North Carolina Newspapers

Mr ESTABLISHED 1867. V WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY. JANUARY 23, 1894. PRICE 5 CENTS. T7 . 0 IT II k J A. '' A. -t a. ' If-. ' fe ' " .. 1T" mrfKV HI U U I it - TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. The President yesterday sent to the Senate the name of Wheeler H. Peck ham, of New York, to be .Associate Jus tice of the Federal Supreme court. Marslial Carroll yesterday forwarded his I bond of $20,000 to Judge Seymour.- The heir3 of Mrs.-Mary Smith Morehead are paid a dividend of $10,000. The sheriff of Edgecombe county settles his State taxes. The nomination of Mr, Peckham has been referred to the Senate j Judiciary committee. Twelve .boys Pvesterdav made their escape from the Virginia reformatory, at Laurel, Va. Nearly 500,lumber dealers of Ohio, Michi gan and Pennsylvania are in session in Columbus, Ohio. A Missouri posse are after a negro for assaulting a 12-year-old girl. If caught he will most probably J be lynched.! Dissensions among the French Cabinet are reported. The Iowa Supreme court makes a final de cision against the constitutional prohibi tion provision. -The escapades of Lieut. Fillette, of the Navy, are causing a sen sation in naval" circles. Three hun dred Anarchists have been arrested in Sicily. The peasants are being disarmed. George W. Childs' condition yesterday was reported very serious. The steamer W GIVIL SERVICE LAW. ITS OPERATION TO BE INVES TIGATED BY A COMMITTEE. Senator Berry Denounces It as a Party Machine The Senate Discussing: the New Bond Issue The House Devotes the Day to - tBe Sugar Schedule-Op-, r position to Bounty and Tariff. Andes has been wrecked off Little Beach, N. J. Willi3 Royster,- the jailor of Person county, N. C, was strangled by two prisoners Sunday. They made their escape but were recaptured. There was tali: of lynching them last night. -p-Mr. Wiuston Fulton, of Mount Airy, died yesterday. -The "Duval Athletic Club lias applied to Judge Call for an injunc tion against Sheriff Broward to prevent his interfering with the fight and the matter w ill be argued to-day. The club men are confident that they will get the injunction. But it is said if they do the (ioernor will declare martial law and stop the fight w-ith troops, he having an nounced that he would abide the de cision o no court except' the Supreme. The Duval club have agreed to turn the $20,000 purse over to Kelly to-day. Mitchell says if the fight can not be pulled off he w ill meet Corbett in the presence of twelve men for nothing.- . The President transmitted to Congress yesterday more Hawaiian correspond once, but itwas of no importance". - On February 1st the wages of employes on Norfolk and Western railroad will be reduced. The Brazilian war vessels are all going south from Pernambuco, it is supposed, to blockade the bay of Rio Janeiro. Miss Lillian Lewis bets f 1,700 on Mitchell. ' - Yesterday's Cotton Market- Special to the Messenger. New York, Jan. 22. Liverpool again reperted a decline, the market there be ing affected by heavy receipts, but spot sales show . no diminution. The New York market opened at a decline of 9 points on these unf avorable cables, and the continued news of heavy receipts, considerably beyond the estimates. A recovery of half the loss was soon made, but the market declined again when New. Orleans reported further heavy re - ceipts. The tone improved later, and the close was quite strong at about Sat urday's closing figures. Considering the weakness of " the foregoing market and the volume of the movement, the ' strength shown is surprising and proves there are still many who believe that cotton at present prices has a value and that the crop may yet turn out to be a small one. Large lines of short cotton have been covered to-day and the buying forthe long account has beep of the best character. The general impression seems to be that with January contracts near 7i cents, there is not much time for further decline, everi 'though the crop should turn out 7,500,000 bales, and the liquidation lately has been so thorough that there is no further pressure of long cotton on the market. Hubbard, Price & Co. say there seems to be no immediate prospect of any de er; as in the movemen s though offerings of cotton from the un counted towns for the last day or two have been very small, and by the next week the reduction in such offerings Avill be apparent in the movements to the ports. It is this antic ipation wdiich to-day's steadiness dis counted. , THE SUN'S COTTON REVIEW. . New York. Jan. 22. The Suns cotton review says: Cotton declined 8 to 11 pomts, but recovered most or all of this and closed firm. Sides were 234,000 bales. Liverpool declined 5 to -H points, closing easy, with spot sales of 12,000 bales at a decline of l-16d. In Man chester yarns were easier and in cioths not much doing. New Orleans -declined 10 points and ' regained the loss. ' Spot prices here were 1-1 Gc lower. Sales were 285 for spinning. There was 1.1 (i cent at Galveston. St. Louis and New Orleans, 1-16 to cent at . Aivu-ta. cent at Mobile, -Norfolk and 'l Savannah"; and f cent at Wilmington. New Orleans sold 4,500 bales. The Southern-markets are slow. Port receipts were ' "8 214 bales, against 26,770 this day last week and 15.07?) last year;' thus- far this week, 54,060 bales, against 4'.;ll fne time last week, 7,388 last yer and 11. ,u(, KiIps for all ports on the same day iast year. There were no receipts at St. Lsui$ to-day, against 1.450 bales this day kvt year. - - Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Norman in "Blue Grass." "Blue Grass," the play, will' be . pre - senteu at the Opera House to-morrow evening. The Philadelphia Ledger has the following to say in its favor: . "The story presents a delightful picture of s ci ;ty and home lifc in the blue grass rtMrion ot JvenuicKv. i.vc tFv., charming situations u..i interesting ad ventures mark the progress of the piece, which is replete with thrilling .interest, and the cast has been selected with care. The scenery used rendered the staging pretty and effective." Box sheat open this morning. Above Averythins Else. T)r Pierce's Golden Aieuicai purifies the blood. By this means, it reaches Guilds up. and invigorates every part of the swem For every blcod-taint and disorder and from every disease that comes from an inaenve fiver or impure blood it is the only remedy so sare and effective that it can be B uTfi"to benefit or cure, youbaveyour mTheLbdiCseases are many. They're differ ent in form, but they're like m treatment. Rouse up the torpid liver into healthful ac tion, thoroughly purify and enrich l&e blood, and tueres a positive cure, lne ' Discovery" does this, as nothing else can. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Biliousness; all Bronchial, Throat and Lung Affections; pvptv form of Scrofula, even Consumption ir Lung-scrofula) in its earlier stages; and the most stubborn Skin and Scalp Diseases are completely cured by it. jMild, gentle, soothing and healing is Dr. Sage's Catarrh Kemedy. Only 50 cents; by druggists. SENATE. Washington, Jan. 22. A remon strance from the Knights of Labor against the issue of Government bonds was pre sented by Senator Hoar. The resolution offered last Thursday by Senator Call instructing the Commit tee on Civil Service to examine into the condition of the Civil Service law and the expediency of its retrenchment or increase, was laid before the Senate, and an amendment was offered to it by Sen ator Berry, directing the committee to report also the number of persons, em ployed in the classified service from each State and Territory and, as far as possi ble, tlie political party to which they be long. : '. Senator Berry' remarked that the law had been called non-partisan, but he be lieved that it was -a regular party ma chine, which was used to keep Republi cans in office. It was alleged, he said, that five out of every six persons em ployed in the classified service belonged to the Republican party and that was unj fair and unjust. He did not know whether the law could be repealed or not, but he believed that it should be modified and its operations restricted. ' Senator Cockrell asked whether the responsibility for retention of Republ cans in office was in the law or in the Executive. Senator Berry said that he did not know where the responsibility lay, but he did know that the Civil Service law and rules were not carried out in a non partisan way and that some of the most extreme Republicans were holding office under a Democratic administration. He believed that a : Democratic President ought to be surrounded by political friends "and not by those who weie continually doing what they could to make his administration a failure. Senator Wolcott moved to strike out of Senator Berry's amendment the part that requires the politics of employes to be reported. Who, he asked, could tell their politics? There were men who, six months ago had entertained certain political views and who had ' since changed those views radically. The best test of the fairness of the civil service condmission was that the members of each political party found the most fault with it when their own party was in power. He agreed with Senator Berry that the President should be surrounded by his political friends; but it was not always the fault of his political friends that he was not so surrounded. Laughter. j Senator Cockrell suggested that the dates of appointment should be reached, as such dates would indicate very clearly the political party to which the appoin tees belonged, and Senator Wolcotfe adopted the suggestion. After further discussion Senator Wol cott's amendment was agreed to, and Senator Berry's amendment so amended was agreed to, and the resolution was adopted. . ' . i The credentials of Senator Martin, Democrat of Virginia, for the term be ginning March 4, 1894, were presented and placed on file. : . The resolution offered last Thursday bv Senator Peffer on the subject of notice of the issue of bonds, declaring that the Secretary of the Treasury had no lawful authority for issuing or selling such bonds, was laid before the Senate and was dis cussed for nearly three hours. Senator Peffer held the floor most of the time, vieidine. however, for other Senators to interpose remarks. One, of the most pregnant of these remarks was made by the Populist Senator from Nebraska (Allen) and had reference to the proposition on the part of the Knights of Labor to apply to the courts for an injunction to pre vent the issue of bonds. He suggested that the courts might decline to inter fere with the Executive branch of the Government and that the best way would be to allow the bonds to be issued and then to enjoin their payment. The resolution went over without action till to-morrow, when it will be further discussed by Senator Stewart. There was a short executive s ession and afterwards, at 4:30 o'clock p. m., the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, v HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. There was a very small attendance of members on the floor and of visitors in the galleries when the third and last week of the tariff debate in the House opened. Pursuant to the special order adopted last Friday, . the sugar schedule was taken up, Mr. Blanchard asked unanimous con sent that the Louisiana delegation be given one hour out of the three allowed this subject and that the chair should control the other two, and it was so ordered. At 1:55 o'clock, on motion of Mr, Turner, the committee rose and the Speaker laid before the noose the presi dent's message on Hawaiian affairs. Im mediately after the reading of the mes sage it was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. , . Mr. Boutelle arose to a Question of personal privilege. The correspondence .showed, i he said, that the Government oftl-e United States and its Ministers abroad were still engaged in an attempt to incite insurrection in a country with which we. were at peace. And .the duty of Congress in the matter was so obvious that he could net conceive that the Speaker would any longer persist in in terposing his will against an expression by the House in the matter. He would, therefore, call up his privileged resolu tion,f which was reported to the House sotnatime ago. ' Tlife Speaker tried to call Mr. Boutelle to order and there were cries from the Democratic side for the regular order, and Mr. Hatch called the Speaker's at tention to the fact that- the gentleman from Maine was violating the rules of the House in not taking his seat when called to order. Mr. Boutelle said he was in order, but he did not take his seat. The Speaker remarea tnai me genc man was violating ine ruies eve- he said he was obeying tnem. Mr. Boutelle I rose to a point order. , . , The Speaker The gentleman cannot rise to a question of privilege and violate the rules. , . Mr. Boutelle Am I not allowed to speak? -.''" The Speaker The sergeant-at-arms will request the gentleman to take his seat. ' . The sereeant-at-arms appeared bear- in- the mace and Mr. Boutelle took his seat for the time being. The Speaker then put the question upon Mr. Wilsons motion that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole and as the Republicans refrained fromVoting and only 179 Democrats voted in the affirmative, Mr. Boutelle made the point or no quoiuw, and Boutelle as tellers. Whereupon Mr. Boutelle inquired whether he was quali fied to act as a teller? The Speaker The chair will regard that as a declination "and appoint the gentleman from Illinois, (Hopkins) and the gentleman from . West Virginia, (Wilson) tellers. The gentleman from Main will gain nothing by such tactics. A quorum of Democrats appeared and the Speaker announced the vote as be ing 180 in the affirmative and none in the negative and the House, thereupon, resolved itself into Committee of the Whole. -" The amendments and substitutes pre sented to the sugar schedule were then read, prior to taking a vote upon them.- The first amendment was one offered by Mr. McRae, suspending the bounty on sugar and putting sugar on the free list. To thia amendment Mr. Meiklejohn, Republican, of Nebraska, offered an amendment, substituting the provisions of the existing law. Mr. tlarter, Democrat, of Ohio, offered a substituteabohshing . the bourlty on sugar ahd putting a discriminating tax on all sugars, rawand refined. , MriPrice, Democrat,-of Ixiuisiana. of fered"lan amendment, to the Bubspttrte providing for a tariff tstx on sugar. ' Mr. Meiklejohn's amendment was then voted on, and " was defeated yeas, 82; nays, 158. Among those .whrxyoted for this amendment were the followmgTJem ocrats: Messrs. Davey, Robertson, Meyer, Price and Blanchard, all of Louisiana Mr. Price's amendment was also de feated yeas, 19; nays, 149. The f ol lowing Demrjcrats voted for the amendment: Messrs. Boatner, Price, Blanchard, Black of filinois, Bailey of Texas, Dav.ey and Mer. The vote was then taken on the McRae amendment, and it was agreed to on a vote by tellers yeas, 135, nays, 60. Among those who voted for the amend ment were the following Republicans: Grosvenor, Dalzell, Ellis, Moon, Keifer, McCall, Cannon, Wilson of Washington, Lacey, Hoskins, Haugen, McDowell, Settle, Scranton, Marsh, Doolittle and Funk. . Mr. Rpbertson, Dumocrat, of Louisiana, offered an amendment providing for a tarfrl tax on sugar. To this amendment Mr. Warner, Dem ocrat, of New York, offered an amend ment putting refined sugar on the free list. ' . Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, of fered a substitute providing for a duty of lc per pound on molasses, syrup', and all cane juice; beet juice, sugar sweep ings, etc. - Mr. Warner's amendment was first voted on and was agreed to by a vote of 137 to 52 in the negative nearly all the Republicans voting in the affirmative. The Breckinridge ! amendment was then lost by a vote of 67 to 144. -The committee then rose, but imme diately resumed its fittings in the hope that the Robertson.amendment might be passed, but the committee could not agree,' and at 5:46 dpcloek it again rose and the House took a recess till 8 o'clock. THEIR LAST RESOURGE. THE DU VAIi CLUB APPLY FOB AN INJUNCTION. .. Gjovernor Dac- reach That COMMERCIAL NEWS. when Stocks and Bonds in New York The Grain and Provision Markets of Chicago. New York, Jan. 22. The course of the market at the opening of the Stock Ex change to-day was a disappointment to the bulls, who were looking 1 for higher prices on the heavy subscriptions to the new Government loan and last week's enormous gain in the bank reserve. Lon don did not respond to Saturday's rise in the local trade and, in fact, cables were lower all around. The weakness abroad was due to the drop in silver and the fear of complications growing out of the Indian council's action of last week. The foreigners sold Louisville and Nash ville, Union Pacific, Atchison and St. Paul. This, together with a break in American Sugar from 82 to 80T for the common, and from 8o to 83 for the preferred, upset calculations for a time. When the pressure against Sugar was lifted ' and the London sell ing abated the whole list started up and a sharp rise ensued. Sugar was sold at the start on a theory, that Con gress would impose an additional tax on raw sugar and not make a corresponding increase in the duty pn refined, as well as on the Philadelphia litigation now progressing and the reduction of 1-16 to c. per pound in the price of refined sugar made public by the company to day. The glencral list as estimated soon cut away from American sugar and ad vanced sharplv. the Grangers showing the srreatest strength. St. Paul moved up to 60, Northwestern to 104, Rock Island to G3f, and Burlington to 77. The December statement of the North western, showing that the gross loss for the month was considerable 'below pre vious : estimates made by Stock Ex change operators, had a good effect on the stock and incidentally on the other Grangers. Other strong stocks were New England, Chicago Gas, and the V-anderbilts. The debate in Congress over the Sugar schedule had a tendency to check business at the board during the afternoon and also led to lightly lower range of prices, owing to sales by holders, who were disposed to take the wni. nnssible view'of Congressional ac tion in the matter. When Sugar rallied to 811 in the last hour of business the other market improved and left off tol erablv firm. Net changes for the day show' gains of i to 1 per cent., except for Louisville and Nashville, Missouri Pacific, Reading and Union Pacific, which lost i to. i per cent. Sugar is down and. the . preferred i per cent. The total sales were 218,000 shares. Rail way and- miscellaneous bonds were higher. Chicago, Jan. 22. At the opening of the wheat market to-day trades were made over a range of lc, but the tone was a strong one. That was all changed later on. The opening was about i to ic higher than Saturday's close, held steady for a time, then decline f to lc The close was at a net loss tf c for the day. Tne same may be said of the corn mar ket as of wheat. The market opened ic higher than Saturday's close, sold up another fraction, than sold off lc. The c lose was ic under Saturday's. Oafs were firm at the opening. When wheat and corn declined, oats followed and at the close a loss of i to jc for the day was the result. There was a boom in the hog market, with prices higher and unusual activity was reported. This resulted in a strong opening for the product. Afterwards there was some general selling, accom panied by an easier feeling, but shortly before the close Armour and the Cudahy Packing company appeared as liberal hnvors of nork. and prices asrain climbed up, closing at the outside with May pork 25c higher than Saturday, May lard closed 7ic higher and May ribs 174c higher. ,1 Jude Call Asked to Restrain the Sheriff from Interfering with the Fight The Matter to he Heard To-Day Rumors of All Kinds Concerning the Fight Afloat Sports - Arriving. . JacksokvUjLE, Fla-v Jan. 22.-pThe Duval Athletic club is making ft last desperate effort to pull off the Corbett Mitchell mill in the arena which has been built in this city; despite Mitchell, Sheriff Broward and thb talion of State troops which will here to-morrow or Wednesday. effort was made this evening and is in the shapW of an appeal to Judge Rhydon Call, of the State Circuit court, for an injuction to restrain the sheriff from invading the property of the club or in any way interferring with the proposed o-called glove contest. . - " . The bill was filed in the Circuit court late this afternoon by Col. Cockrell, attorney for the club, and Judge Call agreed to' hear argument upon it at 11 clock to-morrow morning. Sheriff Broward has been notified to be present, as have also State's Attorney Hartridge and County Solicitor Christie. As soon as State's Attorney Hartridge was notified of the proceedings he wired the Governor, outlining the text of the bill and asked instructions. This pro cedure practically puts the settlement of the case in the hands of Judge Call. If he refues the injunction, it will proveua knock-out blow for the club. If how ever, he grants the injunction, it will strengthen the club's hand, but not ne cessarily down the Qovernor. The Gov ernor has jaid time and again that he would regard the decision of no Circuit court as to the prizeTght, but has urged the fclub to get a decision from the Supreme court. The club refused to go to tne bupreme court becauseit knew it would lose. If Judge Call grants the in junction Governor Mitchell will have an opportunity to do what he has repeatedly said he would do namely, that he would disregard the Circuit pourfcand declare martial law in Jacksonville, Those close to him say that is what he will ri r in r r Turin'- l"oll rrvrx lifa -V a T tihon. Col. Cockrell, who filed the bill for the club, said to the Southern Associated Press correspondent: "Yes, a bill has been filed setting up the declaration of Sheriff Broward of his purpose to take possession by an armed force of the club's arena where a scientific glove contest is to be held. The bill sets up also that these declarations of the sheriff have interfered with the sale of tickets and the success of the enterprise. The articles-aTagreement betweenCorbettand MitflfsfU and the city ordinance legaliz- s glove contests are made parts of the bill. To-morrow we will ask to have the in junction made perpetual restrain ing Sheriff Broward from taking posses sion of the arena or interferring with the entrance of any person therein as spec- THE SIMMONS CONTEST. of Mill t' Shorten Time. Lancaster, Pa., Jan 22. Notice has hpfin posted in Conetora cotton mills, Nos. 1 and 2, owned by John Farnum & Co., and employing over 2,000 hands, that on and after February 1st the mills will be operate four days a week. The notice concludes with the announcement that unless trade brightens a reduction and re-adjustment of wages will take place. For the past several months the rnills have been running only on half time. - - i Tha Speaker appointed Messrs. Wilson A quicK and permanent cure. Mr. J. M. Ceesler, 1410 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, i: "I take great, pleasure m saving case of neuralgia in my family, I lvation Oil effectual and speedy in Keesler, Md., says that in a i found Salvation Oil effectual an the cure q the patient." tatoi or participant in said exhibition." "But," asked the Southern Associated Press correspondent, in the event in junction is granted, would not the Gov ernor declare martial law ?" v "What, declare martial law because a court happens to differ from hi; opinion? Oh no." Col. Cockrell refused to discuss the matter further. , The club people are feeling jubilant to-night. They are asserting that Judge Call will grant the injunction and that the hsrht will occur in the arena in Jack sonviile. They are banking largely ou the fact that eJudge Call, when county solicitor under the administration of Governor Fleming, practically declared that there was no law in Florida against glove contests. At that time there was a so-called glove contest at the opera house and one of the principals knocked out. The moral element urged Governor Fleming to act, and the Governor instructed Mr. Call as county solicitor to prosecute. The principals were, indicted and arrested. Mr. Call examined the law and when the time came for trials advised Governor Flem ing that he could find no. statute under which the fighters could be convicted. Governor Fleming then looked up the law and consented for Mr. Call to dis miss the indictments. After that time glove contests were of rather frequent occurrence, j The club now hopes that if Judge Call refuses the injunction, he will in dismissing the bill, state that no violation of the law is contemplated by the proposed contest. The question is, ?rill Call, the judge, sustain Call, the ounty solicitor m the latter's opinion rendered several years ago that glove contests are not prohibited by Florida law. Should Judge Call sustain his opinion as county solicitor, then the only re source left Governor Mitchell is to de- clare martial law. As has been stated, those close to Governor Mitchell say he will do it. If the Goyernor does declare martial law, the club will have to take to the woods, and a rather narrow neck of woods at that. It leaked out here this evening that the club has had trouble in securing railroad accommodations. It is said that the Plant system, the Flagler sys tem and the Florida Central and Peninsular system, are backing the Governor- and have refused the propositions of the club people to, charter trains to carry the crowds to the fight. 'This leayes the club only one road, the Jacksonville and Mayport, a short line running to Corbett's training quarters. If it be true that the fight will have to take place along this twenty miles of road, interference by the author ities is almost a certainty. The troops could march the twenty miles if they could not get a train in time to stop the fight-. Many people here, however, discredit the report that the big roads have refused accommodations, and assert that these rumors and the bill of injuuetion are part of the club's scheme, to blind the authorities as to the real point chosen for the fight. The club has acceded to "Honest" John Kelley's demands in re gard to the purse, and it is 6aid that the money will be paid over to him to-morrow. Kelly is authority for this state ment. Kelly returned from St. Augus tine this evening where lie had been to see MitehelL He reported that Mitchell was ready to fight. Kelly quotes Mitchell as savins: that he is ready to meet Corbett in the presence of twelve men and withoutarjy purse if thefightc; U be had in no other way. "But,' naively added, the Englishman, "I want the purse if possible" - The story sent out by special corre spondents last night that Mitchell had sprained an ankle was a rank fake. Kelly reports him in the pink of condi tion. . - The threatened proceedings against dorbett for forcibly entering a house at Mayport did not materialize. Brady got wind of it and arranged with Myer, the Owner of the house. The arrivals are picking, up. About 300 sports got in to-day from St. Louis, New Orleans, Memphis and other points. The club , people are still hopeful that enough people will arrive to Justify them in "going on wiin ine nguu ne oeiuug is still 2 to 1 on Corbett, Bitter Feeling Against Senator Vance The Roscower-Bntler Fight Ill ness of an Old Raleighite. Messenger Bureau, ) , Raleigh, Jan. 22. i Sheriff R. D. Harris, of Hyde county, to-day completed his settlement of State taxes, paying in $2,686.04. . ! Richard Mansfield, the well known actor, appears here at the Academy of Music next Saturday in Beau BrummelL Mr. H. C. Brown, clerk to the Railway Commission, returned to Raleigh to-day, after a visit to Cuba. , There is a great deal of bitter feeling, prominent Democrats here say very frankly, against Senator Vance, for Ins continued fight against Jur. Simmons conformation. They make no bones of saving that it is the worst step the SenH ator -ever attempted to take. Mr. James S. Battle, one or JNasn county's most prominent citizens, is said to be very sick at Spring Hope. He has brain fever. , The members of hts family were to-day summoned to his bedside. Private Secretary S. r . Telfair and Capt, Ed. B. Englehard left yesterday for Monteomerv. Ala., to be present at the marriage Wednesday of Mr. Charles Holt and Miss Eugenia Jones, daughter of the - Governor of Alabama. Mr. Thomas M. Holt, Jr., the groom's brother, will be hi3 best man. Mr. W. Dallas Haywood, one of Ral eigh's oldest citizens and its oldest living ex-mayor, is quite sick. His age is 8a years. 1 " 1 here have been two fights at Golds- boro between Marion Butler and editor Roscower. in both of which third parties had a hand. 'There were two trials Satur day. Butler and Roscower were fined $10 and costs each, in each case; while Dr. Pat Exum, who was the Third Party nominee for Governor, was fined $10, and Holland, a one-legged veteran, was fined $3. Division ' in. the States of the Federal School Fund. Washington, Jan 22. The report on the basis of division of the funds appro priated by Congress among white and colored schools in the Southern States, prepared at the Request of the bureau of education, has been submitted to the Secretary of the Interior. Secretary Smith has approved it and he will adopt the recommendations that thg division made by the various State Legislatures be approved, unless found grossly in equit- a Vita Wlnra nn niiifi hi A QTnArtirn K UU1V, W A 11V LX Vl.1- JUV1 UAW ment has yet been proposed the basis of division now in force will remain until thedegislative intent is made known. The amount appropriated was flo.uuo for each State and Territory, to be -paid at the berinning of the fiscal year. The following States are cited as having proposed an equitable division of fuunds, with the basis in each: AiaDama, scnooi population; Arkansas, arbitrary division, white S-llthsftsolored 3-llths; Delaware, arbitrary, white 4-5ths, colored l-5th; Florida, arbitrary, white i, colored ..... - : .. -1 . ; . , ,sO,-.,.rw1 i. VJICUl JJ, lk, XL 1 1,1 til J , Will Lt.. , W1U1CU tj, Mississippi, school population; Missouri, school population; North Carolina, school population; Texas, arbitrary, white , colored ; WestVirginia, arbi trary, white f, colored i; South Carolina, arbitrary, white . colored ; objected to by the department and payment to the State refused; division by the Legisla ture rat-led by Congress by act of July 26,1892. ft CASE FOR JUDGE LYNGH TWO MEN IN ROXBORO JAIL TO BE TRIED IN HIS COURT. They Strangle the Jailor and Make Their. Escape Their Recaptnre Lynching Prevented by Con servative j Men 4- Another ' Gat hering-of Angry Men y , Threaten to Lynch Them.j Special to the Messenger. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 22. A special to night from Roxboro, the county seat of Person county, gives news regarding the strangling of the county . jailor in jail here. His name was Willis Royster and he had entered the corridor of the jail yesterday morning to f efed the prisoners. Among the prisoners were Logan Mead ows and Jasper Robertson, both desper ate criminals. They sprang upen Royster and . quickly stirigled j him to death, though lie made a ' brave resistance. They made comparatively little noise arid after they had killed 'Royster made their escape. ' i Armed and mounted men quickly fol lowed and both murderers were captured in the afternoon. Angry crowds gath" ered about the village, iready to lynch the murderers. Many good citizens urged that this be not done and the intensely excited people for the time dispersed. To-day people again began to pour into the little town and there are many threats to lynch. Cool men are oring to allay the excitement. There is yet fear of lynching at any moment. , i A HANDSOME DIVIDEND. pes? antxtlttrrxtnts. New Dress Goods. Dress Making Department E DESIRE TO CALL THE AT- The Heirs ot Mrs. Mary Smith More head Paid-$40,000 Marshal Car roll's Bond Made Up. tsec.at to Uie Messenger. Raleigh, Jan. 22. W.j T. Knight, of Edgecombe county, has made a full tax settlement, paying in $10,j360. O. J. Carroll, appointed; United States marshal of this district, jto-day sent his bond for $20,000 to Judge Seymour at Newbern. - I To-day the heirs of the estate of Mrs. Mary Smith Morehead wep paid a $40. 000 dividend here. This la after all the legacies are paid. Other dividends will be paid. DeathofMr. Winston Fnlton: Special to the Messenger. Mount Airy, N, C, Jan. 22. -Mr. Winston Fulton died here to-day, of paralysis, aged 73 years. He was one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of the county. He represented Surry county in the Legislature in 1883 and was prominently laennnea witn tne building of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Vallev railroad, of which he was a director. tention of our out-of-town patrons to the excellence of our Dress Making Department. Since the opening of this department last September, we have met with the most .flat: termor .success. . : We also wish to state that our designer made two out of three of the costumes which endeaZ received first premium at the World's Fair. This premium carries all the more honor with it from the fact that all the other com petitors were Paris Artists . "" . The same excellence of style, fit and - work manship which won for the American dresses the first premium at Chicago, characterizes sent out from, our work- garments No the Constitutional Prohibitio Iowa.' Des Moines, Jan. 22. -The Supreme court to-day decided the famous case of J. Harvey against W. M. "McFarland, Secretary of State, involving the consti tutionality of the prohibitory amend ment to the State Constitution adopted in 1882. Ten years ago the Supreme court decided that, owiue: to certain errors in the journals of the General As sembly, tiie amendment was noc constitu tionally adopted "and, therefore, void. The State Temperance Alliance found proof that these errors were in the journals only and that all the constitu tional requirements were complied wdth. This action was brought by mandamus nroceedinsrs to compel the Secretary of State to furnish the plaintiff a copy of the amendment, the alliance hoping thus to cret the old question before tne hu nreme courts That tribunal, however, refuses to re-open the question, and holds that Secretary McFarland cannot be compelled to decide as to the legal effect of any of the. records in his custody, and he is just as much bound by, tne decision oi this court that the alleged amendment was not leeallv adopted as any other public officer or private! citizen of State. . : This decision puts a thai quietus on constitutional prohibition in . Iowa, and leaves nothin of prohibition but the statute, which will probably be defeated by the present Legislature. Another Snprenie Court Nomination. Washington, Jan. 22.4-The President to-dav sent to the Senile the name of Wheeler H. Peckhamj of New York, to be associate justice of the Supreme court of the United States, j lie is brother of Tnrio-A Rnfna Peckham. of the New York Court of Appeals. He was appointed district attorney by Mr. Cleveland when v was Governor of New York, but sub- tW reaiened. Although New York Senators decline to talk, it is un dprstnorl that the nomination is distaste- fulto them, but that they would have been erlad to have seen the name of tViA brother sent in for the place. The inrlifltions seem to be that the Horn blower struggle will be renewed against this nominee. The executive session of tlie Senate this afternoon was confined to the con sideration of routine business. The nom ination of Mr. Peckham to the Supreme bench, under the rule, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, which committee will not meet until next Mon day, "j- m m m, ' Miss Lillian Iiswis Bets on Mitchell. Charleston, S. C. , Jan. 22. Draft No." 491,165 for $500 drawn by the First National bank, Charleston, on the Na. tional Park bank, New York, was posted here to-day by Miss Lillian Lewis, against $800 of ; local money on the Corbett- Mitehell contest. Miss ijiuian wi3 pet ting that Mitchell would , come out first best. The Lillian Lewis company do not play January 25th, the day of the fight, but lay off in Jacksonville. In Atlanta Miss Lewis placed $1,200 the same way. It is reported that the Duval club has arranged so that Miss Lewis will be one of the spectators of the big glove contest. ; aU the rooms. - - We have just received a few late novel and very choice shades in very styiisn textures for late Winter Toilettes - Correspondence Solicited. r - W.H.R.S. TUCKER-CO, RALEIGH. N C. More Hawaiian Communications. Washington, Jan. 22. The President transmitted to Congress to-day some ad ditional Hawaiian correspondence, but 1 : : , J" it was not of a sensational character. Minister Willis, under date of January 6th, reports the resignation of Vice President Hatch, '-under the necessity ot heroing beyond the limits of the country. and the election ot w. u. wilder to tne i vacancy, and the separation of the office of minister of foreign affairs from the presidency as previously reported in the United Press enspatcnes. under me same date he savs: "I send herewith the petition ot tne 'Hui Aloha Ainia,' a Hawaiian patronic leasrue. an association which claims to represent over B.000 legal voters." The memorial which is addressed to the President, starts out by saying: 'The Hawaiian people are moved witii tne deepest concern in view of the delayed J and ' uncertain condition of allairs in Hawaii and also of the active hostility that seems to have suddenly developed in the United States against the policy of your excellency and uie American i . . ,, . , , . . . j administration regarding our unhappy Sideboards, Hat Racks, China Closets. Ladies countrv ana me iusi restoration ui uui national nionarcny. (Times are Hard, Money is Tight You Need Furniture. We Have It. WE ARE PREPARED TO MEET THE ISSUES. WE WILL SELL A 10 F16G6 Oak Suit ol Furniture tor $35.00. TERMS. $10.00 CASH, BALANCE $6.00 PER MONTH. Neill. L-XMr. , A Statement From Henry M. New Orleans, La., Jan. 22. Henry M. Neiil furnishes the Southern Associated Press correspondent with thej following statement concerning his esti mates of the cotton crop: "Telegrams and circulars sent out from New York last week by parties whose names are well known, announced thatj 'Neill has reduced his estimate to 74.' Some said 'Neill, London' other simply Neill.' In either form there was no truth in the statement; on the contrary, m my letter of the 16th and in the London circular of the 18th, the estimate of 77 minimum was strongly affirmed. As one of our London friends says in a cable received this morning, 'It was a bull invention.' I leave ft? to others to characterize the conduct of these New York writers, and to judge how weak must be their position when they find it necessary to resort to such desperate expedients."11 ! ; Reaction of Wages. Philadelphia, Jan. 22. Owing to the business depression and the consequent falling off in the railway traffic, there will be a general reduction of wages on the Norfolk and Western road on Feb- uarv 1st. The employes will not alone be the sufferers, as the officers had their oalaripa reduced on the first of the year. The reduction will result in a saving of about $300,000 annually. - Mrs. Nancy Wirts, 1201 Caroline St., Bal timore, Md , thus gives her experience: V e have used Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup and have never found its equal for our children." George W. Childs' Condition Serious. Philadelphia, Jan. 22, George W. Childs' physicians reported this after noon that he is a trifle better. It was stated authoritively, however, that his condition is serious and that one of the doctors is constantly in attendance. ; Desks, Combination Cases, Parlor Suits, Odd Pieces of Furniture, Toilet Sets. In fact everything in Furniture anjl House Furnishings sold on the same pro- portionate terms. The Best Goods! The Lowest Prices. LIBERAL TERMS. THE MOST fb. 16 South Front St. gp The Cheapest Furniture House in North Carolina. Rome, Jan. 22. Searches made in the public gardens at Catania, Sicily, have resulted in the discovery of three cases of dynamite labelled with the name of a foreign Anarchist committee. A box of fuses was also found in the same place, Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report O ABSQULTfELY P3JRS Vv I Grand Clearing Out Sale at S.H.FISHBUflTE'S Commencing Monday,. January 2 2d, 1894. we shall inaugurate a grand semiannual clearing out sale in order to make room for our large . new Spring Stock, which is now being manufactured for us. Great value. 122.00 SUIT AT $15.00 -20.50 " 13.50 15.00 " J' 10.00 This Overcoat in English Coaching Tan, valued at $10.00 for $6.50. OVERCOATS AT COST. Balance of our Winter Underwear will be sold at a BIG SACRIFICE, and all other goods at same propor tion. These goods are all new. No shelve worn goods in the house. Call early before the styles and sizes are all picked over. LATEST STYLES HATS. IN DTJNLAP H. FISHBLflTE, KillG GlOtllier. No. 25 and 27 North Front St. v - ; '' i:-t , 4 2 - H - if it i r I 5' I h If ii ! : j . V 1' ' 3. I' 1 j;