if he did not take them. So
he investigated, he said, and learned
that Mr. Kennedy was an officor, stock
holder and director of the Cambria Iron
and Steel company, a rival concern, and
secretary of the new steel rail pooL The
$1 per ton provision in the contract was
simply a blind to cover the payment of
SI .000 a day to the Sparrows Point com
pany not to make rails,, just as the pool
POLITICAL RUMORS.
KOPE ELI AS, TO BE ACON-
GRESSIONAL CANDIDATE.
. H-
Opinion of the Attorney General as to
Encampment Grounds at Wrijfhts
ville Trouble Ore j Duplin
County Taxes Explosion at
the Gas Works-Changes
in Factory Directors
Wedding Betis.
Messenger Bureau, i
Raleigh; Jan. 10. (
j Sheriff L. W. Parker, of Chowan
qounty, to-day made a full settlement of
State taxes, paying in $3,416.89.
, The question of the use of "plate mat
ter by newspapers here is to go before
e Typographical Union. Heretofore
one of this matter has hwn lmod in
leigh. ' .
T. G. Sparrow, a prominent resident of
eaufort county, has died of apoplexy.
, Quite a number of changes have been
made in the directory of the Caraleigh
phosphate mills, R. B. Raney ,T. H. Briggs
and,? then, our haste to-reoeftlopppssiwlwas able to pay another concern $80,000 f11 F-B- Dancy retiring andV. B. Moore
taxes subsided, And jtwiteaa or -nying
at the throats of robber trusts the great
Democratic party beer an. as it were, to
wag its tail and look for crumbs. It was
the duty of a party coming into power
a year not to make rails weighing over
fifty pounds a yard. The tariff of 25 per
cent, enabled the pool to do this.
Turning to his Democratic associates
he Continued: "Do you wonder that
on such pledges and at such a conjecture just before Mr. Carnegie went to Jeru-
to a
some
decline
: t.nips. owme
n Jjiverpooi iuiuicioi'v -----x-
it the port., yet the decreasing interior
stocks, the smaller interior receipts, esti
mated receipts at New Orleans to-morrow
of only 5,000 bales, and the cover
ing of shorts, finally advanced prices 9
to 10 points, and most of the improve
ment was held at the close when the tone
HrLrfiv.dv; There was a fair specula-
tiou
large.
Liverpool ; v; - - ,,f 12.ooo
t . 1 in TV
i,if ntpauv -aiiu
The exports froimiie ouum v.c
Halos here were un.
'.iXiint.il i to 3 points and
"I'XXX n ;r with spot sales
nustuj - -corns were
A ilnf-lia . Olliet
i ii 1..- ..rfn.iXT . 1111 U -1
and ead according to the offi
cial d Kh- Nec- Orleans advanced
v to1 13 points. The exports .front
Britain to Fratace, and 1.076 to
; r fn'tineii4-- Tort receipts were30,3o0
the Cbntintn. - j fc week
balrViarfn ll vea7 The al thus far
and 11-0J7.H,baloS, against 133,445
I Tr Seik St cotton here
thus far last weet. dj. , ,
'was steady and unchanged ' f UJ
103 bales for spinning. The wf
v;pot markets were generally -steau, l
firm at unchanged prices. There was an
of 1-lGc at t v- of the Southern
markets'. ; - v .
So Quarter -
v:ll doyou as nuu-h good as the oiie i that
liiivs i Dr l'ierce's Pleasant Pellets. Thia is
what vou Ret with thenr An absolute and
prmanent feure for Constipation, Indiges-
tion liUlOUS AiiacM, -"-" ,
Sa and all derangements of che liver,
i Vnt inst temporary
st?- ' -nd then a worst condition afterward
-but he'o that lasts,
. . . . .n.l hlmr and SDlt. but use
uon t nawK ; fae cured
Mr. ciaee s iiwn .
50 cents; druggists.
We have here the headquarters office
. b;., Maniifjirturinir company
OL till" AJiu1 . . . . -
for this State and any good reliaole man
X ; ;n; .ork earnestly, can
secure paying employment by calUng at
?T IaiX w,. mention this as we
tllcli Uiiivc. , - .... -
shear of so many wanting employment,
Hawaiian affairs, as an illus
tration, when Mr. Tracey, Democrat, of
jfew York, inquired whether it would
not be in order to 'demand the regular
rThe Speaker said that 4he gentleman
from Maine was making a statement.
"I .demaiid the regular order," said
Mr Trs.c(?y
" Why this haste?" asked Mr. Boutelle
sneeriDgly; "the White House clock has
not struck this morning."
from Maine." re-
M1C L;i7 " ;di m tn
sponded Mr. 4.racfj nunj , .. .?o
offer a member of the ijouse a discour
tesy, let him do it in a marked manner
o- liat it. mav be taken notice of,", and
he sat down with a remark sotto voce to
Mr.'Cockran that if the insinuation was
repeated by any one .else on tne nepuuii
can side somebody's face would b
Mr. Boutelle disclaimed any intention
of being discourteous to Mr. Tracey, but
suggested that ne was a nine iw
The -Speaker stated that tbeH(se of
Representatives acted through the ma-
norityana itie niajoiiijf
rr th adoption of tbe special ord
He explained that the House had not
irrevocably bound itself up by the adopt
j tR ikrdr of the Committee on
tlf rules provided that that
mm';fiui.miiH Vriner in a special order
LUUliyiKW- w. 1 j . ,
dealing th any emergen which
M;kf ar:afil OfTAfV while the House was
,i; K.ioinlii undp.r a special order,
The House is given theeerung of the
honor and dignitfef the Hound the
majority is made tne juage oi
Mr. Boutelle did 'not tm&ojr this was
when the mktfer was leiu eniireiy iu uw
hands of th Committee on ituies.
. ' ' Which represents tne bj ajoi iy ,
t-.A fia Srwiflkpr.
Mr. BoutSlle asked the Speaker to rule
on the point of order be had just made.
He drew, an imaginary picture of the
inn!n. nf. t.bA British d. marines on
I and dpmandinsr the em
im0nt r.f nrmpd force bv the United
States and asked whether the Speaker
i,ld hold that the House was bound
i.., v.o rdfr of the Committee on
Sr,iZ onA -uld not deal with the ques-
."r:7TT- !exnired on the 29th
IU)I1 UllHl IUO UlVi-i - .1 . UnA
rfinoaW said thai Question had
not risen, and. he refused to iCPOgnize
Mr. Boutelld to raise tnat quesuuu. ,
Mr. Boutslle then got into a heated
discussion with Mr. McMillin, and when
the latter tr ed to make a parliamentary
inquiry Mr. Boutelle said sharply that
ir. ihfi rbair was willing to listen he
ht the! gentleman iron inuu
r -ell continue to Keep um
"ished.
" . l 1 1 1. 1- l. TT-Mltd
Mr. McMillin retoTu ""Z,Za
have the riht the rules .XTT had
he maintained that Mr. Bou.'ue . ""J
l .1 1 ...1 1, .1. , nV.n: 4-r Via nil.. '
UtTCIl UCV1UCU UJ kllC buau w - - r-
order. t
The Speaker declared that he had ex
pressed an opinion, when Mr. McMillin
suggested that Mr. Boutelle s only
remedy was Dy an appeal.
'Well, you need not instruct me on
that point," 'rbtorted Mr. Boutelle,
sharply. However, he did ultimately
seek to appeal, hrt the Spaaker declined
to recognize him for that purpose and
ordered the clerk to call the committees
for reports. QC fraB.
After some rouuuo uu.u ' 'r
nnl thn llirrOOUCLlULI Ul JJll-
Tlnmnxroh of etV lOFK. OI Ul
thou'
could vei-
to have proceeded without a moment s
delay to the radical revision of the tariff.
If Mr. Cleveland had shown the" sagacity
and courage the situation demanded, the
ink would not have been dry on the com
missions of his Secretaries ere congress
would have been called into extra session
to relieve the country of its burdens of
taxation. But, instead of that, we pro
ceeded to rest on our laurels ana
divide the spoils, and the ' nation
was i treated to the spectacle of a
President and a Congress, having
power to remove crushing burdens,
devoting their energies to the discussion
of personal claims to petty places. Ana
as the climax of all this delay came the
'shameful days we have just passed
through in which the House has stood
paralyzed because, despite our over
whelming majority we Democrats would
neither furnish a quorum to be counted
nor ! count the one that was
really present. But, at last the
comihittee charged by this House with
the duty of bringing in a bill for
the abolition of a system which the ma
jority of usl have declared a fraud and a
robbery have been heard from. They
have given us a Democratic report and a
Republican! bill. 'The voice is Jacob's
voice j but the hands are the hands of
Esau.V 'The American people,' say the
Committee, 'after the fullest and most
thorough debate ever given by any peo
ple to their financial policy, have delib
erately and rightly decided that the ex
isting tariff is wrong in principle and
grievously unjust.' And then the com
mittee eo on to present to us a diu oaseu
upon this same wrong principle and per
petuating this same grievous injustice
a bill for which they have taken the Mc
Kinley bill a3 a model and of which the
best that can be said is that it is the Mc
Kinley bill shaved down, or a re-distribution
of the spoils of protection. I am
like the man . who could eat crow. J
will vote for this bill if I can get nothing
better. But I do not like-it."
Mr. Johnson proceeded; to show that
the bill, if enacted into law. would in
jure but one trust, the Sugar Trust. The
failure to touch the steel rail trust was
particularly exaiperatingto the speaker.
He is a manufacture of steel rails him
self and he declared that the duty fixed
in the hill, albeit a reduction of 50 per
cent, from the McKinley ite, would
enable the trust to maintain prices as
snugly as did the present law. "But it
is useless now to take up tbe time of
tha House with details. 1 propose at
lim U pt I Lllllt? LKJ UUCI DUIUi, u..... -
ments to the bill in the effort to get some
of the protection out of it, and some
real reduction of taxes into it. I obiect
to its whole spirit, to the timidity and
cowardice that breathes through it, to
its tenderness with trusts, and its reluc
tance to reduce protection. All this
talk about iniur'ine industries and de
priving workingmen of employment by
reducing taxes too fast is pro
tection talk and tne true piace
for the man who believes it is
in the Republican party, we heard it
all before election and if we did not be
lieve it then why should we believe it
now. The majority of the American
voters did not believe it then or Mr.
Cleveland would not be in the White
House and we wjould not have a majority
here. I believe the result of the election
hang3 on the action ot this tiouse in tnis
matter. What would be the result of a
similar election to-morrow. The Novem
ber elections have tola us we wouia De
beaten out of sight. And the reason of
this in that we have done nothing to re
deem our pledges or shown any aispooi-
tiontodoso. - ;
Tn Hia oonrse of Mr. Johnsons re
o-b while he was pleading witn me
TTmisA to nut steel rails on the free list,
Tr Tlalzell. or .rennsyivania, mici-
rupted to ask if he (Johnson) was not
manufacturing mus u"" y
r. -r 1J WI
Mr. Johnson i am K'u. jw aanvvi
that question, for otherwise i coma not
hive got the facts into this discussion. I
did have thiee patenia uyv" piuwco
used in our mills at Johnstown. The
courts very wisely, i hwk, ueciareu two
f thnm void: tne OWier iiae. uocn c"-
dered useless " ty tne cnange. - m
fashions. . :!
Mr. Dalzell Is not Mr. Moxiey presi-
the nomnanv with which th1
- . - . . . . , i .
ntiomi ia nonnectedr Ana aoes ue
ECUI".W" 7
not possess IV6 pateuv ' ' .
Mr.Whnson Mr. Moxiey is presiaem;
f rair nomnSnv. but 1 thinx the gentie
faan underestimates the number of pat
ents he holdsr It is nearer 202 than 102,
t onnnid sav. But not one of them has
been taken out abroad, and there is
tiiinff so far as thev are concerned,
v'rail whatever
abroad from commg into direct
fif !n with onr Product,
WUlWW" E .
,Mr. Dalzell, displaying a certificate,
asked Mr. 'Johnson if his company was
t- Min(T JKa pmolovea in scrip,
Mr .TnhnHon-WVell I Will answer that
question. We pay our men higher wages
A.n tUc-a nan cpt pise where, because we
believe it pays us to have the pick of the
trade. Last summer we found our cus
i tviu otrpip railway companies,
frnm the flfects of bad Repub-
TS eStion. They had bonds, but
. J onii onnld not eret any,
agreed to tke bonds in payment for
fX MfiA we could eet our men to
i aiio ii. - - - "TrT ,1-
the burden. ve yi
salem the other day he stopped long
enough to say.that he was perfectly sat
isfied with your bill?"
At 1:55 o'clock Air. Dalzell, Republi
can, of Pennsylvania, addressed the
committee in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Dalzell concluded his speech at
3:55 o'clock. The remainder of the
day's Bession was occupied by Messrs.
Warner and Coombs, of New , York, in
speeches in favor of the pending bilL
At 5:20 o'clock the committee rose and
the House took a recess until 8 o'clock.
THE INCOME TAX.
Strength of Opposing Fractions in the
House The Warship Premium.
Resolution to be Adversely Re
ported Consulting Over
Government Finances.
Washington, Jan. 10. First Comp
troller Bowler, of the Treasury Depart
ment,- to-day receiyed a delegation of
deputy marshals from North Carolina,
whose accounts he had held up for al
leged irregularities in .filing them. Mu
tual explanations were made and the
accounts were allow'ed.
Mail advices to the Navy Department
state that the United States steamship
Yantic was at Montevideo November
30th, with no intention of leaving there.
A cable message receiyed at the Navy
Department announces the arrival of
the cruiser Baltimore at Yokohoma,
headquarters of the Asiatic squadron,
to-day. Acting Rear Admiral Skerreti,
commanding the station, awaited her
arrival there on the flagship Lancaster,
and transferred his flag to the Balti
more. The Lancaster is under oraers to
proceed home.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs -this
afternoon ordered an adverse report
on the resolution introduced in the House
by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, directing tbe
Secretary of the Navy to suspend, until
further notice was received from Con
gress, all payments of premiums for in
creased speed in naval vessels, and call
ing on him for information tp tne
amount of premiums heretofore paid and
tne
A
stated
the!'
the manner of determining
amounts of these awards,
preanible to this resolution
that it was alleced that the plans for
naval vessels were so drawn as to allow
the contractors to earn large premiums
without risk, the premiums being in re
ality gifts by the Government. The com
mittee in its investigation of the matter
took a great deal of testimony and the
report which will accompany the resolu
ion when brought into tire House prom
ises to be very interesting, -
The Senate Committee on Finance put
jn two hours this afternoon in a confer
ence on the condition of the treasury.
For nearly an hour of that time Secre
tary Carlisle was with the committee,
but nothing came J out. Secretary Car
lisle went to the committee room at 3:30
o'clock and left at 4:20 o'clock. Ashe
emerged from the room he carried in his
hands a package of very respectable
dimensions, presumably data relativeto
the condition of the treasury. He de
clined to talk, saying that the matter
under discussion was one with which
the committee had to deal. There is
every reason to believe that the commit
tee is no nearer to a determination of its
course of action to-day than it was yes
terday.
Mr. Tucker, of "Virginia, has been can
vassing the situation in the House with a
view to determining the chances of the
income tax proposition wnen it coines iq
a vote. The conclusion is that the vote
will be very close. He ngures tnai iou
Democrats. 9 Populists and 6 Republi
cans will support the proposition. This
will give the advocates oi an income mu.
about 175 votes. Mr. Tucker is of the
opinion that the Republican and Demo
cratic opponents Oi tne muume ua,
thev cannot secure a voting majority,
n inn ct nnnn n n lnmm oi uie itu--
ofa tho nronosition. and here, he
thinks, the chief danger lies.
- Xew Jersey's Two Senates. :
Tkkntos. N. J Jan.1 10. The&pemo
eratiranch of the State Senate opened
its proceedings tnis morning -
graver, a lormaucy uiat w o .
vpfiteraav. me lour num-uvoi
J :GA Vtt tho BOr-
an ison uxors were hulijicvx kjy v ,
tn annear in the Demo-
ucautroirn"." -u i c - . , -
rot.v Wwlv to-morrow under penalty or
" J . Z il
arrest. I An adjournment waa men -""
until 10:30 o'ClOCK a. m. lO-morrow ouu
the Senate Chamber was iocxea up
u jiam harriaded with furniture,
UC MWIO - - . 1
wvion the Renubhcan orancn arriveu
at the Senate unamoer ws aitcm
Kiirjf, ATPTI a door leading into the
galleries. One Senator then climed down
P .. ; 1 l-V. k.ninillll lin-
AJ tllO 11UU1) r , .
locked the door and the Senate proceeded
to business. The four Republican holo
ft,KQisnpr hv the uemocrais
rith their brethren. The ciers oi m
House notified the toay oi tne pa6.
i ik TTniiaa rf Viilla rpTialmtr the race
J , . l .i rin, Tlamrvrarin nOQv
tract legisiauou. -r .." jl
meets in the iorenoon, iuo iri',u"":
in theafternoon. The llouse noios couf-
munications with the latter oniy.
A. Q. Halladay and W. B. Merrimon
taking their places. There are also changes
atthe Caraleigh cotton mills, F. O.
Mpring, J. R. Chamberlain and W. H.
Pk retiring, and C. B. Root, R. B.
Raney and W. J. Hawkins becoming
di)-ectors. Both these mills make a good
showing as to earnings. ' .
wt a o clock this morning there was a
loud explosion at the gas works, and a
hie alarm was sent in a few moments
later. ! A water cap in a purifying house
blew off, thediouse filled with gas, which
exploded, blowing out the windows, tfhe
damage was trining, as the hre was ex
tinguished in a minute. X '
The State geologist is now in Stokes
county examining some deposits of lime.
At Christ church this morning Mr.
Everett H. Baker, formerly of Louis
burg, now of Raleigh, was married to
Miss Bertha Horton. Miss Iha Horton,
sister of the bride, was maid of honor,
and Mr. Spencer Baker, the groom's
brother, was his best man. j At Louis
burg this evening a reception was given
the party.
In the Suprerior court here to-day two
negroes who give the name of Davis
Were convicted of highway robbery.
One of the men is from South Carolina.
It is learned that the Attorney General
has given an opinion in the matter of
the encampment ground at Wrightsvilte.
It seems that the deed to the propey
does not eive ownership oil the water
front. The opinion advises the release
of the grounds to the, city of Wilming
ton which presented tnem. is is auegeu
that efforts have been made to get a title
to the water front, but, that no one seems
to have authority to give it. It is, of
course a necessity that the State should
own the front.
In Duplin county, owing to differences
between Sheriff. Kenan and tax collector
Moore, the tax abstracts are not signed
and there is yet no settlement with the
State. Auditor Furman to-day notified
bjth these officials to turn over jhe
funds to the treasurer of the county! so
there could be an immediate settlement
with the State. . S
Tiiere are some political rumors flying
around. One is that Kope Elias wilt; be
a candidate for the Democratic nomina
tion for Congress in the Ninth district.
Some Democrats say they fear their party
will lose the Third, fifth and Eig&th
th Congressional districts this year.
The Sheriff of Franklin county brought
a convict to the penitentiary to-day. i
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Stocks and Bonds in New or
Grain and Provisiou Markets f
of Chicago.
New York, Jan. 10. It was another
quiet day on the Stock Exchange, apd,
as on yesterday, the tendency of prfces
was downward. The sales were cfdy
148,000 shares of both listed and unlisted.
The street is gradually , veering around
to the idea that the bull pools organized
recently to twist the short interest have
accomplished what they sought tojdo
and are now willing to see lower quota
tions. The weakest stocks to-day were
the Grangers, American Sugar, Chicago
Gas and Big Four. The last named fell
li for the common and 3 for1 the pre
ferred. While nothing officially! is
known, it is the general impression
that there will be no dividend on Jhe
common this February. St. Paul Re
clined i, Northwestern 1, Burlington and
Quincy J, Rock Island 1 and Chicago
(JmU. General Electric, after advahc-
ing it per cent. io,o, ien to anjuuijD
jton selling. Sugar rose li and then
broke 3f. The preferred declined 1J.
The common was sold by brokers usually
dentified with inside interests ana tis,
combined wth the fact that the manage
ment did not naye a quorum at me
hual meeting, created a bearish reeling
on the property. The impression prevmu
that the meeting win De posipoueu iruni
time to time until the adjournment of
repress. New Enerland was quite nrm
at one time on the revival of the report
of the formation of the oia voting trust,
with Charles Parsons as trustee, rarsons
subsequently said he was out of the New
Eng'lahd stock to stay. In the closing
dealings there was a rany w k
cent., American Sugar leading. The
market left off firmer in tone. The net
changes for the day how losses of t to
1 per cent-, except ioj reauuig, muauuu
r . ... . , 1 IT TTl 1 n n .1
racinCj wnisney ana riew jwguuiu,
which are Jo f per cent, higher? R$U
way and -ffhiscellaneous bonds. clod
irregular.
Chicago. Jan 10. There was too
much wheat offered for sale to-day to
permit of the market sustaining the ad
vance which was made yesterday. The
opening was about i to ic lower man
yesterday's last prices, declined ic fur
ther, reacted fto ic, again declining
and closing if c under yesieraay s cur.
Corn and oats followed wheat but not
quite so far. Each opened i to ic below
yesterday's close and netted a turtner
loss of f to ic for the day.
Provisions showed, unwonted activity
and strength to-day. The opening was
higher all around and was generally
supposed to be due to the smaller run of
hogs than expected and the advance in
price for them reported from the yards.
Later, Baldwin & Farnum and N. a,
Ream started in to bull prices and suc
ceeded in doing bo without much duh-
i iittr At. everv fractioual advance
I Swift & Co. sold freely of pork and in
I some instances their sales caused tempo-
A BOLD PROPOSITION.
Mr. Bowden Will Stake $1,000 Ibat
Governor Mitchell Withdraws
His Opposition to the light
Within Week Ticket
Purchasers Secured
Resolutions of Bap-
ust Convention.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 10. "I will
bet $1,000,'? said Manager Bowden, of
the Duval Athletic club to the Southern
Associated Press correspondent this
evening, "that in a week Governor
Mitchell will lav down his hand and an
nounce to the public over his own signa
ture that he will no longer attempt to
prevent Corbett and Mitchell from fight
ing in Florida." I
As usual, Mr. Bowden refused to give
the reason for his confidence, but said
he was ready to back the opinion with
his money and that time would show
that he was correct.
The club seems to have gone regularly
into the biisiness of defying the Gov
ernor. It appears (o be impressed with
the idea that the greater number of de
fiances issued, the greater will the club's
chance to "pull off' the fight. The de
fience of last night by the club was sup
plemented this evening by the following:
"There have been a-great many in
quiries at our office from outside parties
as to the return of money paid into this
club for reserved
the doubt and uncertainty and ability of
the Duval Athletic club in bringing off
the Corbett and Mitchell contest. We
assure the public generally, and those
wishing to procure good seats in ad
vance, that unless we bring to a success
ful issue the contest, every cent paid into
this club for tickets will be returned to
parties holding certificates from
us. The money which we are
receiving for this purpose is being
deposited daily in the National Bank of
Jacksonville in a separate and distinct
account Other than the one run by the
club in making its necessary arrange
ments for the purse and otherwise. In
order to assure the public of absolute
security for the safe return of their
money, we are willing that they should
deposit their money paid for tickets in
any reputable bank in theVcity of Jack
sonville, to be paid to the order of this
club the day after the contest takes
place. IJpon the receipt of a voucher of
such deposit this club will issue a cer
tificate exactly as if the money had been
entrusted to our keeping. And just here
we will again say that as snre as
the sun rises on the morning of
the 25th of January, 1894, if the peo
pie of this country have . assembled
in the city of Jacksonville, just so sure
thev will be eiven an opportunity of wit
nessing the contest between Corbett and
Mitchell. This club still stands, and
has always stood, begging and imploring
the adjudication of our claims, but, from
the arbitrary attitude taken by Gov
ernor Mitchell, delegating to himself
judicial authority which he does not pos
sess, and from the failure of other clubs
throughout the country, where the laws
are different from those in Florida, to
bring to a successful issue similar con
tests, this club fully realizes that it has
been damaged very largely financially,
but the question now with us is not a
financial one but a matter of pride,
i (Signed) J. E. T. Bowpex,
General Manager Duval Athletic Club.'
; The chief topic here to-day has been
the statement which the club gave out
last nieht. One prominent man said
"Knowing the stubbornness of Florida1
Chief Executive and the fighter he is:
and also the shrewdness of this contest.
I cannot but believe that the club has
strong card which they have not yet
played and when they do play it, will
win. In the face of it, this statement
they made thi3 morning appears little
short of suicidal, after taking into con
sideration the well known pugnacity of
the Governor, but as I said before, know
ine the ability of the men who are en
gineering the affair, I am forced to the
opinion that they have a certainty and
that the contest will be pulled off."
A dispatch from Tallahasse. the State
capital, says that the Governor refused
to be interviewed in regard to the clubs
defiance.
A special to the Times-Union from
Plant City, Fla., says: The Florida Bap
tist convention met in annual conven
tion here to-day. There are about 250
ministers and laymen present as dele
gates. Immediately after the convention
met the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by a rising vote,
and on motion a copy was telegraphed
the Governor tnstanter:
Whbbeas, Efforts are being made to
have a brutal fight in the vicinity of
Jacksonville to the humiliation and dis-
eraee of our fair State, and.
Whereas, Public sentiment should
not be silent when the honor of the Gov
ernment and the morals of the people
are in peril, and.
Whereas, Governor Mitchell is firmly
opoosine the fight and promises to use
if necessary, heroic measures to prevent
it. therefore. I
! Resolved, That we heartily endorse the
action of the noble Governor in this mat
ter and that a copy of these resolutions
be sent to him.
i
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO SWITCH YOU
off the track. We are the people. Our accommodations are unsur
possed. We never mislead, but lead. We are producers and regiiila
tors 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 same prices as before "panic times.'
That 'system is slowly poisoning to the merchant and starvation to
his customers. With one dollar in hand we oft hues secure two
dollars worth of goods. - -
How Do We Dispose of Them ?
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 havea right to claim
patronage. . , f
your
FENNELL, FORE & CO.,
FRONT STREET, NEXT DOOR NORTH OF PURCELL HOUSE, WILMINGTON, N. C.
CLEARING
Seasonable
SAUE OF
jkiliinery 1
Everything Going at Cost !
-YOUR CHANCE FOR BIG BARGAINS.
We are determined to cany no stock over, and now offer all Ladies', Misses' and
Children's Hats, Baby Caps, Infants' Cloaks, &c., at
''-." - ' - . ".'!'"
''VWIaCT.v''d0ST.j3-'t, :
OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH. CALL EARLY AND SECURE A .
SPLENDID BARGAIN NOW.
Millinery and Fancy Goods Store,
, in MARKET STREET.
A HAPPY NEVf cVEAP
TO OUR FRIENDS AND RATRONS
' -, V 'X ; '-' j 'X ;
yHO HAVE AIDED US jDURING TfiE PAST YEAR iK OUR BUSINESS SUCCESS.
The style of our firm changes February 1st to KATZ & f OLVOGT, and we trust our
patrons will continue to lend us their support in '94 as generously as they have in '93. '
Very respectfully, , I
M. M. Katz, (Son & Co.
The Greatest Triumph of Our Retail Experience!
M. M. KATZ, SON&! CO.'S
-
Great Depessicjn Sales.
The magic lever that unbolts the doors of commerce anil quickens, into new life the
paralyzed trade pulse. Daily scenes of activity heretofore unknown tn Wilmington, inou-
sands oi new laces trom distant, points caicn tne mspirauoia rauscu uy uu ""-6--",
Sale Prices as they are heralded abroad, and railway coaches; convey them to (the store ot
M. M. Katz, Son & Co. Like an electric flash our depression prices munune me wnoie
civilized country within a radius Of many miles. ; ' J
Th Dry Goods markets of New York are tumbling like golden grain bef oiie the reaper. -.
Importers are tumbling over each other to undersell the market and get casn uur iew t
York buyer is constantly workingAmong those desperate men armed with necessary argu- .
ment, and you'll scarcely believe what he is accomplishing until you visit our Wore, .it is
not often that a re tail Duyer can save you aroou per c-ein. touh uai. t - --
In the nature of things this condition cannot prevail long, Dutwnneinasuj ,uu 3
bank on this store as holding out the greatest advantages that are born oi me times auu re- -
e earned the place at tne top. Kespectiui y.
I taining what we have
The family physician. Mrs. Helen H.
Rh altera 490 Walnut St.. Readinn. Pa..
states: "We always use Salvation Oil for
what it is recommended in place of a physi-
pian . It never fails. '
More Rioting in Sicily.
Rome. Jan. 10. Another riot occurred
last night at Corato, in the province of
Bari. It was of thjiisual character a
demonstration by a mobgainstthe priii
oinnl lmttniriitiftl officers, destruction of
public buildings, resistance to gendarmes
and calling but of troops who fired upon
the crowd. Seven of the tnob' were
killed and many wounded. x
BESIDES THE UENEKAL K EDUCTIONS
OURDRBSS GOODS STOCK WB WILL
.PRESENT EVBBY CUSTOMER BUYING AV
DBBisS AT OVER SOc PER. YARD WITII
THB LININGS.
Tf Jadies expecting to Become
mothers
1 - -
-X i XX,X.X' o
f
LINING, ' ' SELECIA, .. j$ .
6 81 LK. LININGS, 1 CANVAS,
1 BONES, 1 SILK, r m
.1 COTTON, 1 BRAID, g
WITH EVERR PATTERN OVER 50c, M
kid Cloves.
THE BEST tl. GLOVE IN THE WORLD.
"Ten per cent, refunded to glove customers
on all purchases over $ l.9.
acted,
Haines,
unique
protest a giinst the "collar and
e TV AU. Mked if ttey would
tv,.-- h.d ehut down or that they
ke one-third of their wages in ch
and two-thirds in scrip, as you may eall
it hut 'really evidences Kf their part
pWrehip of the bonds. They unam-
v T. . ..u ,Mild rnthfir continue
nTU31j WHl VI1CJ' v, , j
Ar We borrowed the .money and
woris. , j..i,:a
wenti ahead on tnai-. ... ,
' it a discount in Johnstown
MrJoSn-That can hardly be pos
siblitforweok upthe first issue last
W rtLVFX Tr! DalzeU, Mr. Johnson
asked if he dfenied the exiitence of a steel
rail pool. rmu-a ;a nn steel rail trust.
Bit. uoucu . - ,
ii. tv,,o Anir n nibble about tne
JUl. u; 1 "
-r,rfla ru-tnl and t,rnat?
mi. rtWAii There-was a combination
of steel rail makers. Derisive laughter j
. H..-.J t i rpantions. but the close was at oui-
i li 1 1 ' i it I .111. iu. xu. n - .
th hilliard tournament played to-nignt
was oet ween ivoo auu. uvuav..
won by a score of bW to ooo.
Ives
I
side figures, a gam or iitc
pork, 33ic for May lard and
May ribs. !
for Mav !
371c for
Highest of all in Le'avening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
BRADflELD nCGULATOfT CO, ATLAWTft, GuJ
gysiir.-r, a SOLD BY AH. PRUCC1&T5. ii!miiJ
How is This?
RA.T9 i.no rugs, onr twice TSo.
4-4 FRUIT OF LQOM BLEACHING, Sc per
yard.
4-4 6o UNBLEACHING, only 6c per yard.
Boor mats, eoc esco.
95c MATTING, tnis week. 16c per yard.
a.no COMFORTERS now $2.10.
GOOD SPOOL SILK, all colore. Sc.
EMBROIDERY fILK, 10c per dosen.
ZBPHBK, all colors, only 8c per ounce,
nouss niNGHAMH. 8c oer vard.
4-4 FLOOR OIL CLOTH. Mcper yard. ..
BARGAINS IN CLOTHING. . Overcoats at
nnn-balf orlce dmt toe wmte onin in toe hj.
Visit our large bub! we can ave yon money,
Car Fare gall on (purchases over $2.00.
J. H. REHDER & GO.
4th St. Near Bridge.
PHOSE 118.
Agents for Wneelr
Wilson Sewing Ma
CORSETS.
v ' X . '
j , GA'EN AWAY.
A 40ciembroideredSHandkerchief given
away with any of; our standard bran la of
Corsets over il.50i
' ' "... - . . f- -a .
RTJGS AT COST. I 72x36 Rugs reduced to 89c, only six sold to one cusioiuer.
white Fur Rugs f 1.89. s Moquette and Smyrna Rugs at cost. tj-,
MATTINGS from abandrupt importer. 18c Matting 12Jc, 25c Matting 15c, 3- ic Matting
CHILDREN'S CAfiaj in new designs.
? . wiv tSATTTIf.
TpE t40.00 LAMP WILL BE AWARDED TO THE ia-wm
DAY NIGHT, JAN. 6, '94, 8 O'CLOCK. BE SURE AND BE ON HAND.
Cloaks,
Wraps and! Capes at Absolute Cost
M. M. Katz, Son j & Co.,
116 Market St., Wilmington, N, C.