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WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY. JANUARY 12, 1894.
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
The State World's Fair executive com
mittee adopt a resolution very compli
mentary to Messrs. Wilson and Bruner
for their work at the Chicago fair. L
Dr. W. S. Long has resigned the presi
dency of Elon college. The trustees of
! the Baptist State University are to meet
I next Tuesday to elect a president. Drs.
Hume and Brewer are mentioned for the
place.- Mrs. Charles Parks, of Hills-
boro, died in Baltimore yesterday.
There will be summer courses of study
and a summer normal school at the State
. University next summer, also a summer
school of biology at Beaufort con
ducted by Professor Henry V. Wilson
Minister Willis' dispatches reached
- Washington Wednesday night. The
President and Secretary Gresham had a
long consultation on the matter yester
day. Copies of the dispatch will be sent
to the Senate and House. The collec
tor of customs at Key West justifies the
-landing of the Cuba cigar makers;
The Annapolis cadets sent to France to
study in the Maritime Engineering school
graduated first, second and third in their
class. Richard T, Hobson, of North
Carolina,' was one of the three. The
men who held up the train near Hanni
bal, Mo., Wednesday night secured only
$18. The express messehgerhid a flu,
000 package from them and they failed
to -set the registered ''letter pouches,
which were very valuable, from the mail
car- The Brazilian minister at Paris
savs that President Peixotto has no in
tention of resigning. The question of
n tain intV ae-reement among the Euro-
w r -
pea ii Governments for mutual disarrna
ment of their navies has been raised in
t.lm Rritish Parliament. The Court of
Appeals of Virginia sustains the legality
f ch a rges for detaining cars after notice
of their arrival.- The Virginia Paper
company, of Richmond, assigned yester-
.kv wii.li liabilities of 18.000. A war
rant was yesterday issued J for the re
ceiving teller, William Pierson, of the
Pl.i!:iH."!nhia Consolidated National
bank on the charge of being an accom
llice of the paying teller who had con
fessed to embezzlement. Pjerson was
not at the bank yesterday. The Louis
ville and Nashville) railroad directors
met yesterday and passed the dividend,
though, they say, it had been earned
Kx-Minister Zorrella, leader of the
soanish Republicans, issues a manifesto
.announcing the early advent of a repub
lic. Ex-Commissioner Blount was
yesterday before the Senate committee
wWli is investigating the Hawaiian
situation. -On December 30th last Mr
PnlliamL cashier of the
National Bank of Asheyille, N. C.
stained for Philadelphia with a sum of
the bank's funds. Since then he-has not
been heard from. Opinion on the matter
ia divided. Hi friends; think he has
been assaulted aidi robbed. Thorough
investigation shows the bank accounts
to be all right. The conductors and
Lfakemen on the NashyiUe, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis railroad struck last
. night. In the Red wine trial at At
lanta yesterday the court quaehed one
indictment and the defendant pleaded
guilty in theTother three cases. Gov
ernor Mitchell accepts the challenge of
the Duval Athletic club and is more de
termined than ever tliatthe prize fight
shall not come off in Florida. He was
' in consultation with the State's adjutant
r--ierai on mo buujcu j vo j
Vinl service' examinations
in Wilmiton February 6th
mission publish s dates for Virginia,
North Carolina ana o"" .
" Ti,0 F.rpmitiVe Committed of the Repub
lic.an National committee met in "Wash
.nn vpstprdar. Mr. Carter resigned
the chairmanship, but will remain chair
man of the National committee. -W.
II. Tenney & Co., boot and shoe jobbers
of' Boston, fail with liabilities of $200,-
000. Florida ha3 just transferred
2.006,000 acres of land to a land improve
ment company that has opened up a
water way from Kissimmee to the Gulf
of Mexico, a distance of 350 niiles.
Bev. P. J. Donahoe, of Baltimore, has
been appointed bishop of Wheeling, W
Va The New York Chamber of Com-
.-.irtnta resolutions aerainst the
111. L y J uvAV'w "r w
proposed income tax. The Bethlehem,
pi., iron mills close down again.
OPPOSING VIEWS '
TAKEN BY SENATORS ON THE
HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
will be held
The com-
Poot Stress of thetHannibal Train
Bobbers.
St. Joe. Mo., Jan. 11. -A package of
money amounting to 10,000 lying under
h ctrtve in the express car is what the
train robbers did not ge.t when theyheld
iTor.r.ii.l and St. Joe "Eli" train
t nt this citv last night,
in ctnnnfirt and the bandits
began firing. Express Messenger -Weltel
soared himself accordingly. Hissafe
was open and at the side was a f 10,UOU
package consigned to the Commercial
bank, of .Chicago, He hastily kicked
.,,w bo stave. Only one small
carried on the train and he made
saie . . fr. rlose his safe which con
noauem This he readily gave to
temeuouifv evidently well
;SSSad Secured a there
WiWhef postal Clerk Gag,
all the doors, and, securing "Ir8''rr
prepared to defend the heavily loadej
registered pouches in' his charge. ihe
robbers did not come near him however,
and they missed another rich prize in
consequence. The registered- pouches
were the most valua' sent out of this
city in months. It is now. evident that
the job was the work of local talent and
the men are now in the city.
Messrs. Breckinridge and Springer
Discuss the" Tariff Question Too .
Much Protection in toe BUI
for the Kentucltian -j-Mr.
Springer's Criticisms
Other Tariff
Speeches.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 11. The Senate
. . . , j . il. j
waa entertained to-day wiijn iwo avm
"speeches on the subject of Hawaii. The
first was by Senator Davis, Republican,
of Minnesota, in continuation of that
which he had commenced yesterday,
and the second waa by Senator Turpie,
Democrat, of Indiana.
Senator Davis argued that the appoint
ment of Mr. Blount as commissioner to
Hawaii without the advice and consent
of the Senate was a Presidential invasion
of the privileges of the Senate for which
he found a parallel only once in the his
tory of imperial Rome. The hauhng
down of the American flag in Honolulu
came in for much . denunciation on the
part of Senator Davis, in which he was
sustained by other Republican Senators,
and he wound up 'Lhis speech with the
declaration that, in the sublime judg
ment of the American people, the Presi
dent's Hawaiian and fiscal policy would
be condemned. I
Senator Turpie took the broad ground
that the Provisional Government of
Hawaii was a de facto Government,
which could not rightfully be interfered
with; but that no treaty or projector an
nexation with it could be honorably en
tered into by the American Government.
Minister Stevens was held up to execra
tion as an unworthy Minister and man
for his coarse expressions as to tne
Queen, who had been his hostess for
manv months, and ne wa3 cnaracieneu
in Senator Turpie's forcible language as
a spy, an ingrate and an outlaw.
Senators uavis and lurpie eacu occu
pied the floor for two hours. The other
business or tne oay was unimportant.
After a short executive session, the
Senate at 5 o'clock p. m. aid journed till
tomorrow.
HOUSE Ol'KEPRESESTATiyES.
When the House met at 11 o'clock this
morning there was a better attendance
oh the floor than on any day5, since the
debate on the Tariff bill began.;
Mr. Pendleton had announced an in
tention to object to any extension of
time for any speaker, and, in conse
quence', all the speeches were limited to
one hour. The speakers included Messrs.
RrfwVinridorfi of Kentuckv. Richards,
Dingley, Springer, Dolliver, Hirter and
Brosiua. j
Mr. Breckinridge said he hald always
considered himself the foremost free
trader in the House until yesterday, but
since the speech of his friend from Oliio
(Johnson) he had learned that he (Breck
inridge) did not occupy the most distant
rmtrvwt of free trade! Democracy. In
some particulars the Wilson biU did not
meet his approval, in mat it uiu uui su
far enough. He would like to have see a
tin plate put on tne iree list, tveu n a
heavier tax would have to be levied on
whiskev. He would like to see me
bounty on sugar removed, but He wanted
the sugar men or tne aouin ana iu sui
ghum men of the Northeast pla
cated, in order that theyi might
be brought into tne juemocrauc ioiu,
for it was only by union that
the reform could be consummated.
In speaking of the income tax he stated
that, w hile it did not meet with his un
qualified approval, he was ready to vote
I with hi3 party on the experiment or an
income tax. "t nope ro nve to tec mc
day," said he, "when this continent will
be one for freedom, and the tariff restric
tions be wiped out from the St. Law
rence to the Columbia; when free religion,-
free Government and free educa
tion will be put side by side with free
trade. ' ' ' . ,
Mr. Richards, Democrat, of Ohio, fol
lowed in support of the pending meas-
M . His sneecn. wnicn ne reau, was
largely devoted to a historical review of
the various tariff acts which have been
put on the statute dooks or me couiiirj ,
and to a defence of the low tariff acts
enacted by the Democrats. '
At 12:45 o clock Mr. Dingley, rcepuoii-
can or siaiuc, wjvi. . .
addressed me committee m ji-,i7vi "
to the bill. . '. l
Mr. Springer was then recognizee tie
began his remarks by rerernng ro uie
present condition of the country. He
said there had been a suppression of ini-
Hi-tant faotnra Antenne into our present
conditions. It was unjust to attribute
all the distress which had been prevail
ing to the threatened changes in ine juc
Kinley act. There were other and sub
stantial causes contributing to this con
dition of distress, unoer tne protective
system, which had prevailed for thirty
muntrv. He said that
the manufacturers of the country should
have been able to lay up something for a
rainy day after Hurry years oi piutcv-
tion. xie asserted mat i ""-f1 "'
bill was passed the better it would be for
the country. "And, mark my .words,
said he, "just as soon as this bill w
passed every loom in the country will be
Jrv furnace fire will be
the working girls of America are sending
their money to their sisters in Europe to
enable them to get away from the
country where cloaks are so cheap."
Mr. Dolliyer took the position that the
remedy for the present depression is the
employment of our own people, not giv
ing it to those of other countries. The
opportunity to work created -the wage
fund on which the prosperity of our peo
ple depended.
In conclusion Mr. Dolliyer asked from
what section of the country had come
the suggestion that the American work
ingman should take his stand on ' the
level of the civilization of the Old World.
It came from the plantations cf the
South. j
Mr. Harter, Democrat, of Ohio, kept
up the good humor in which j the House
had been put by Mr. Doliver, and kept
the House in a perpetual roar of laugh
ter. He gave expression to several axio
matic utterances and had a collection of
facts and figures to support his views
that earned him repeated applause. These
axioms reversed the commonly accepted
precepts, and were of such a nature
as this: "The less the prot c-
tion. the rusher the waees. He stated
that there was a greater difference be
tween the wages of protected France
and free trade Great Britain, in favor of
the latter, than there was between Amer
ica and Great Britain; and yet, in spite
of her proximity to France, England bad
never asked for protectiooww-A, protec
tive tariff put down wages:ant lowered
their purchasing power by putting up
the price of goods. Great Britain had a
protective tariff up to 1842, but since the
advent of free trade the wages of brick
layers, carpenters and similar mechanics
had increased 73 per cent. The average
of wages in Great Britain had in
creased 86.50 under free trade whue in
his district in Ohio under a protective
policy of the last thirity years, there
wn workinernen earnintr Only $ loo a
vear. When Geo. Dallas, of Pennsyl
vania. was "residing officer of the Sen
ate and he had to cast the deciding vote
on the tariff bill then before Congress,
h had cast it for free trade and imme
diately the chimneys of Pennsylvania
had blazed up and lighted up the night
skv. under which Dallas was being
burned in effigy for casting the deciding
vote.
Mr. Harter had constantly to parry
the questions of the Repubhcan mem
bers of the House, but he gave them
Jhrust for thrust and came out with fly
in? colors.
Mr. Brosim, Republican, of Pennsyl
vania, was the last speaker of the after
' . ' . i i
noon, without completing nis remarKs
he gave wav for a motion that the com
mit.tPfi riaft! and at 8:25 o'clock p. m. a
recess was taken until 8 o'clock.
Mr. Maguire, Democrat, of California,
was the first speaker at the evening ses
sion. He arraigned the system of pro
tection which enabled one company to
awiimnlatfi a fortune Of $200,000,000 in
twentv-five Tears, as Carnegie & Co.
were said-fo have done. He illustrated
thia cHo-nntio. fortune bv statin s that if
Pontius Pilate had been drawing a
salary of $100,000 a year at tne
time of the crucifixion of Christ
and had continued to receive that salary
from that day to this, and had been
able to save, es-ery penny of that
salary, he would still be many millions
dollars short or tne rorrune accumulates
by Carnegie & Co. in twenty five years.
To illustrate the failure of protection to
raise the rate of wages or steady the
price of a products, he showed that coal
from the mines of Pennsylvania while
it had a tariff protection of 75 cents a
ton sold at $3 a ton more than imported
coal, although it could compete in
foreign markets with foreign -coal
and at the same rates. And when the
large mine owners wished to restrict pro
duction they leased and closed 6inall
rr iaes. and threw the laborers in those
mines out of employments
Mr. Cockrell, Democrat, of Texas, took
the floor at 9 o'clock and spoke in de
fence of the bill. At the conclusion of
his speech the House at 9:45 o'clock ad
journed. ; -j
ON HIS METTLE.
COMPLIMENTARY.
THE GOVERNOR ACCEPTS
THE CLUB'S CHALLENGE.
The Defiances of the Duval Club
Clinch. Governor Mitchell's Deter
mination In Consultation
With the Ad j ut ant General
The Big Bluft Game of
the Clnb Not a j
' Success.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 11, The
Governor of Florida has got his back up.
The numerous defiances and manifestos
of the Duval Athletic club have clinched
his determination to stop the Corbettr
Mitchell fight at all hazards. The club
has thrown down the gauntlet and he
has accepted the challenge. Adit.
Gen, Patrick Houston i3 in the city
under orders of the Chief Executive,
who is also commander-in-chief of the
State troops, to investigate the situation
and report.
The adjutant general and Sheriff
Broward were closeted in the Everett
hotel for over anliourthis morning and
the situation was fully discussed.
The Southern Associated Press cor
respondent met the adjutant general to
night and asked him if he was here to
stop the fight. He said "No," adding
that he was here simply in obedience to
the orders of the Governor instructing
him to investigate as to the situation and
report. He could not say what the in
tentions of i the Governor were. ; ne
could not even express an opinion con
cerning them.
It was rumored that the adiutant gen
eral had all the commanders of the Jack
sonville companies in to see him and
gave them orders relative to stopping the
contest. There was no truth in the
rumor further than that the commanders
of the city companies called upon him
to pay their respect3.
Gen. Houston was also asked how long
he would be in the city, in fact, if he was
going to remain here until after J anuary
25th.
He replied that he did not know how
long he wound remain. He would be
here until he had complied with the in
structions of the Governor.
It is said that the Governor purposes
to keen the adiutant general right on the
scene with full power to mass the troops
COMMERCIAL
. Railway Men Strike.
tj.chvilL. Jan-11 We have it from
i ki authority that the conductors
reliable authw'"" xrochvillp Chatta
and brakemen on the JNasnviiie, cnatra
nooga and St. Lou road went out
to-night.
"o Quarter
that
rli cnrxl as the one
buys Dr:
whatYOU get with themi n absolute ana
wnaijuuRc rvmstination. IndiKes-
permanent
tion, tsmouB ai - -.- - live,:
relief, and then a worst condition atterwara
but help that lasts.
Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but use
Ur. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and be curea.
50 cents; druggists. ' .
We have here the headquarters office
of the Singer Manufacturing company
for thU State and any goOd reliable man
who i willinsr to work earnestly, can
secure paying employment by calling at
their office. We mention this as we
Jiear of so many wanting employment, j
lighted and every instrument of produc
tion will be put in active operation, and
there will be witnessed a revival of pros
perity such as this country has never
before seen. Give this country free
froo nrea- free coal and free raw
material for the workingman's industry
win take a front position in the
markets of the world." "
Mr. Springer criticised the bill in
several particulars. The bounty on su-n-ai-
roan tanciallv obnoxious to him, and
in every Democratic body, and at all
times, the doctrine of bounty-giving had
hn rpnudiated. In lieu of this bounty
a Viqva substituted a tax of 1 cent
-r-vi-iTirl vn C11 CATV which would produce
kS7. 000.000 annually. He
.,ioicniicA7iiiU tax on tea and
coffee a tariff for rerenue only a hght
tax, which would not bear h?nly on
any one, and would have distributed its
thrmifth the ccun-
UUIUCU0 j a a
nti vvrrvil
-uL a nnn nAff TTa would have left
and precious stones.
on mizm, cigars, cigarettes, an J bacco
LdKTye Wt the income derived from
these articles.
Mr. Dolliver, Republican, cf fowa, fol-1
lowed In a Bpeech against the bill and
full of breezy humor. He criticised '
isome of the statements ! made by the
Chairman of the Ways and Means com
mittee in his opening speech, wmiene
had the highest regard for Mr. Wilson,
who had Detu ura proies
he felt inclined to wonder if it would
not have been a good idea if the A lmighty
had put some common sense m nia uiu
fesoors head. In his speech the other
day Mr. WUson had illustrated the ois-
alii . .M1 1 . iL.i rt
raritv or tne rariu ov snowinx uuxn a
working girl could huy the material
for a cloak with one day's earn-
;nra while it would take three nays
for her to earn enough to pay the
o.ir .n fcer cloak. In controversion of
this Mr. Dolliver asked who were the
best dressed women in the United States
.-since they were on the dress subject.
"Why " said Mr. Dolliver, while a laugh
went thriugh the chamber, -"They."
the woTkfnf girls and servant gids. And
NEWS.
Stocks and Bonds in New York
Grain and ProvisionJMarfcets
of Chicago.
New York, Jan. 11. After a rather
Week opening and a decline of i to f per
rant, the stock market showed a little
more strength, owing to a rise in Ameri
can Sugar from 80 J to 82. This led to
some covering in Western Union and
other prominent jstocks, and the early
loss was regained.! Later on, a demon
stration was maie agaihst Manhattan,
which declined from 122 to 119. North
ern Pacific issues however were the
really weak features of the day. The
common sold down to 4, parf erred to
131, consols to 58 and 3rds to 53. Louis
ville and Nashville declined from 43f to
i-ia -Va rrnnorol rtAliff ' that, t.hft OOm-
1 Ull h " . . , T
pany would pass its dividend.
This was subsequently confirmed.
Atchison, General fc.lectnc, union
Pacific,WesternUnion,the Grangers, the
Coalers and Whiskey were all quite weak
during the afternoon. The decline in
these stocks ranged from i to 3 per cent,
and was most pronounced inLackawanr
which tell rrom iowjiouii oaten w-
100 shares of stock, m tne nnai deal
ings there was a rally of i to If per cent,
due to coverings of shorts. The market
left off tolerably hrm. ine cnanges ror
the day. outside of Lackawanna and
Manhattan, were f to gjper cent. Ihe
total sales were smaller than yesterday,
footing up 143,000. Railway and Mis
cellaneous DCnas were j wean, wi me
aggregate sales of stocks zu.uuu Bnares
ere unlisted. I I - j
Chicago. Jan- 11. Tne. sole oojecc
wheat traders had in view to-day seemed
to be to get rid of the Wheat they had
bought a few days ago in a nt oi eniuu
siasm over the Government's report of a
reduction in acreage. v aiues uiu not
advance, and after waiting a reasonable
time, the general opinion appeared to be
that they would not. The best buyers
were shorts and tne principal ocua"
tired longs. The market opened wiui a
show of firmness.? Very' shortly after
the openiag prices gave wfj "
of some vigorous selling and after de
clining about fc held steady until the
posting of Continental cables', which re
ported Berlin, Antwerp and Paris all
lower. The market became decidedly
lower and sold off to the lowest point of
the day. inert; was hujiuK iravuuu
from inside figures, but the close &howed
no strength whatever, May wheat
opened at 66fc, ranged between m to
66 Jc and 65f to 6c, closing j to c below
yesterday.
me.a fairlv active. The market
onened ic higher, declined ic, advanced
openeujv s J. tim hnt when
o nolains bwsauj " . ' 3 ,
whlat broke corn yielded also and val
riniinPd ic. The close was i to ic
under yesterday,
Oats were steady early, but declined
with the usual promptitude when wheat
and corn gave way. May sold i to ic
higher at the opening than it closed yes
terday, but later declined fc. The close
was about i to ic lower than yesterday.
Provisions were firm at the opening on
some outside buying of pork, but some
Koralnf vpsterdav felt disposed to take
their profits and the result was a sub
stantial break. Part of the decline was
recovered on moderate buying, it was
HoqV,1a that those parties who were
.v,, ai70 in hiilbnar the market yes-
i-oi-oir iuiM - hnt little to-dav. Towards
tKo rinsB t he tone a train became weak
with whftAfc. Mav rjork closed 35o lower
Mut iarrl 15ft lowpr and May ribs 80c
lower, i 1
should the emergency require that the
sheriff be supported by more force than
he can muster in deputiefi
Some time ago Sheriff Broward wrote
to the Governor and asked him to in
struct him as to what proceedings he,
the sheriff, should take to stop the Cor-bett-Mitchell
contest.
The letter was written upon the re
quest of the bondsmen of the sheriff who
wish to be protected. The sheriffs bond
is for $10,000. There are five sureties.
Each is liable for $2,000 and for the
whole in default of the others. The
sheriff has received no reply from the
Governor. He has been all at sea. His
bondsmen are his friends and he would
cut off his right hand rather than see
them suffer. !
The action of the Governor in putting
him in such a hole has been severely
rri tioised in this county. It is thought
that the presence of the adjutant general
means that the Governor appreciates the
position in which he has placed th
sheriff and that he means to declare
martial law and make the State respon
sible and not Broward nor his sureties,
at the same time expecting Broward to
do his duty and render all the aid he can
to the adjutant generaL In the event of
of a declaration of martial law the
sheriff could! not be sued for damages on
his bond and nothing could be recovered
from the Governor as the State's Chief
Executive oil the State itself.
It is the general opinoin here that
Gpvernor Mitchell proposes to stop the
fight if he has to mass tne enure mnma
of the State in Jacksonville. No one
who understood the real situation has
ever believed that the contest would be
permitted in Jacksonville and, in spite
of ther repeated declarations oftheAthr
letic club to the contrary .these despatches
have sostated.If the promoters of the fight
bring Mitchell and Corbett together in
Florida they willha veto, doit secretly in the
woods, so secretly that the Governor can
gain no inkling of where the meeting is
to occur. The Southern Associated Press
correspondent has it from a gentleman
close to the Government that he has been
thoroughly aroused by the defiant atti
tude of the club and vows that the fight
shall not occur if he can prevent it. The
finvernor is also credited with saying
that if the fight occurs secretly he will
use eveij' cuuiv w -
and promoters in jail.
The Southern Associated Press corre
spondent learned to-night from a thor
oughly reliable source that the club is
not and has not been so confident of its
ability to bring about the contest as the
statements it has been giving out would
lead the public to believe. These state
ments have been, it is said, "big bluffs,"
given out to sustain interest in the match
and with the hope that something might
turnup to allay the opposition to the
mill. It is also reported that the club's
attorneys do not believe that the fight j
can be f' pulled off"! publicly m the face
of the Governor's opposition.
A prominent newspaper correspond
ent, whose name cannot be divulged,
called on one pi vue ramuis uvwmc,, t
fnr thn r.lnh reeenuv and asiteo mm
Resolutions of the World's Fair Board
as to Worlc of Messrs Wilson and
: Bruner Summer Courses at
the University Death of
Mrs. Parks.
Special to the Messenger.
Raixigh,N. C Jan.;il. At a meeting
of the World's Fair executive committee
to-day the following was unanimously
adopted. j
"Resolved, That the thanks of this
committee :be and they are hereby
tendered to Mr. P. M. Wilson, executive
commissioner of the board of the World's
Fair managers and to Mr. T. K. Bruner,
commissioner of exhibits, for their ex
cellent management of the North Caro
lina exhibit at the World's Fair in
Chicago. The board desires to place
on record its entire approbation and
approval of; the manner in which
these gentlemen have conducted the
financial affairs of the committee. The
committee finds with pleasure and satis
faction that the disbursements have been
wise and orderly, that proper vouchers
have been taken for the same, accounts
accurately kept and final settlement
made and filed, showing that the amount
appropriated has been expended regu
larly for the purposes designed. The
committee further finds that the exhibits
and handsome furniture used for install
ing the same at Chicago, valued at $15,
000 have been turned over to the State
'museum as the law directs." 1
Rev-Dr. W. S. Long, president of
Elon college, has resigned, to take effect
next June. It is belieyed Rev. Dr. W.
W. Staley, of Suffolk, Va., will succeed
him.
The trustees of Baptist State Female
university are called to meet here next
Tuesday to elect a president. It is
the opinion that either Rev. Dr. Thomas
Hume, of Chapel Hill, or Rev. Dr.
Brewer, of Murf reesboro, will be chosen.
Mrs. Charles Parks, of Hillsboro, died
to-day in a hospital at Baltimore. She
wa3 a daughter of Rev. N. H. D. Wilson.
From President Winston it is learned
that it is decided to have summer courses
of study and a summer normal school
at the university. The summer course
will include instruction in classic lan
guages, German and French, geology,
physical geography, electricity, history
and civics. There will also be a sum
mer school of biology at Beaufort, con
ducted by Professor: Henry V. Wilson,
of the university, who was for three
years director of the biological station
at Woods Hall, Mass. Students from all
parts of the United States are expected.
COMMISSIONER BLOUNT
BEFORE THE SENATE HA
WAIIAN COMMITTEE.
Yesterday's Cotton Market.
Special to the Messenger.
New York, Jan. 11. Liverpool ad
vanced strongly this morning, closing
5-64d highei1, a condition reflected in a
stronger opening in New York of 4 to 9
points higher, followed by an immediate
advance of! 4 to 5 more. In addition,
th3 Southern movement indicated
diminishing1 receipts and advices indi"
cated the presence of exporters and
larger interest by American shippers.
The shorts were thus driven to cover,
which aided the advance, also stimu
lated by increased investment demand..
The market, later, became nervous,
waiting forR. T. Wilson's estimate, and
yielded 4 to 5 points and closed at a net
advance of 4 to 5 and barely steady, due'
to liquidation of long accounts due to
precaution in anticipation of the Wilson
report, not published till after- the close,
but its effect on the curb was to improve
the tone and rally the market above the
closing quotations. His estimate in the
past has been remarkably correct. It is
7,093,186 bales this year. This is the last
official estimate expected, and confirms
the small crop nredietion. Enough is
known now to prove the New Orleans
estimate much out of way and badly
deceiving spinners. The fact that Eng
lish spinners I took 15,000 bales to-day
confirms this view and it remains to be
seen what effect the Wilson report will
have, as the i market is possibly over
loaded with long cotton in expectation
of just such reports.
THE SUN'S COTTON REVIEW.
New York. Jan. 11. The Sun's cotton
report says: It was an irregular and ex
cited market,, but, in the main, the tone
was bullish, arid prices closed 2 to 5
points higher than last night, though at
one time the improvement reacted 10
points. After the close to-night prices
advanced 4 points for March, the crop
estimate by Wilson & Co., placing the
yield at 7.063,176 bales, or 60Q,QQ0 bales
less than the New Orleans estimate of
7,700,000 hales. , The other bullish fac
tors were large sales in Liverpool, higher
prices for futures there, rising Southern
markets, smaller receipts at the ports,
and reports that interior stocks are
Rtnadilv decreasing. The trading here
to-day was on i a large soale. Europe
Thfl I both bought and sold. The thorts cov-.
SiSfodto ta k for pXhcation: ered freely, but on the rise the long in
w o J 11 J nn intimate terms with ; terest sold considerable cotton. It was
'J Z"a J? rlf7tt noticeable that the reactions to-day were
that the Governor had the club in a hole" -and
that nothing could be done if the (
Executive persisted in his attitude. j
The promoters of the contest between t
the negroes, Perry and Watfiins, have
filed an application with the city recor-;
der for a license authorizing the men to
meet at the epera house Monday night; t
but ho action has been taken 'on the ap
plication. The application was filed
under the recent ordinance permitting
o-Wa mntests. which was passed over
pje Mayor's head.
The Committee Ipndeavor in Vain to
Get From Him an Explanation of
His Acts in Honolulu They
Gain Ijittle Information
He Resents Any Intima
tion Against His
Authority.
Washington, Jan. 11. Contrary to
previous announcement, .ex-Commk"
sioner Blount was before the Senate Com
mittee which is investigating the - rela
tions of this country with Hawaii, under
the resolution of Senator Morgan. The
committee had at first requested Mr.
Blount to appear on Friday, but for some
reason there was a change of programme
and he wa3 summonad for to-day.
The efforts of the commrttee were di
rected more to securing an explanation
from Mr. Blount of his t various acts
while in Honolulu than to obtaining from
him an accurate account of his miEBion,
of which the committee was already suf-
hciently informed through his official
report. The explanation -- necessarily.
however, involved direct allusion to and, j
in some instances, a full account of his
proceedings. He told briefly of his ap
pointment on March 11, 1893, by the
President as special commissioner to in
vestigate the condition of affairs on the
Hawaiian Islands which had been de
veloped by the revolution of last January.
This revolution, together with the
part tne American troops had taken in
connection with it, the fact that the
American Minister had established an
American protectorate over the islands
and that a Provisional Government had
been formed and was seeking to have
the islands annexed to the United States,
had decided the President to have the
whole matter investigated by some one
who had no connection with these oc
currences and he had been' selected for
this mission.
This statement brought the committee
to one point in its inquiry which the
resolution under which the committee is
acting contemplated should be developed
f ully. The resolution provides for an in
vestiiratinir into the regularity of the
diplomatic relations of this country with
the Hawaiian Islands, and it was in
tended especially to coyer this much dis
cussed point of Mr. Blount's, appoint
ment as a special paramount commis
sioner without the consent of the Senate
to a Government in which the United
States is already represented by a regu
larly constituted representative. Mr,
Blount, of course, considered the appoint
ment as within the bounds of propriety
and precedent.
The examination of Mr. Blount also
went into the various questions concern
ing the landing of. the American troops
during the revolution and his reasons for
concluding that there nad been a con
spiracy to dethrone the Queen and annex
the islands to the United States. It is
understood that he was also reminded of
the charge that his investigation had
been partial and that his report showed
upon its face that he nad been preju
diced against annexation from the be
ginning, this, Mr, islount said, was
untrue and he contended that the report
was impartial and the investigation
made without prejudice or favor.
When asked by the chairman whether
he desired to make a statement concern
ing his report or upon any questions
bearing -upon Hawaiian affairs, Mr,
Blount replied that he did not care to
add anything to what he said, He had
not, he said, come before the eornmittee
to -defend his report, but to answer
any questions which might be put to
him by the committee, ile was exam
ined in regard to statements pre
viously made by the Hawaiian? to the
effect that his examination had been
partial and that his method of conduct
ing it had been anDarentlv in the direc
tion of obtaining information against the
Provisional Government and in favor of
the Royalists. To this he replied that he
took the testimony in his own;way and
acted upon his own judgment. He had
been selected, to make this examination
and given entire authority to conduct it
in any manner he saw fit and to obtain
the most accurate and best information
concerning the revolution.
When asked if there was any ground
for the complaints, he referred to the
fact that he nad published in Hawaii his
des;re to obtain all information possible,
and that if the men who think them
selves aggrieved had not submitted their
matters to him it was no fault of bis.
There was some conversation about the
secretive method Mr. Blount employed
in collecting his information by having
none but himself and his stenographer
present and his witnesses pot being pre
pared to make a complete statement.
Mr. Blount again replied that it was a
part of the authority he exercised and
that he collected testimony in the man
ner he thought best. It was evident
that Mr. Blount was determined not to
.1 . I i J. 1 1 A.
allow tne codidiuuw vu imw any uuvajm
asre over him and that he still held . that
his position'as special commissioner did
not give the Senate the right to
question his procedure while acting
with authority not conferred by the
Senate. Throughout the whole exami
nation this morninff there was this feel
ing, and while Mr. Blount was willing
to rive the committee all the facts in his
possession which had not been laid be-
- . , , . j 1 j 3
tore tnem, ae quiewy reseuieu any air
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO SWITCH VOIT -
: ;off the track. We are the people. Our accommodations are unsur
j ipossed. We never mislead, but lead. We are producers and regula
stors produce the kind of goods you need and regulate the price to
; suit your pocket books. Goods never were so cheap. Yet some
j merchants are still paying the same prices as before "panic times."'
1 Tnat system is slowly poisoning to khe merchant and starvation to ,- '
his customers. With one dollar in hand we oftimes secure two
dollars worth of goods. ,
How Do We Dispose of Them ?
py the same plan upon which we buy buy a bargain and sell a
bargain. Our customers get the bargain we make a living profit
j and earn the reputation of being ."Leaders in Prices." If our busi-
j ness methods are satisfactory, we have a right to claim
patronage. ' '
your
FENNELL, FORE & CO.,
FRONT STREET. NEXT DOOR NORTH OF PURCELL HOUSE, WILMINGTON, N.
C.
JOHrsoN's
CLEARING SALE OF-
Seasonable Millinery 1
Everything Going at Cost!
-YOUR CHANCE FOR BIG I BARGAINS.
We are determined to carry no stock over, and how offer all Ladies', Misses'
Children's Hats, Baby Caps, Infants' Cloaks, &c, at
I "'"
OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH. CALL EARLY AND SECURE A
SPLENDID BARGAIN NOW. ,'. i
Millinery and Fancy Goods Store,
in MARKET STREET.
:. i-
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS
"YHO HAVE AIDED US DURING THE PAST YEAR IN OUR BUSINESS SUCCESS.
The styl of our firm changes February 1st to KATZ & POLVOGT, and we trust our
patrons will continue to lend us their support in '94 as generously as they have in '93. r
Very respectfully,
M. M. Katz, Son 5; Co.
The Greatest Trinraph of Our Retail Experience! 1
M. M. KATZ, SON & CO.'S
Great Depression Sales.
The magic lever that unbolts the doors of commerce and quickens into new life the
paralyzed trade pulse. Daily scenes of activity heretofore unfcnown m w nmingron. x nou
sands of new faces from distant points catch the inspiration caused by our .bemergency
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 our depression prices illumine the .whole .
civilized country within a radius of many miles., .."..u--
Tne JJry lioods markets or JNew lore are lumDiing uie nuiucu.gioui a..- r
Importers are tumbling over each other to undersell the market and get cash. Our JSew
York buyer is constantly workins; among those desperate men armed with necessary argu
ment, and you'll scarcely believe what he is accomplishing until you visit our store, it -is
not often that a retail buyer can save you jo 10 ou per cent, ueiow me usum iuM. -
In the nature of things this condition cannot prevail long, out wnne n, lasw yuu mny
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 top. Respectfully,
BESIDES THE GENERAL REDUCTIONS
OTJB DRESS GOODS JSTOCK WE WILL
PRE3ENT EVERY CUSTOMER BU ING A
DRESS AT OVER 50c PUR; YARD WITH
THE LININGS.
Manager Bowden gave out a long let;
ter to-day which he sent the Governor
on January 1st. The letter was almost
in the nature of a plea for the Governoif
to "let up." It is understood that sev
eral letters of a similar character have
been sent to the Executive by members
of the club, but Governor Mitchell does
not seem to be jri the iMletting up busi
ness so far as priae fights are concerned.
Want No Income Ta.
Kuw York. Jan. 11. At a special
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
to-day a series of resolutions was adopted
declaring against the project of raising
revenue by means or an income taa..
due solely to realizing. The close' on
'Change was barely steady, Due as aireaay
intimated the market after 'Change was
stronger. Liverpool advanced 4;to a
points, closing steady with sates of
15,000 bales on the spot a$ unchanged
nrices. In Manchester yarns had ft
i hardening tendency and plotha met with
: a good inquiry. ! Spot prices here were
l-16c higher, with sales of 168 bales
for shipping. There was an advance of
1 -16 to ic at eight of the Southern markets.
. New Orleans sold Q.500 bales. The re
ceipts 'at the ports yere " f?,o43 bales,
again3t 14,237 this day last week and
11,354 last yeir. Ret eTpts thus far this
week are US.413 bales against 157,682
thus far last week. New Orleans ad
vanced 9 to 11 points. Receipts to-mor-.
row are estimated at e.uuu Daies, against
6,079 this day last week an4 5,88ft last
year. The exports from the ports to-day
were 24,092 bales to Great Britain and.
5,606 to France j and 10,429 to the Con
tinent, .
Chicago, Jan. 11. Schaefer wonto
ni crVit'a era m A in the central music hall bil
liard tournament, defeating Slosson by a
score of 600 to 530, in thirty-eight in
nings.
resented
tempt to question his authority to act
he did or his method or proceaur -
L 'The committee was 'rnrVlfid to admit
that very little information had been ob
tained fro air. Blount, and that little
further Jlghfc had been thrown on the
situation in Hawaii. To many of the
questions Mr. Blount courteously referred
to his report and showed that the fact
was duly set forth in the papers sub
mitted and in possession of the Senate.
At the conclusion of the examination
of Mr. Blount he had a long conference
in the committee room with Senator
Morgan, chairman of the ooqimittee,and ;
who mainly conducted tne examination.
LININGS, SELECIA,
6 8ILK LININGS, 1 CANVAS,
1 BONES, 1 SILK,
1 COTTON, 1 BKAID,
1 H A B.
WITH EVEHR PATTERN OVER 50c
PWH YARD.
KID GLOVES,
THE BEST $1. GLOVE IN THE WORLD.
Ten per cent, refunded to glove customers
on all purchases over tl.19.
Tha family physician. Mrs. Helen R.
states: "We alwavs use Salvation Oil for
what it is recommended in place of a physi
cian, it neyer raua."
CORSETS.
' . GIVEN AWAY.
Aj 40c embroidered Handkerchief given
awajy with any of our standard braii is of
Corsets over tl.50. .
Jf Iawes EXPECTING ToBE0ME
MOTHERS
I
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest tJ
S. Gov't Report
O
. . J. AHfl
RUGS AT COST. 72x36 Rugs reduced to 89c, only six sold to one customer. -
white Fur Kugs l.oa. jvioquette ana omyrna wigs at wjs ruif.9V
MATTINGS from a bandrupt importer. 18c Matting 12ic, 5toc JViarang iac,.o n.
CHILDiii ua-r&a on new designs.
THE $10.00 LAMP WILL BE AWARDED TO THE LUCKY MAN SATUR
DAY NIGHT, JAN. 6, '94, 8 O'CLOCK. BE SURE AND BE ON HAND.
1.L3 HUil'LAlUn W. rtTLftflTA, OAl
nj jr-rwa ei.D B AU PWUGfrlST. ""me)
Prayer Books and ftpnals.
COMBINATION SEJ&
TTJST RECEIVED AND MARKED LOW
down. My excellent stock of Toys, Games and
Boot! reduced in price to sou ine oaro umo.
wnen auopping pieaw give m
1TM. Ii. ASAVVO. i VSM
Ko. 8 sontu rrcnt Rt. Btattpaer.
Cloaks, Wraps and; Capes at Absolute Cost
M. M. Katz, Son & Co.,
u6 Market St., Wilmington, N, C.
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