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m ESTABLISHED 18 J Ir- TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARt Deputy Collector Gibson and a capture two moonshiners near Lumber Bridge. Tkey are fired upon bv a rartv . " JT of men in ambush and are forced to re lease their prisoners. Mr. Gibson was wounded, but not seriously. -Collector Simmons does not think that Senator Vance will make further opposition to hisc onflrmation. Mr. Low, the new designer of the Treasury Department, has gone to work touching up the plates of the old 5 per cent, bonds and making new ones of the denomination of $50. Many offers of purchase of the new bonds are being received at the Treasury Departmant. The gold reserve yester day fell to 109,077,847. Col. W. H. Yarborough, of Louisburg, has been ap pointed internal revenue ascent, with headquarters at Louisville, Ky. Capt. A. G. Babcock, who died in Richmond Wednesday, leaves $5,000 to each of five charitable institutions, $35,000 to rela tives and the residue of a $125,000 estate to the Masonic Home. Oovernor O'Fer- rall is determined to break up prize fights in Virginia. . Yesterday was appropri ately observed in Richmond, Va.- Sixty four tho'usand acres of mining and town site property near Chattanooga were sold at receiver's sale yesterday. -The Re publicans will contest the election of Mr. Hopkins as mayor of Chicago. -The annual meeting last night of the Mary land Confederate society was a notable one. Many distinguished men in both armies were present to hear Col. Mar shal's lecture, Gen. Lee's surrender being the subject. The Knights of Labor of Philadelphia telegraph Grand Master Workman Sovereign to apply to the Fed eral Supreme court for an injunction to nre vent Secretary Carlisle issuincr the new bonds. He has laid the matter be fore counsel. Evervbody is still kept in the d-Aii. as to the plans of the Duval Athletic club about the fight and as to the Governor's plans to prevent it. Mitchell's backers were making inquiry yesterday of Mr. Bowden as to the "club's string to that $20,000 -check." They were as- sured that all was straight. Bets pf $100 to $60 on Corbett are being offered in Jacksonville. Mitchell's friends are waiting for greater odds. Corbett and Mitchell are said to be in perfect condi tion. "Bat" Masterson says tlat he is told that Corbetfi is slow, which he says settles his "chances. Persons are coming in in great numbers on every train from the North, and it is predicted that a large crowd will witness the fight. The latest advices from HaVaii, dated Jan uary ,12th, state that no change has oc curred. The Provisional Government has prepared a constitution based upon that of i the United States, which will be promulgated as soon as the Govern ment is satisfied that there is no chance of annexation. President Dole continues to complain .to Minister Willis of his "menacing attitude." Dun & Co. re port the failures in the United States for last week at 407 against 290 last year, -The internal revenue and income tax measures will be reported to the House Monday. Senator Walthall resigns only his present, term, which, expires March 4, 1895, but not the long term beginning on that uatej. Yesterday's Cotton Market. - . Special to the Messenger New York, Jan. 19. The cotton market opened easy and 2 to 4 point9 lewer; and the- decline continued till March1 had touched 7.81, against 7.93 at yesterday's close. A recovery of 5 poinjta then came, a natural reaction, consider ing tht since yesterday's opening prices had dropped 30 points. The market then continued active, but within 'a narrowjTange of prices and closed steady at 11 points below yesterday and 1 point above tj) day's lowest The cause of to day's weakness, as yesterday's was the unexpectedly large movement, which last Monday was estimated at 115,000 bales, and now points to 159,000,, against 141,649 jast week and 97,633 last year. Liverpool declined to-day in sympathy with yesterday's weakness in New York and this had a reflex influence here to dav. Accentuating the weak feeling liquidation in this market has been thor ough and much cotton has passed into very strong hands to-day. 1 Hubbard, Price & Co. say trade re ports from abroad are still rosy. tandhester cables to-day very strong markt.tl, both cloth and yarns. Spot sales in Liverpool were 12,000, very large fir Friday. The export movement of this crop shows a gain of 625,000 bales compared with last year. If production is not over 7.200,000 bales America will be left with very light stocks this summer, North American spinners are far behind last year in their undertakings. THE SUN'S COTTON REVIEW. New York. Jan. 19. The Sim's cotton review bays: Cotton fell 13 to 14 points and close! steady at 11 to 12 points be low thei last prices of yesterday. The gales were 229,600 bales. .s.Literpoolisoff 3 points;, with spot sales of 12,000 bales, closing iveak for spot I and futures. In Manchester cloths were steady and yarns 'dull. Spot quotations here were lowered 1 1-10 to 8(f for middling uplands. Sales were 50 bales for export ana 83 ior Bpinmng. In NewT Orleans futures dropped 11 , Hunts; I There was a decline of tc at uai- , - ton. Baltimore. Memphis and St. Louis, -,nd 1-lCc at New Orleans, Mobile and Au justa Very little spot business rtnni at the South. New Orleans .sold 4.5X) bales. At Norfolk, Savannah and Wilmington there was a holiday. P. rr reppinta to-dav were 34,412 bales, .-icr;iinst 125.226 this day last week and 10,970 last year. The (total is 159,676 lIes ioi this week; agrainsfc 141,649 last wepk and 67.633 last year. Interior tnwn rpceiDts are S5.563 bales this week, against 24.586 last week and 24,625 last vear. Interior stocks are 868,928 bales, urainst 385.647 last week and 387,661 Ihst vear. Thos? returns from the interior -I towns on the Cotton Ex ' change bulletin had aa much fascination and made as much excitement, m i wav. as the newspaper returns on elec tion night after an exciting contest in the political world. Of course nobody looked for receipts of 35.500 bales TSTeit.hpr did thev expect 160,000 bales for the week at the ports. But the bulls got this bad dose just the same. To pile on tiw jTAitf. r.ivprnool came lower, the -A-Mitl? showed unmistakable weakness. nt3 nil the biar houses here were heavy .seller-?, inot to mention Tom, Dick and ilarry, who were carrying small lines -ind threw them over, making in the ainrreeate- no ouan amount of cotton Ne w Orleans expects 8.000 bales to-mor row, against 7,424 bales on the same day last week, and o,7ol last year. It is con tended that the crop movement next .week will again be very heavy. Europe and South sold to dav. Alexander & Co, estimated the cotton cron to-night at 7.000.000 or under, against a recent esti mate by! the correspondents of Jbe bouse i i about 6,750,000 bale. BREAKERS AHEAD. MITCHELL UNEASY ABOUT , THAT $20,000 CHECK; Another Possible Hitch The Locality of the Fight Still Unknown The Governor Determined The Odds on Corbett Both Men in Superb Condition Sports Gathering in Great Numbers. . Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 19. The string which the Duval Athletic club has tied to that $20,000 for which Corbett and Mitchell are to fight, provided the club sees the way clear to getting -its money back from admissions, and the Governor of Florida can be kept in the dark, was the principal topic in sporting circles to-day. "Bat" Masterson, who is reputed to be the Colorado undertaker's best friend, and Ike Thompson, representing Charlie Mitchell, were so alarmed at the string story that they came over from the Englishman's training quarters to-day and had a long conference with Managerl Bowden relative to the purse. Master son and Thompson told Bowden that a report was current, that the club would hold on to the parse if the battle was not finished. They therefore gave Manager Bowden an ultimatum, which was that Charley Mitchell and his friends would not move one step in the direction of the ring if it were true that the fighters would get nothing if the battle was not fought to a conclusion. Another rumor which Masterson and Thompson asked Bowden to explain was that those who purchased tickets would get their money back if the contest was interrupted at any time after it had begun. They wanted to know in that event what the nghters would get out of it. lo these demands of the Mitchell party Mr. Bowden replied with that suavity which generally is effective, save wnen used on the Governor of Florida, that the .club was not responsible for the statements complained of. He said that the purse was in the hands of "Honest" John Kelly, the referee, and that if the fight was interrupted after it was begun Kelly had the right to dispose of the 20,000. He, however, added that the club retains the right it has under the articles of agreement to declare the con test off if enough tickets are not disposed of to amount to $20,000. These statements satisfied Masterson and Thompson and there is no doubt of the Englishman's coming to time, pro vided he ! is not nabbed by a Florida sheriff before he can reach the ring side. Corbett will be there too, provided he is not likewise nabbed. Governor Mitchell is so bitterly opposed to the fight that it is entirely possible that" he may have Corbett and Mitchell arrested at their training quarters and locked up on the eve of the day set for the battle. The other rock on which the fight may be wrecked is the probability of the club declaring the fight off if the crowd does not come up to expectations. The club people said a good deal about their "pride being aroused" when Governor Mitchell sat down on them so hard, and that they were determined to have the fight no matter what it cost, but that talk was all bosh. The club people are "out for the stuff" just like Corbett and Mitchell, and if the crowd does not prove large enough to prevent them losing a big pile, it is an odds on bet that they will declare the contest off. The outlook at present, however, for a good crowd is rather encouraging. Ev ery train to-day from the North brought in a goodly number of 6ports, and those arriving report more en route. The Southern Associated Press correspondent talked to many prominent sporting men to-day and they agreed that the crowd would be large enough to prevent the club quitting loser. They estimate that at least 3,000 people will come to witness the mill. Should that number come the club would be safe. The general opinion is that the fight will be a magnificent one as both Corbett and Mitchell are reported in the pink of eondition. Al Smith, rei- eree of the Coney Island club, wentdown to see (Jarbett at Mayport to-day, and he savs that the champion's condition is perfect. "He is stronger and bigger," said Smith, "than ever, I don't know that he is any quicker, for he has always been a marvel of quickness." Similar reports as to Mitchell's condition come to the Southern Associated .tress associa tion. 'Bat" Masterson says he has straight information that, while Corbett is in eood condition, he is awfully slow. Masterson says this disposes of Corbett s chances. The betting so far has been very slow here. The odds are still $100 to $60 on Corbett, with few takers. It is said that the Mitchell people are waiting for itter odds $100 to $50 or $100 to $40. Where the battle is to be fought no body knows save the club people, and they are at last wearing muzzles, it will be near Jacksonville, however, for 'Snapper Garrison, Who will be the of ficial time keeper, said to the Southern Associate .Press correspondent to-day The fight will take place on a railroad at a point within fifty minutes ride of Jacksonville, i Meanwhile the attitude of the Gover nor remains unchanged, and it ne can get an inkling of the spot chosen for the tight, he will have the troops on the scene and round up the assembled sports m short order. ; Sheriff Broward returned from Talla hassee to-day where he had been to see the Governor about stopping tne ngnt, To the Southern Associated! Press corre spondent he said: "The fight will not take place in Duval county. The Gov ernor has ordered me to stop it and I mean to do it. Troops will be here to assist me. I feel sure that it will not be d in this county. If an attempt is made to hold it in the county ie win pe stopped." The sheriff would not tell how he proposed to stop it in the county, but he was evidently satisnea witn tne plans he and the Governor had agreed upon. The club has already secured a circus tent with seats and camp stools and on the 25th the tip will only be given to the snorts in time to catch the tram. J. H. Hopkins, the well known Dacser of pugilists who bought out Creedon and Tracev. is here. He wants the Duval club to arrange a match between Creer don and Fitzsimmons. At present, how ever, the club has just as much match as it can digest. , Sale of Immense Mining Property. Memphis. Jan. 19. A dispatch to the Commercial from Chattanooga. Tenn., says: Sixty-four thousand acres of val uable mineral lands and town site plans in the Sequeachee valley, the property of the rsew York and New Orleans Coal and Iron company, were sold yesterday ai a receivers eaie ior fsa.uuu. ine company was capitalized at taouious millions and claimed to have English capital at their disposal, which, how ever, did not materialize. Ma. Roots, of Little Rock, Ark. , and Col. Edward Richardson, of tliis city, the largest bondholders, bid in the property for the Roots and Richardson estates. , o ku onr? hrnnchial affections are speedily relieved and permanently cured by va ftf Kot afo and reliable remedy, Dr. Unll'i Coush Srrnp. It has stood the test of half a ceatury, ! Kis Funeral to Take Place To-Day- The Honorary Pall Bearers Re spect Paid to His Memory. Special to the Messenger- Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 19. The funeral of Dr. E. Burke Haywood will be held at Christ church- at 11 o'clock to-morrow. It will be attended by the State officers, the officers of the State charitable institutions, the members of Junius Daniel camp of Confederate vet erans, the physicians and the druggists. No man in this city was more honored and beloved than Dr; Haywood. The honorary pall bearers will be twenty-one physicians. The casket will be borne by six colored men. The 'directors of the institution for deaf mutes and blind, to which Dr. Haywood was physician, met to-day and adopted resolutions of respect. The directors, teachers and students will at tend the funeral, as will also the stu dents of Peace institute. - ATTACKED BY BLOCKADERS. Deputy Collector Gibson and Posse Fired Upon from Ambush and Forced to Release Two lilock- aders-Mr. Gibson Wounded Special to the Messenger. Raleigh. N. C, Jan. 19. Collector Simmons had a special report to-day from Deputy Collector W. F.Gibson, that near Lumber Bridge, Robeson county, he and a posse made a raid. They found an illicit still had just been moved but captured the two owners. These were placeofm charge of two of the posse. Suddenly twelve armed men appeared and forced the release of the prisoners. Gibson and his posse, includ ing a deputy sheriff, were then ambushed and fired upon, seven shots striking Gib son. His injuries are not serious. Collector Simmons Thinks Senator Vances' Opposition Ended. Special to the Messenger. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 19. Your cor respondent to-day interviewed Collector Simmons and asked him if he credited the report that Senator Vance will con tinue to fight his confirmation. Mr. Simmons replied he did not, and that he could not believe Senator Vance would in ay way obstruct it after the assur ances he had given many of his friends, particularly Collector Carter, during his recent visit to Washington, that he would no further obstruct the confirmation. Col. Yarborough Gets an Appoint- ment. Special to the Messenger. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 19. Col. W. H. Yarborough, of Louisburg, who during Mr. Cleveland's first term was revenue collector of this district, arrived here to night. ' He has received an appointment as revenue agent and his headquarters will be at Louisville, Ky. MARYLAND CONFEDERATES. The Annual Meeting of This Society Last Night Many Distinguished Men Present. Baltimore, Jan. 19. Not since the foundation of the Maryland Confederate society has there been such a notable gathering at their annual banquet as was present at the Carrollton hotel to night. The occasion was of the greatest historic interest to all hying participants in the civil war, Some of the guests of the evening were: United States Sena tors Ransom, Mills and Huntoni Con gressmen Wheeler, Hooker, Mallory, son of the Confederate Secretary of the Navy; Allen, and Speaker Crisp, Gen. Wade Hampton and Gen. Charles M. Shelby. ine lecture to-night, which preceded the banquet, was notable, because, for the first time, the story of Lee's surren der was told from the Confederate stand point, and no better orator could have been selected. Col. Charles Marshall, one of the prominent members of the Baltimore bar, was a witness of the closing scenes in Wilmer McLean house at Appomattox. As the military Secre tary of Gen. Lee, he accompanied his chief at the meeting with Gen. Grant to arrange the terms upon which the army of Northern Virginia was to be surren dered. CoL Marshall was Lee s adjutant general as well as his military secretary. Gen Liee was born eighty-seven years ago to-day. Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia have set the day apart as a holiday in memory of the occasion. Marylanders honored the great leader in warm words of praise. The lecture was delivered in the con cert hall of Harris, Academy of Music, Many noted men representing both sides of the great controversy, heard it. Commemorating the Say. Richmond, Va., Jan. 19. Lee's birth day was celebrated here by a parade of the Richmond Howitzers and a salute of nineteen guns fired by the branization and by a "camp fire" on the part of Lee camp of Confedrate veterans, of which war reminiscences and songs were tne chief features. The day being a legal holiday in the State, allthe banks and the State and municipal offices were closed. Senator Walthall Resigns Only the Short Term. New Orleans, Jan. 19. The Times- Democrat1 a Jackson. Miss., special says: When Senator Walthall's letter reached here announcing that he resigned his present term ending March 4, 1895, and that he would leave, future circumstances to govern him as to the long term, a sen sation was created almost equal to that following the ! announcement of ns resignation. i , Above Ayerything Else. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery purifies the blood. 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Only 50 cents; by druggists. , Farm for Rent A truck farm of 16 acres of land, with a good house, barn, water, etc., thereon, one-halt mue irom city uunus, nuuwu aa East Wilmington, will be rented to a good and responsible person, at a low rate, and possession given at once. Apply to D. U Uannor, Real Estate Agent, t WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY. JANUARY 20, 1894. ENLIVENING THE DEBATE MR. CLARK'S TELLING AND! HUMOROUS SPEECH. t He Gives the Protectionists Some Good Advice Replied to in Equally Breezy Style by Mr. Bowers The Free Steel Rail Amend ment is Defeated The ' Johnson-Dalzell Tilt Brought to an find. Washington, Jan. 19. There was a larger number of members present when the House met this morning than Jf or some time past. 1 At 11:10 o'clock the House went into Committee of the Whole, ta' consider the Wilson bill. An agreement was en tered into, whereby three hours imme diately Rafter the House goes .into Committee of the Whole next Monday wUl be given to the schedule and the vote will then be taken on any amend ments which may be offered. .. Mr. Dalzell, Republican, of Pennsyl vania, opened the dabate by resuming his attack begun yesterday upon " Mr, Johnson's free steel rail amendment and upon Mr. Johnson himself. His speech was principally a personal attack upon Mr. Johnson, to which the latter repliedln good humor and with sarcasm. Chairman Wilson appealed to the Democratic members not to adopt the Johnson amendment. The bill, he said, had been drawn up carefully and con scientiously, and he did not think it would be a wise thing to take such an important article as steel rails from the tariff bill and put it on the free list. It would be unwise to make such a sweeping change without due de liberation, but, if it seemed apparent, in view of the new light which had been turned on the question, that the com mittee had put too high a rate on steel rails the committe would reconsider the matter and lay the result before the House. Under the present law the tariff on steel rails was $13.44 per ton, while the proposed tariff was 25 per cent, ad valorem, which at the present price of steel rails was enuivalent to $6.41 per ton. If the committee had not gone far enough in that' matter it was willing to take it under further adyisement. But if steel rails were put upon the free list there was just as much reason for put ting pig iron and everything else in the iron schedule on the free list, He wanted to draw the fangs of the steel rail serpent, but he did not want to in jure the industry. 1 , Mr. Johnson's amendment was lost on a vote by tellera ayes, 79; nays, 100. "Mr. Tawney, Republican, of Minnesota, addressed the committee on the subject f barley, arguing that the existing rate should be inserted instead of that pro posed in the pending bill. This injected a little more spirit into the debate and some acrimorry. Several Republicans from California and the Northwest up held Mr. i awney s proposition, and Mr. Lock wood combatted it. , Mr. Bryan, Democrat, of Nebraska, believed that the pending bill would bring more advantage to the farmers by a reduction of duties on the things which they had to buy, than disadvantage to them from a reduction of duties on the things which they had to sell. In the great majority of articles whieh- the farmer produced, a tariff was actually of no consequence. Mr. Bryani! submitted to numerous interruptions from Republr can members, and so much of his time was occupied by these interruptions that his time had to be extended two or three times. ' The funny speech of the day was made just at the close of the day's session by Mr. uiarK, JJemocrat. lhe tarmers in this country, he said, were not fools, They knew that the McKinley bill was a sham and a fraud. Its authors had "gone to tie country" and no politicians had ever got such a trouncing as they had got. There had been scarcely enough of them i left for seed. Any indus try that 1 depended on a protective tariff for i success was a pauper in dustry. God Almighty never intended men to "hog" at everything. If He had He would have made them witn snouts. God saw that it was not good for man to be alone, and it wa3 the same with nations. He might have made the world with the same climate from pole to pole so that each country could be independent of every other country. But He had'not done so. He had made the world so that every nation had to depend on every other nation for something, in order to increase friend ship and kinship amoung the nations of the earth. He was in favor of quit ting the idiotic performance of undertaking to make or or raise in this country anything that could not be made or raised in fair and open competition with all creation. "Liet us," he, added, "quit this unnatural hothouse business and return to the rules of sanity, Shouts and laughter. Then turning to the Republican side of the House he said: ' 'Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad' and that is the pre dicament of the protectionists of this House. You refused the moderate reduc tion proposed in the Morrison bill, You relused the mild provisions of the Mills bill. You are kicking afiramst the moderate reduction in this bill. You propose to beat this bill by the combination of Kepubucans and Assist ant Republicans. You may do it. Trea son did not go but of fashion with Iscariot and Arnold. If you defeat this bill you will build up a free trade party in this country; and men ,with brains in their heads, courage in their hearts, and love of humanity in their souls will rend the temple of protection till not one stone shall be left on another in that robbers' roost. fShouts of x Democratic! applause.! A tariff re former is a rudimentary free trader. He is the germ from which the free trader grows the egg from which he is hatched. And you protectionists in this House are acting the part of an incu bator. ILauehter and applause.! You mav make mouths at him, but you can not disturb his equanimity, for he knows that the coming years are his. Kevoiu tions do not go backward. n They move forward, resistless as the car of Juggernaut; fand thoseli gentle men who do not want to get ground to powder had better get out of the way of the cyclone, rne protectionists, in re fusing the moderation of this bill, are cutting for their own heads a club bigger than that of Hercules, and wnen tne peoole ero to work there-will be a terrible smashing of protectionist skulls. They will be in a worse condition than were the foxes when Samson set their tails on fire. Folio wins the tempestuous speech of Mr. Clark came the equally breezy one of Mr. Bowers, Republican, of Cali fornia. He toojk as his text the remark f Mr. Clark that there were not enough Republicans lefb for seed, and asserted that it did not reauire a very large sow ins of seed to produce a magnificent crop of Republicans, as witness the re cent elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa. Republican laughter and ' ap plause. ' - , At the close of Mr. Bowers' remarks, as it lacked but five minutes of the usual hour of recess, the chairman announced v,nt rpcess would be taken until 8 n'clnek to-nighti S Tihore was a I good attendance in the o-alWies and a noticealc lack of attend o ' -- , 9 in the night session. Mr. Bell. Ponnlkt. of Colorado, was the first speaker who addressed the committee. He was very clear as to wht not to praise, but was not so explicit as to what he could praise. The. McKinle bill was infamous, ac cording to his Populistic ideas, while the Wilson bill was "rotten." Mr. Shaw. Republican, of Wisconsin. then characterized the pending bill as irregular and sectional when it put wool on the free list and protected peanuts with a tariff of cents per pound. sax. .morgan, .uemocrat, of Missouri, followed Mr. Shaw and devoted himself to the subjects of leadand zinc. Al though his district produced more than naii tne zmc produced in the country, yet he was willing to sacrifice his inter est in a tariff on zinc in return for a re duction of duties on the necessaries of life. Mr. Childs. Republican, of Illinois. was the last speaker of the evening. He opposed any change in the economic policy of the country, holding that it was "better to bear the ills we have than fly to those we know not of." At 10:45 o clock the House adjourned. i' COMMERCIAL NEWS. Stocks aud ponds in New York The Grain and Provision Markets of Chicago. New York, Jan. 19. To-day's specu lation bore all the Jear marks of a bull market. A feeble attempt was made at the opening to depress the list on Wash ington stories that the Populist Repre sentatives in the House and Senate would do all in their power to prevent ffea bond issue. Very little importance was attached to their action, however, except iu the bear circles, where the strength of the market has created some alarm. The only decline of moment at the opening was in General Electric, which fell from 351 to 341 on the ap pointment of a receiver for the local Ihomson-Houston company. It was stated officially that the Thomson-Houston Electric company has but a slight interest in the New York concern. The temper of speculation undpr- went a rapid change soon after the opening and a confident tone character ized the dealings from the time named until the close. The bull factors at work included the heavy subscriptions for the new Government loan, the improvement in railway receipts for the second week of January and a belief that the bank reserves will be further increased to morrow, probably to the $100,000,000 mark. The latter, in itself, would not have been considered a bull areument were it not for the fact that the sub scriptions for the Government loan are on such a stupendous scale. The street is satisfied that the bond sale will be a great success, and believes that it means a re-a wakening of interest among buvers. wmcn, later on may lead to a revival of activity at the stock exchange. Already there is a. little more stir in the com mercial paper market, which tends to confirm the belief prevailing on the street tnac outside business is lmorovinsr, Norfolk and Western, preferred, after falling 2 per cent, to 17, closed at 18, Did. London had a story that the com pany would pass into the hands of a re ceiver, but President Kimball denies this. The company is paying its interest on its luu year gold 5 per cents. The nool in St. Paul accumulated more stock and paid a little attention fr Western TTninn the improvement from the lowest point of the day was euual i- to 24- per cent. and was well distributed. The 'closing transactions were generally at the top of the day. Railway and miscellaneous bonds were strong. Sales of listed stocks were la2,000; unlisted, 22.000. Chicago. Jan. 19. This was another blue day for holders of wheat. May opened at 64c, sold between 645 and 64ic, closing at 64 to 64 c,a net loss of J to fc tor the day. Corn continued to show considerable mdependent firmness, although partici pating to a limited extent in the weak- ness that marked the trading in wheat, The opening was to c lower, selling down fc which was afterwards recov ered. The close was about ic lower than yesterday. Oats depended on the action of wheat for its motion. The close was , -Jc lower tnan yesterday, the range covering but tc. Provisions opened dull but strong, in- nuenced by higher prices for live hogs, At the close of the yard market quota tions were easier and products sold otf again on the report. The weakness in the wheat market was partly responsible for the decline.. Some covering shortly Detore thelclose caused a trifling reaction, out the undertone was weak and hnal values showed a not loss of 25c for the day in May pork, 12c in May lard, and lUc in May ribs. There was a very quiet cash market, PREPARING THE PLATES. Arranging for Engraving the Bonds Numerous Offers to Purchase the Bonds The Gold Reserve Still - Falling. Washington, Jan. 19. Mr. Low, the new designer employed by the bureau of engraving and printing, of the Treasury Department, began work to-day. He will touch up the old plates which wili be used for printing the new bond issue and will sketch a new plate for printing bonds of the denomination of $50. the plates of the old 5 per cent, issue not be ing of so low a denomination. During the day the number of offers to buy bonds has been surprisingly large. Hitherto these offers had come from the East, but as the Western mails came in Chicago and other Western centres are heard from. Many telegrams vare daily receiyed announcing that forma. offers by mail to, buy bonds are on the way- Most of the offers come, . of course, from banks, but many come also from individuals. A pensioner in Ohio writes that he has accumulated $3,000 and desires a safe investment. It is stated that the bonds will be ready for issue about Febru ary 5th. A loss of $750,000 in gold since yester day is shown in the treasury gold to day, tne figure being fba.uu.o- ine cur rency balance is stated at $21,600,937, a less of $7,119,934 paid on account of in terest bonds. To Contest Mayor Hopkins' Election. Chicago, Jan. 19. Attorney John SI Miller, representing the Republican party, announced to-day that unless some unforeseen circumstances pre vented, a formal contest of Mr. Hopkins election as mayor will be commenced to morrow in the county court. ance oo4he floor when the House met Highest of all in Leavening Power.- AESOHSHLY FUZIE TAXATION. INTERTHSTTNG ITEMS PROM THE AUDITOR'S REPORT. Great Decrease in Valuations in Rural Districts Steady Decrease of Tax ationMica Mines in Johnston County In Honor of Liee's Birthday A Hardened Criminal Tinder the Gallows' Shadow. Messengeb Bureau, Kaleigh. Jan. 19. J In an interview to-day State Auditor Furman gave your correspondent a great deal of interesting information in regard to State taxes and property valuation. He says the report now in press will show a considerable decrease in the property values, outside of town and railway property, compared with the re port a year ago. The decrease in land is $852,000; on money on hand or on de posit, $969,000; solvent credits, $966,000; farming utensils and all personal prop erty, $3,272,548; on horses, cattle, etc., $1,214,000. The exact total is $6,174,844 . The increase of values is as follows: Town property, $856,000; stock in incor porated companies, $964,000; railway property, $4,502,000; the exact total being $6,822,000. The net; increase was $140,000. The total taxes collected from all sources during the year were $1,395,- pva. Uf this the people outside of the cities and towns, railways and stock corporations, in other words, the agricultural classes, paid, all toid, less tnan $Dau,uoo tor ail purposes levied by the State. The remainder was paid on town property, by corporations or stock companies and in special and privilege taxes. The expenditures were, of the sum so collected, over $775,000 i for public' and State schools, and over $99,000 for pensions. Of course the bulk of this went to the country districtn. While the value of property as appraised for taxation has largely decreased in the rural districts and. increased in the cities and towns and in other properties, the rate of taxation on property for general purposes has regularly decreased, until now the people in this State actually pay tne smallest rate or taxation on the o west valuation levied and assessed upon the . people of any State in the Union of similar character and re sources, lhe fees and special priv ilege taxes collected by the State executive officers, creating a fund not at all connected with direct taxation, are enougn to pay the entire expenses of the administration of the executive de partment of the State Government and over half the salaries of all the judges. Since 1870 a constant and successful en deavor has been made, not only to re duce the burden of taxation on the peo ple and to lessen the expenses of admin istration, dui to piace tne Durden wLere it is lease felt and can beet be born, and distribute the moneys where they will do the most good for the masses and for objects of charity. In 1868-70, taxes for public schools to the amount of over $350,000 were collected and less than $40,000 was actually spent for the edu cation of the children of the State, at the same time the rate of direct taxa tion being very high. The Legislatures since 1870 haye regularly reduced the rate of direct taxation and so appropri ated the moneys colled that last year nearly $800,00 was expended directly for the education of the children, of. both races, in the State. In honor of "Lee's birthday"' the Capi tol and the banks were closed to-day. The State flags were displayed on the Capitol. There was no parade or other observance of the holiday here. Sheriff B. L. Wall, of Anson county, brought five convicts to the penitentiary this morning. Fine mica was found in Johnston county this week,and specimens brought here are pronounced of good qnality by experts. Walter James, a negro youth who out raged a woman six months ago, and for whom Governor Carr offered $200 re ward, has been captured at Darden. The woman died two days after the crime was committed. Sheriff Page is sending out posters in all directions regarding the ex-convict Orange Page and the woman. Mary smith, who brofee the neck of Kosaiiay wood. At the penitentiary it is learned that Page is from Edgecombe county and was sent there in 1885 to serve ten years for robbery. He is a desperate criminal. His 'age is 40 years, that of the Smith"woman 30." Hyacinths are in bloom in yards here. It is the first time thi3 ever occurred in January. Under the present law the peniten tiary authorities, upon the release of a convict, send him as far towards his home as his good conduct money will take him. If he has no money he is at least sent out of the county where he is serving. Mention was made of the capture of a white man, supposed to be a tramp, who had entered the house of the court crier of this county, one night recently. The man gave the name of John Smith. It was found at the penitentiary that he is John Brown, and had already served three terms there. He is from Catawba county and was discharged December 16th. In a week he had committed the fourth crime. Collector Simmons went to Newbern, to remain until Tuesday. It is said here that A. H. A. Williams will cpntinue his contest in the House.. Charitable Bequests of a Mason. Richmond, Va., Jan. 19. Capt. A. G. Babcock. who died here on Wednesday, was buried with high Masonic honors to-day. His estate is valued at $125,000. He leaves $55,000 to relatives and $5,000 to each of the following institutions: Lee Camp Soldiers' Home, Retreat for the Sick. The Sheltering Arms, The Lit tle Sisters of the Poor, and two other institutions, the I names of which have not been made public, and the rest of his estate to the Masonic Home. Cotton Receipts for the Year. New York, Jan. 19. The following are the total, net receipts of cotton at all norts since September 1st: Galveston 872.808New Orleans 1,414,211, Mobile 176.668. Savannah 782,353, Charleston 356,326, Wilmington 174,657, Norfolk 378.866. Baltimore 40,863. 'New York 66.685. Boston 59.441, Newport News 32,- 279. Philadelphia 30.201. West Point 185.904. Brunswick 39,185, Velascoe 34,- 442. Port Roval 47,038: total 4,764,927. Deduct 48,443 bales from net receipts since September 1st. making the cor rected total 4.616.374. j -Latest U. S. Gov't Report. O TAXES To Enjoin the Bond Issue. PHlLADELrmA, Jan. 19. The Knights of Labor, after consultation among the officers present at the meeting last night, sent the following dispatch to J. R. Sovereign. Grand Master Workman at Des Moines, la: . ' "Secure counsel and go before the United States Supreme court immedi ately and enter injunction proceedings against Secretary Carlisle, restraining him from issuing $50;000,000 of bonds. The interests of the people, upon whom the burden of all taxation to pay the in terest and principal of these bonds fall," require that you should immediately take this step against the Secretary of the Treasury, enjoining him from incur ring any further debt while kthe re sources of the Government, if properly applied, are sufficient to meet all lawful demands. John W. Hayes, 0 General Secretary-Treasurer Knight of Labor." To-day the following telegram was re ceived by Secretary Hayes: - "The case is submitted to counsel. If there is reasonable ground on which to force a standing in court, injunction proceedings will begin at once. J. R. Sovereign, General Master Workman'" Nerve Blood Tonic Builder Rend ft dweriptiva Dr. WILLIAMS MEDICINE CO.. SJJiencctady.K.y. 6 for 3.S0 cad Brockville, OnU Truckers, Gardeners -AND- Country Merchants. "yB ARJE BETTER PREFAB KD THAN EVER BEFORE TO SUPPLY YOUR WANTS IN Garden and Field Seeds, Crop 1893. BEST VARIETIES. LARGEST STOCK IN THE STATE. LOWEST PRICES. YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY SAVE MONEY BY BUYING FROM R0BT. R. BELLAMY & GO., Wholesale ;DruggiBtBjand Seedsmen, anio WILMINGTON, N, C. Mortgagee's Sale. T Y VIRTUE AND IN PURSUANCE OF A power of eale contained in two certain mortgages executed by W. H. James and Anna E. James to the Wilmington Homestead and Loan Associa tion, one dated September 25th,, 1891, and one dated May 22nd, 1891, the undersigned will Bell at the ' Court House door (or cash, at 12 o clock M., on Wednesday. Februajv 7th. 1S94, the following piece of property: Beginning at tne intersection or tne western line oi seventn street, with the southern line of Qaeen street, and runniue thence southwardly alone the west ern line of Seventh street Bixty-six (66) feet, thence westwardly parallel with Queen street eighty-three (S3) feet, thence northwardly par allel witn seventh street to the southern line oi Queen street; thence" eastwardly along the south' ern line oi Queen street to tne beginning. JOrlri 1. BKLljAJttK, JK., P. B. MANNING, jan 17 ts Attorneys for Wil. H. L. Aes'n. THANKSGIVING AND Christmas :: Goods - - JY STEAMER ANDRAIL TO-DAY. FRESH lot of New Goods for the Holidays, best and choicest ever brought to this market. ORANGES, APPLES, BANANAS, MALAGA GRAPES at the lowest prices. FINEST CITRON, CURRANTS and RAI SINS, all kinds and all new goods. Fresh Cocoanuts. Fine assortment of perfectly fresh. Nnts, BRA ZIL, PECANS, SOFT SHELL ALMONCS, PA PER SHELL ALMONDS, ENGLISH WALNUTS. Fresh lot ALMOND AND COCOANUT MAC- CASOONS. NEW CANNED GOODS of all kindc FRESH CELERY twice every weelt. o Prunes of all Kinds. Call on us and we will show you the finest goods ever brought to this city. If you want nice goods and fresh goods call and give ua a trial order. No trouble to show goods. T . The Jno. L Boat wright Co. 15 AND IT SO. FRONT ST., TELEPHONE No. 14. - - . Attention Farmers and Truckers. GRICULTURAL LIMB IN.-ANYQ,UANTI- ties, by the Bag, Ton or Car Load. Analysis fur nished on application. LAND PLASTEH," one of the best absorbents known, splendid for com- iiing, for sale at lowest prices Dy tne uag or ron. orders solicited. 'JJSK MUOKJS, jan la lw 105 North Water street. ANNUAL STATEMENT -OF THE- Carolina) Insurance Co ASSETS. Stocks and Bonds (Market Value) Loans on Real Estate (1st Mortgage). Loans on Collateral , f27,10O 00 , 10,400 00 . 16,M5 00 Cash on hand... 276 64 Cash in banks'.".". 3,695 79 Due from agents.. 701 46 Real Estate 6,976 SI Accrued interest 759 60 $65,040 40 ........ S50.0CO 00 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Unpaid dividends...; .... 1C6 80 unpaid lossess AU other liabilities None. 114 63 ; Be-lnsurance reserve. 6,493 44 Net surplus 8,266 63 $654540 40 Assets. Net Surplus January 1st, 1891 $53,243 16 471 bU 3,414 39 6,467 65 8,S66 53 uauuarj iwz oo,.vw January " 1893...... 62055 89 January 1894 65,040 40 DIRECTORS. n txt nntT tiva n T,. GOKU. y, o oiT svurvxr M.iVTON U11.1SD, iJVw-u" MACRAB, LTJHR VOLLERS. ".' W-fc. " M. S, WILLAKU, Jam 18 lw aat fun I t tue Becrtnarj. strange as it may seemis caused from a lack of that which is never exactly digested fat. The greatest fact in connection with Scott's Emulsion appears at this point it is partly digested fatand the most weakened digestion is quickly strengthened by it. - The only possible help in Cojtsumption is the arrest of waste and re newal of nezv, healthy tissue. Scott's Emulsion has done wonders in Con- sumption j ust thiswayr Prepared by Soott Bowne. N. Y. All dnmRlsta. The Unlucky Corner JQR THOSE WILLING TO PAY THE-O PRICE, EXTRA BIDGEWAY BUTTER 40o per pound. EXTRA QUALITY MAPLE SYRUP. NORTH CAROLINA CANNED TOMATOES, PEACHES and uAMSONS, full weight. i S. W. SANDERS. Victors! for 1894. ALWAYS HIGHEST GRADE. FIRST IN the field, have arrived at HElBSBERGER'S ee the '91. If you ride, why not ride 822,438.36 PAID IN 1893 , 8228,142.61 PAID SINCE ESTABLISHMENT OF ACiENCY IN 18S2. rpHE ABOVE FIGURES REPRESENT THE amount of money paid to citizens of Wilmington through the Agency of the undersigned. There has never beeu a claim contested and never a dollar lost by the failure of any company repre sented. Allulasses of property insured in reliable ' compauies at lowest rates and on most favorable forms. Total asseta represented over 900 million dollars. Apply to M. S . W I LL A R D,rAgt. Carolina Building, PrincessBStreet. TELEPHONE No. 5. How is This ? 36-T2 $1.00 RUGS, onr price 7'.c. 4-4 FKUIT OF LOOM BLEACHING, 8c per yard. 4-4 6o uiNULjsauiiiiNU, only 6c per yard. DOOR MATS. 50c each. 25c MATTING, this week. lCc per yard. $3.00 COMFORTERS now $2.10. G( iOD SPOOL SILK, all colors, 3c. EMBROIDERY MLK, 10c per dozen, v ZEPHEK, all colors, only 8o per ounce. DRESS GInGHaMH, 5c per yard. 4-4 FLOOK OIL CLOT H 25o per yard. BARGAINS IN CLOTHING. Overcoats At one-hail price. Best 80c Whit Shirt in the city. ruin uur jurge s lore, we can save you money. vr iue uaiu u an purcnasts over $x.uu. -1-Respectfully, J. H. REHDER & GO. 4th St. Near Bridge. PHONE 118. - Agents for Wheeler A Wilson Sewing Ma- nines. . . - I Am the Figure of Fashion ND HAVE ON THE LATEST STYLE O Wrapper. Can you look me in the face and say you are any prettier tnan I am. You can buy a wrapper like this already made . Indigo Blue or any color you jwsnt, guarantred not to lade, for only $1.19. Now ter j la wnat h will cost you to buy the goods and have It made 10 Yards Cloth at 7c, 1 Yards Lining for Waist,"7c, 1 fpool Cotton, - - j 1 Dozen Hooks and Eyes. -Stiffening for Skirt, - -Making, - - We only charge you Buy it and save .V.- THEY HAVE 600 OP THEM AT The Racket Store, No. Ill South Front St., Wilmington, N. C. BUST MEASURE 32 to 44. Presbyterian High School ROCK HILL, 8. C. RK-OPKN3 SEPT. 4TH. A COLLEGE PRE paratory School of the highest class, ror CauTogueaddreas gjjyi ALE2L SPRUNT, jjjo ly President, Call and fe the best. v - I j. i ill?? A if? Jki"'?' vA J