North Carolina Newspapers

", i." -... . - !. - -. - - ..-. . 4$ KM 4 .... tl ESTABLISHED 1867 i L j. 4 WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1894. . TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. At the close of business yesterday the treasury balance was 5134,258,007, of which $102,123,585 was in gold, all of which except $8,000,1X10 had been paid in for new bonds. The Government receipts for the month amount to f 9,000,000 and expenditures $11, OOO.OOOl So far this year the deficit is $48,- 000.000: The Treasury Department will soon begin work on more public buildings and by early spring work will be under way on seventy -six such buildings. r-Secretary' Herbert has appointed a medical board to inquire iato the sanity of Lieut. Fillette, of tjie marine corps. A. collision of passen ger trains near Rosa, La., occurred yesterday, caused by one engineer disobeying orders. The engineer of one of the trains was ' killed The railroad olHce at Sparta, Ills , was broken into by masked men at 1 o'clock Friday morning, the operator boind and gagged and the safe robbed. Lucien D. Starke has secured an attachment for $100, 000 against the IUchmond and West Point Terminal company. The defalcations of Cashier Love, of the Watkins,- N. Y., bank amount to $100,000. The eleventh of the twelve 13-inch guns to be used in our navy was successfully jacketed yesterday at the Washington navy yard. One of these guns was to be -tested at Indian Head proving grounds to-morrow, and it was found that the railroad track was not strong enough to transport it. The Old Dominion steam ship. Yorktown was successfully launched at Chester, Ta , yesterday Gladstone passed throujrh Paris yesterday on-his re turn to London. It is reported that Lobengula, King of the Malabeles, is dead. Twelve German and Italian Anarchists have been expelled from' Switzerland. Six dispensary constables raid Florence hunting for blind tigers yesterday but found nothing.- The temporary court house at Lillington was burned Friday morning. All the court papers and records were lost. - Two miles east of Fayetteville yesterday a white man named Capps cut the throat of a negro, though not fatally wounding him. Marion Butler has been elected presi dent of the National Farmers' Alliance. Work is being pushed on the buildings for the car wheel works at Raleigh. The plant will be ready for work in ninety days Col. J. M. Heck, of Raleigh, died in Phila delphia yesterday. One blockade still is captured in Wake county and another in Granville: "Thos. A. Miller, former busi ness managepof the iV ami Observer, died yesterday at Raleigh. The steamer Hilary, whi$h has just reached New York from Pernambuco,' brings the latest news of Brazilian affairs in that quarter. The Federal court in Florida has ordered the re turn to Cuba of the. twenty-three Chinese recently captured at Boca Chica. Federal . Judge Boarmann. decides on "a writ of habeas corpus that the Cuban cigar makers at Key West were not guilty of violating the immigration laws.- The Government cot ton crop report estimates that 92.2 per cent, of the crop has passed out of producers' hands.- In a 10-foot cage at Huntington, W. Ya., yesterday there was a fight be- . tween a catamount and a bull dog. The latter won. I There are eighty-nine cases of small-pox at the pest house in Chicago. Hon. J. J. Ingalls denies that he was converted by Sam Jones. During the fire at Atlanta Friday night the assistant chief fell lour stories down a shaft and could ncj be released until the fire was gotten under control. He is badly, hurt. The grand jury of the Federal court at Dallas, Texas, have indicted a numborof bank officials in North Texas. One of Savannah's mounted policemen was killed by a negro desperado yesterday. It is said the sugar, coal and iron Senators will form a combination ; against the Tariff bill if these schedules do not please them. There was-fighting at Rio yesterday, the insurgents having landed troops.- Congressman Wilson, j of West Virginian-was-too sick to speak at Kansas City last night. j Governor Tillman's Gentlemen Raid Florence. j Special to the Messenger. Florence, S. C, Feb. 10. Six of Governor Tillman's gentlemen, Elliott in the lead, went through several establishments pass ing for blind tigers, to-day, but failed to. get a bite. The constables marched by twos, the sheriff in command, and two, police guarding the rear. Behind these the crowd, which Invariably gathers to watch the hunt, followed with mild Kibes and jokes. No trouble arose. Everything 'was done quietly and in order. No arrests were made. IN A PERILOUS POSITION. Atlanta's Assistant Fire Chief Impris oned in a Burning Building Cas ualties of the Li very Stable ' Fire Last Night. ; Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 10. James H. McMil lan died to-day from the effect of his inju ries received in the Venable livery stable fi-re last night. McMillan was fifty years old. He came here from Knoxville Wednesday, with a carload of mules. lie was a paralytic and had a negro to carry him and wheel him about. The negro was not in the build ins; when it began to burn, and the firemen did not find McMillan until the room in which he was lying was in a mass of names. He was. then taken out of a window, but he had been horribly burned.; 1 Jake Emmit, assistant fire chief, is at the hospital with two broken -ribs, ; a broken nose, and burned face and hands. His hfr and mustache' were burned oil. 'Enfmits experience! was singular: He fell down '-fnnr KtAriis throiish a shaft. He could not get out and nis fellow firemen coald not - v . ... I j.i re ach the opening to uie wau uuui ium Was Uliuerroimui. j " , " , he was penned in, expecting tiie Dries: ana it'ii) i. tr fall uoon him. Chas. McAllister a printer, , who was burned, is in a critical condition. The doc tors tkink that the others will recover. Tom White, a printer, was arrested after the'tire charged with refusing to surrender ill,UW-b.elonging to McMillan, McMillan's " purse was left in the room where he slept, when he was carried out. White went up to the room and got the purse - from a wo tiihii stntini? that McMillan sent him for it. After McMillan died to-day White admitted that he had the purse. He told the detectives where to tret a StXX) check and a small sum in cash. The detectives think that there is more cash somewhere. White was released tn-nisrht on bond. He was drunk when he got the purse and hid it.- A "liuii down'' "and "used-up" reeling is me nrst warning hat vnur liver isn r, uoiug us work. And wi-cli a tornid liver and :!:e impure blood that follows it, you're an easy prey to all sorts of ailments. That is the time to take l)r Petfree's Golden Medical Discovery. As or. annotizin?. restorative tonic, to repel .ijoaan uml build ud the needed flesh and 4rmit h there s noininK 10 euuai i. n j-"t -- - . - i i.i.f nf;nn ne8 every organ iuuj ucanuiui hluuu, ro. ina onri pnriches the blood, braces up P.ur t.a Et'Bwm. and restores health and the w W.V J ' vigor. Aieanp. caused by a disordered v .r,Voure blood, it is the only guaran Jiver or iLVurcr, 4(. linDKn-t benefit or xure. teed remeu y- ' ey back. n every cas 'iJ" , ssno is offered, by the proprietors of Dr. ,i...,,Vi Itemed?, ior an incurable '1 i u , .1 L.ll 1 " . f Ptrr i. xneir remctijr j and permanently ceres the worst cases. t ,ho- n in for Judge Lynch. vtntr,,.,., Tenn. Feb. 10. An unknown ' ' i.j vf Tavlnr. a married lady, hH. nmn. on Straight Fork Creek, rv.wi.u ,vUf' frr Tavlor fought the an A tuao nvowfimfi DV IOrCC DDe IS in n 'critical condition. Thenegro escaped to the mountains. Armed men are in pur suit, and if captured lynching tis certain. THE PEERS MUST GO. ENGLAND ON THE EVE OP A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. The Question of Abolishing the House of Lords Becomes Acute Radicals Determined to Make the Issue The silver Crisis The Theft of Torpedo Destroyer Plans by . Officials. Losdou, Feb. 10. Copyright. There are maty signs that the country is on the eve of a grave constitutional crisis. The question of abolishing the House of Lords has become acute and it now depends upon the action of the Cabinet meeting to be held on Tuesday, whether or not the continuance of the Upper House shall be ditcussed in the first plank of the National Liberal Federa tions platform. Gladstone is unwilling to lead a campaign against the Peers, yet, he may be forced to it by a combination of Ministers insisting upon the necessity of theissue.i There is no doubt that the Cabinet favor heroic methods of dealings with he Lords. Campbeli-Pannermaa,8ecretaryJof State for War, said in a speech last evening at New Castle that the question was whether a free self-governing-community or a body of ir responsible hereditary Peers ought to pre vail. Professor Bryce, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said to a liberal meeting in Liverpool: "If the nouse of Lords will force the conflict, we must clear away the bar on which so many vessels freighted with useful legislation have been wrecked." Sir Charles iiussell, Attorney General, de clared in addressing the Liberals of Wise beach: "The question is now whether the Lords, sitting by accident of birth, can be allowed to mangle an act passed by the chosen representatives of the people." These extracts from the speeches of the most conspicuous Liberals show which way the wuid blows. Instead cf Home Rule, the abolition of the House of Lords is taking first place among the questions o'f the day, The Peers themselves, judged from their un usually industrious attendance of Parlia mentary sittings, seem to have the' con sciousness that their situation is precarious. On all votes they now turn out 200 strong against the Government. The programme that finds much favor among the Radicals just now is that the Ministers bluntly refuse to accept the Peers' amendments to the Parish Councils' and Emplopers' Liability bills and introduce a bill to reform the Upper Honse by abolish ing the system of heriditary legislators. On the strength of this action, Radicals say, the Cabinet should then appeal to the country. One obstacle to this course is Gladstone's invincible attachment to the hereditary Upper House. Another is the Premier's strong desire to see the Home Rule issue kept in the foreground of Liberal legisla tion. Despite his influence, however, the time is ripening tor the abolition of the Up per House in its present form. If the wire pullers of the National Liberal Federation have a free hand, the agitation against the Peers will become the leading question of the hour. The House of Commons will resume work on Monday and the Cabinet will meet on Tuesday. About February 22nd, Parlia ment will be prorogued, but will reassemble within a week to hear in the Queen's speech how the Government proposes to settle with the Lord's. The Hyde Park demonstration against the Lords bids fair to be the largest political gatherings ever seen in London. All the trades councils in the country will send dele gates. It is estimated that more than 500, 000 persons will march from the Thames embankment to the House of Parliament and thence to the park to hear the speeches. The silver crisis in India is the principal topic in the city. The fall of the metal to a fraction below 30d per ounce means that silver is now 50 per cent, under its currency value in the colonial empire. Thus a crown pence requires only half a crown worth of metal in its coinage. The India Govern ment are at their wits ends to devise a way of meeting the ciisis. The Anglo-Tndian banks dread the developments of the im mediate future. , The Admiralty Lords have been thrown into a state of consternation by the theft of the machinery plans of the new torpedo destroyers of the Havock type. The juoy eru ment ordered a fleet of forty-two Havocks and sent the plans t3 a private firm on the Clyde. The papers were stolen en route. Two postal officials who must have handled them have disappeared. I This week's Field says: American yachts men will be disappointed to hear that the Valkyrie will not race in American waters next season. It was expected that the Vigi lant and the Colonia would be; named to meet the Valkyrie, but it has' been defi nitely decided that neither will race with her. It would be very interesting to see the Arnjerica's cup races over again, the Valky rie having more canvass, but Lord Dun raven is right in not wishing to sail his yacht against inferior craft. The Sun's Cotton Review. Njew York, Feb. 10. The Sun's cotton re view says:- There was a rising in the clouds of the bulls. Liverpool did not decline so much1 as was expected, and the bureau re port was bullish. It stated the quantity al ready marketed at 92 2 per cent, against 87.9 per cent, at this time last year. Super intendent Hester, of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange telegraphed that the bureau re port indicates a crop of 7,250,000 bales max imum. Some people here thought that it pointed to about 7,100,000 bales. At any rate, it raised prices. After the close to-night the talk was bullish among not a few operators. How will Liverpool take the bureau report? That is matter of considerable interest. Henry Heintz & Co., were buying May. Mr. Wagedorn was a Duyer to quite a liDerai extent, v iolett & Co. bought March and May. Collins & Co. sold quite freely. Liber; pool Dougnt, ana aiso aiu some switoomg by buying the near months and selling the new crop months. The port receipts were larger than some had expected, but the fav orable factors carried the day. The receipts at the ports this week are estimated at 85. Ort0,wto 90,000 bales, against 70,889 fw the isame I week last year Kiordan & Co. said. "11ns week, for the first time, the amount of cotton tha t has come into sight is less than for the cor- i reamjiiuiiiii ia.ii acaaun. lt the next f week, aould show a simiiar 0r greater I Himin diminution pr.ces ought to improve We rather expect such a continued diminution ; But the accounts 01 tne amount or cowon sun unmarketed in the South are conflicting." Another firm said: "The drygoods trade continues poor, and this fact has an unfa vorable influence on cotton. -If the Wilson Tariff bill were unsettled, the trade would improve. It is the uncertainty about it that is doing harm.'.' The Galveston Aews says that on the basis of thf railroad movement the Texas crop this vear will be l,ou,UUU bales, against 2,025,000 bales last year. Grand Jury After Big Game. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 10. The Federal grand iurv at noon to-day adjourned untn me " . . . 1 . . . I - 1 Jnll,... iJUth mst. as a result 01 me jury o ations so far. that body to-day returned a number of indictments which will create sensations when the parties indicted are ar rested. It leaks out that, in accoraance with the charge of Judge Kensiaer tne jury went in pursuit of big game and that they have indicted bank wreckers all over .North Texas. Marshal Hunt, and Clerk Lednnm, of the court, have declined to divulge tne names of the indicted lest tne persons geu wind of it and leaye betore tne marsnais can reach them. A Prominent Minister Writes. After ten years of great suffering from indigestion, with great nervous prostra tion, biliousness, disordered kidneys and constipation. I have been cured by Dr. Mozley s Lemon Elixir and am now a well man. Rev. C. C. Davis, Eld. M. E. Church, South, No. 28 Tutnall St., Atlanta, Ga. From a Prominent Lady. T have not been able in two yeara to walk or stand without great pain. Since taking Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir I can walk half a mile without suffering the least inconvenience. MRS. R. H. tSLOODWUKirl, utuuufu 50c. and $1.00, at druggists. SIMMONS AND VANCE. Mr. Simmons Replies to Senator Vance's Lietter Giving 1 His Reasons for Opposing the Former's Con firmation. Special to the Messenger- Raleigh, FelE 10. Collector" Simmons will to-morrow publish the following letter: "Senator Vance in a letter to the Ash e ville Citizen, dated February 5, 1894, and published in your issue, of yesterday, de clared himself opposed to my confirmation for the alleged reason that,- as chairman of the Democratic Executive committee of this &tate. I went to Washington and inter fered with and defeated the appointment of Mr. Hale to a high grade foreign position and of Mr. Gudger for collector of internal revenne and secured the appointment in his stead of Mr. Elias, whom he antago nized. "In yiew of this specific and public: state ment by the Senator, of the grounds of his opposition to my confirmation."" I am con strained to believe it proper for me to make a statement of my connection' with the ap pointments referred to by him, that those interested may 3 udger whether I have tran scended my lights -iafee one hand or -usurped the prerogative of the Senator on the other. Both as a citizen and as chairman of the Democratic Executive com miitee, I was, on account of their acknowl edged fitness and eminent party services, ardently in favor of the appointment Of Mr. Glenn for attorney Df the Western district and of Messrs. Jernigan, Kobbins and Henry for the best obtainable positions in the for eign services of the Government. Some of these gentlemen appealed to me in very ur gent terms to go to Washington in their be" half. I cheerfully yielded to their solicita tions in this respect, because I thought they deseryed the recognition they sought as a reward for honorable and faithful public services, and I felt that they had the right to call upon me as the chairman of the Ex ecutive committee of their party to assist them to that end to such extent as I might be able. "It was opposed.as was also Senator Vance, to Mr. Elias for district attorney. But I was not opposed to Mr. Gudger for collector. I had taken no part in the contest for the latter position and the appointment of Mr. Gudger would have been entirely satisfac tory to me. "Mr. Hale had requested me to endorse him for the position of Consul General to London, a position which pays about $50,- 000 per annum, I am informed, and I had not complied with his request, because I did not think him entitled to absorb all the patronage in this service which might be accorded to North Carolina. "This was the position which I occupied with reference to these, gentlemen when I called upon Mr. Cleveland and the Assist ant Secretary of State, Hon. Josiah Quincy. 1 had had no communication with Senator Ransom concerning the appointment of either Mr. Gudger or Mr. Hale and did not then know his atti tude toward them, nor towards Mr. Elias, except that he was op posed to him for district attorney. "When I went to the White House I did not expect to allude to the contest over the collectorship. I went simply to advocate Mr. Glenn and the other gentlemen first named and did so with warmth and ardor. I spoke of Mr. Glenn's opponent, Mr. Elias, in such aigh terms of praise as I thought then and now think him entitled to receive. When Mr. Gudger .was mention I spoke of him in equally as high terms of prase. I became satisfied however before the inter view closed thatthe President would ap point Mr. Elias either district attorney or collector, and in response to a question I expressed the opinion that there was a more general crystalization of sentiments in favor of Mr. Glenn for district attorney than there was for Mr Gudger for collector, there being at that time quite a number of candidates for the latter place, and for this reason I expressed the belief that there would be greater disappointment in the party if Mr. Glenn failed to receive the appointment of district attorney than there would be if Mr. Gudger was not ap pointed collector. - . "I did not advocate the appointment of Mr. Elias, nor oppose the appointment of Mr: Gudger for collector. In all I did and said in this matter I was actuated by no thought or purpose of antagonism to Senator Vance or favoritism to Senator Ransom, for for i then regarded both of them as my friends, but I was moved and influenced purely and simply by what I thought to be my duty to the party in the interest of har mony and right. . "With reference to Mr. Hale and his aspirations for a high grade foreign appoint ment, I will say generally and briefly that I have never advocated hind for any position and I haveyon the exercise of my right of personal pinion, at all times denied his claim tp'precedence over all other North Caroimians in the distribution of the foreign pationage of the Government. During my onf erence with the President I have had but one with him since the election the claims of Messrs. Jernigan, Robbins and Henry were discussed, but nothing was said about Mr. Hale. -v ; - "During my stay in Washington on this visit I called upon Assistant Secretary Quincy twice, once on my own accord, and the se cond time at his suggestion. On the occa sion of my first visit made solely for the purpose of urging the recognition of Messrs. Jernigan, Robbins and Henry, I was told by him that it had been suggested and claimed that Mr. Hale ought to have the next best place in the foreign service given to North Carolina. From this claim I dis sented, and expressed the opinion that he was not entitled to precedence over such gentlemen as Messrs. Robbins, Jernigan and Henry, and that it would be unjust to set aside the men who had borne the heat and burden ot the fight just ended in victory, for Mr. Hale. I knew of nothing in his political career which entitled him to such paramout consideration and I be lived and said if he appointed this gentle man it would create great Jdisappointment in the party. "In taking this position I acted from a sense of duty to the party, and without feel ings personal to any one. "This is the sum of the facts of my so- called interference with these appoint ments. ; "Senator Vance says my tone has been ipfiftnt and insultineto him. He has been misinformed. . I "I have neither privately nor' publicly given forth anv utterance which could make me Kr.rrrirn to this charge. Thave no desire to make an issue with .Senator Vance re earding my rights to express an opinion to tfiA President, "whether in advocacy or onnosition to tne ciaima ui .i -i - r from : the State for an a Federal position requiring benf confirmation. That is not tne issue maae by the facts in that case, but I do insist and maintain that I had a perfect right in doing so. Bat I certainly did not in either usurp or inrode the rights of the Senators from this State," FEDERAL FINANCES. 1 THE CASH IN TH TREASURE STILL inch: INQ. Tne Receipts Liess Than Expenditures Work to Begin on Many Public Buildings The Department Cotton Crop Report The Big Guns for the Navy The Eleventh One , . : . Completed Washington, Feb. TO. At the clsse of business to-day the stated treasury balance stood at $134,258,007, 'of wtich $102,128,585 was in gold coin. AIL, except about $8,000t 000, has been paid in on the bond issue, in cluding the premium. The total receipts for the month aggregate $9,000,000 and ex penditures $11,000,000, of which $5,350,000 were on account "of pensions. This makes for the fiscal year up to to-day an expendi ture of $48,000,000 in excess of receipts. In addition to paying the sugar bounty, which up to the present time has been deferred, the Treasury Department ill now proceed more rapidly with tb erection of public buiidingsJ"Vhich also hirre been delayed be cause of the scarcity of money. Within the next few weeks advertisements will be in serted for proposals for some six or eight public buildings the plans or specifications for which have been ready for some time. By the time spring fairly sets in work on public buildings throughout the country will be progressing at a more rapid rate than for the past year or two. According to the last report of the supervising architect, seventy buildings were uncompleted, which added to those about to be begun in the spring, will make a total of seyenty-six Government buildings on which work will be pressed. ' j Secretary Herbert to-day jdisposecT of the court of inquiry, proceedings in the case of Lieut, T. Glover Fillette, United States Ma rine Corps, in a rather odd yray. The court was appointed to inquire into the conduct of Lieut. tFillette, who overstayed his leave during a recent absence and it is understood that the court recommended his trial by court martial. Secretary Hprbert, however, was given information that led him to doubt the officer's sanity, and to-day he ap pointed a board of medical officers to ex- amine mm on that point. The board con sists of Medical Director C. J. Cle borne, Surgeon J. P. Bradley and Surgeon H. H. Simons, and it will meet at the Portsmouth, N. H., n&vf yard next Tuesday. Lieut. Fillette has been in trouble pefore. Attorney General Olney at the request of Secretary Carlisle, has directed the United States district attorney for Florida to rep resent the United States in any proceedings that may be instituted at Key West, Fla., to prevent the deportation of the Cuban cigar makers. Information has reached here that the people of Key West, Fla., will appeal to the courts to prevent the warrants for deportation issued by Secretary Carlisle on Tuesday last and which reached Key West to-day in the mail. Superintendent Stump expresses the opinion that the courts have no jurisdiction in such cases. This has been the finding in several courts where the same "point was raised. Returns to the Department of Agriculture for the month of February, which relate to the Government's cotton estimates of the product compared with last year, propor tions to meet the market, damage by in sects, average date on which picking closed, etc. The following are the State averages of comparative crop: Virginia 94, North Caro lina 94, South Carolina 82, Georgia 93i, Florida 106, Alabama 96, Mississippi 104. Louisiana 90. Texas .85, Arkansas 94, Ten nessee 84, Missouri 81. The general average for the country is 91.1. . The proportion of the crop which " has been sent from the plantations and is. therefore, in the hands of others than producers, as shewn by the returns of corre spondents is 92.2 per cent., leaving 7.8 per cent, of the crop still unmarketed. Corre spondents of the department assign as a cause for the; unusually large proportion marketed that the producers, owing to the stringency of the times, have been com pelled'to part with their holdings to pay debts and meet necessary expenses. The percentage by States is as follows: Virginia 85, North Carolina 88, South Carolina 90, Georgia 92.5, Florida 91, Alabama 93, Mis sissippi 92.4, Louisiana 94, Texas 92, Arkan sas y4, lennessee az, Missouri ya. losses trom insects have been small, Texas. Louis iana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama being the only States reporting damage from that Cause. The proportion of lint to seed ranges from 31.7 to 33 per cent. At the Navy Department it is estimated that the mail steamer City of Para reached Roncador reel this morning from Colon, and that the rescue of Admiral Stanton and the officers and men of the Kearsarge -was ac complished early this morning. It is be lieved that the I'ara will be back in (Jolon with the survivors to-morrow by noon, but naval officers say no alarm need be felt if nothing is heard of the vessel at this end until Monday or Tuesday morning. The big 13-incn guns made at the Wash ington navy yard, the largest guns ever made for an American war vessel, will not be tested on Monday next, at the Indian Head proving grounds. One of the guns was mounted on a truck and placed on a track, bnt the rails were not strong enough to bear the weight and a special steel tract will be constructed at the yard and the prov ing ground to move it on and off the vessel that will carry it to tne latter place, ine time necessary to construct the tracks will cause the delay and it is likely that the test will not take place until about March 1st. Torday the eleventh 01 the twelve 13-mcn guns, which are to be used on tne 1 nrst-ciass battleships Massachusetts, Indiana ana Oregon, was succoessfully jacketed. The delicate operation of jacketing is always at tended with the aanger that tne wnoie gun may be ruined by the slighest mishap. A nu Hber of naval officers were present by direction of Secretary Herbert. The House Adjourns Out of Respect to the Late Mr. Honk, Washington. Feb. 10. Mr. Outhwaite an nounced the death of Representative Houk, and submitted resolutions expressing the grief of the House at the loss which Con press had sustained. xhe . resolutions were -"agreed 10, ana the Speaker appointed the following com mittee: ' Messrs. Springer, of Illinois, Mc- IVilJf; ii, ui iuaijriauu, a iu ii v.. rv , ui winy. Bryan, of Nebraska, Ritchie, of Ohio, and Ellis, of Oregon. Tne House then at iz:U7 o ciock adiournea. The Houk funeral party left Washington this atternoon at 3:15 o'clock by the way of the Pennsylvania railroad. xne v ice-Jrresiaent, at oenatoronermaii o instance, appointed the following commit tee on the part of the : Senate : Senators Brice, Sherman, DuBois, Hinton and Mar tin. Chairman Wilson's C ondition. . Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 10. Congressman Wilson, Of West Virginia, did not speaa here to-hight. nor'did he nartake of a ban- quel proviueu ai me miuiauu noiei uy iwai Democrats- A tremendous audience was . ' 1 j . . 1 ir: ji j 1 . 1 1 1 1 disappointed in consequence. At 7 o'clock to-night Dr. Porter, a local physician, posi tivelv forbid Mr. Wilson to leave his room. ma piiyaiuai uuuuxuuu was ouuu, iuc uyi.vut , I " 1 1 J.".C wwrr .... llAAft. said, to venture out wouia oe exceedingly dangerous.- - . Ingalls Not Yet Canyerted. Nashville. Tenn.. Feb. 10. Hon. J. Ingalls said to-night, 4n reference to dis patches sent out from nere reierrmg to nia conversion by Rev. Ham Jones, that it was not true. He had gone to hear Mr. Jones and after his discourse had expressed hjs pleasure at meeting him, and endorsed his ermon. That was au mere was in is. EAS i 1 Highest of all in Leavening Power. -Latest V. S. Gov't Report Mm II V CS I AESQULfTELY PURE THE CAR WHEEL PLANT. Work onjthe Buildings To Start Up in Ninety.; Days Marion Butler Presented, of the National Alliance Death of Two Raleighites. - Special to the Messenger. Raleigh, Feb. 10. A telegram received here to-day says that Marion Butler has been elected president of the National Farmers Alliance. The directors of the insane asylum are called to meet here next Tuesday to accept the new heating and ventilating system. In an interview it is learned from W. E. Ashley.superintendent of the North Carolina Car Wheel company, here, that sixty men are now at work on the buildings, and that the latter, with plant complete, must be finished in ninety days, and that work will then begin. The foundry is to be 82 by 172 feet with cupola; the furnace and complete ma chinery and car erecting shop 86 by 120 feet. The axle forge will probably be put in later. Home labor is to beTised and only two experts will be brought here from the north. - - CoLJohnM. Heck, of Raleigh, died at Philadelphia to-day of cancer.-. His age was 62 years. He was one of fiajeigh's wealthy residenis and owned extensile coal proper ties in Tennessee. His funetal will be held here to-morrow afternoon. Deputy Collector Willie Jones, of this division, last night captured two illicit dis. tilleries one in Wake, the other in Gran ville, and arrested a moonshiner who was operating one of them. Thomas A. Miller who was for twelve years business manager of the Raleigh JVewt and Obterver died here to-day of con sumption, aged 34 years. He was a son of the late Dr. Jas, A. Miller and a nephew of Capt S. A. Ashe, editor of Fews-Observer-Chronicle. r COURTHOUSE BURNED. The Temporary Courthouse at Ijilling ton, With All Records, Destroyed A. Negro Has His Throat Cut. Special to the Messenger. Fayetteville, Feb. 10. News was re ceived here to-day that the building in which court was being held at Lillington was de stroyed by fire early yesterday morAing. The court papers and records were lost.jThe courthouse and records were burned about a year ago. The fire is due to carelessness in throwing a lighted cigar on the floor. Two miles from town on the east side of the river this afternoon about dusk a white mm named Capps, in a fight with a colored man, cut his throat it was at first thought fatally but after an examination, by the doctors, it is said he may recover. NEWS FROM BRAZIL. -reparations for Meeting the Insur gent Fleet at Pernambuco Ameri can Sailors Discharged Bress Gangs at Work. Quarantine, N. Y., Feb. 10. The steamer Hilary, Capt. Pinal, just in this morning from Pernambuco, leports all quiet at that port and no fighting in progress. The Hilary was fourteen days in Pernambuco harbor and those on board had an oppor tunity to observe the preparations made bv the Government fleet of cruisers and torpedo boats to encounter Admiral Mello's war ships. The American crew of both the Nictherov and the America had all been discharged and their places were being filled bv im pressed Brazilians. Capt. Baker, of the Nic therey, who was supposed to be friendly to Admiral Mello on account of his long stand ing acquaintance with the rebel admiral, had been ordered to transfer the command of his ship to a Brazilian naval officer. Capt. Baker, however, objected and ex hibited his certificate issued by Mendonca, Brazilian Minister at Washington, appoint ing him to the command of the Nictherov. The name of the America, formerly called uritanma, has been again changed, and she is now known as the AndradL The Hilary left Pernambuco on January 24th. On the 22nd, the Nictheroy left per nambuco, having in tow the old harbor guardship Paranhyba, and three new tor pedo boats, which haye arrived from Ham burg. . The sub-marine boat. Destroyer, accompa nied the fleet. Their destination was under stood to be Bahia. A few days before the Nictheroy sailed, the Hilary supplied her with four hundred tons of coal, wnich was her cargo.- The Nictheroy is said to be a veritable coal-eater, and, although she cer tainly develops a high rate of speed, it is at tremendous expenditure for coal- The vessel also draws 24 feet of. water.- The difficulty of securing a sufficient number of men to man her is causing the local author ities considerable trouble. Press gangs were ordered to impress every man who coald be made available as a sailor, stOKer or marine and, in consequence.' the new Brazilian crews are composed of carters, longshore men, clerks and occasionally a real sailor. This action of Pexiotto's Government, to gether with other high-handed proceedings,1 has only served to aggravate the popular teehne against the Government and in favor of Admiral Mello. It seems to be the decided opinion of those an board the Hilary that if the rebel forces would make a decided demonstration in the direction of Pernambuco, the town would make a decided demonstration in the direction of Pernambuco. the town would declare for them, in spite of the dreaded Government's soldiery. Heavy Defalcation of a Cashier. Elmiea. N. Y Feb. 10. The affairs of the First National bank, of Watkins, which closed its doors yesterday, owning to the flight of the cashier, John . WftV Love, with the funds, remain in a muddled condition and nothing dehnite Will be known until the bank examiner from Washington has made his report. The story that Cashier I,ov has committed suicide bv drowning in Seneca lake is disbelived. It is thought that the placing of his hat and coat near the boathouse was merely a blind to throw the officers off the track. His defalcations are estimated as high as 5110,000. The greatest excitement prevails in the village and runs have been made on the village banks, but the demands have been met in all cases quickly. The story that Love went away with a girl is not true, the girl haying re turned. Love's wife is prostrated from grief. It is a gieat domestic remedy, and should be kept in every home. Mr. N orman Cheat- j ham, Waver iy. Sussex Co., Va., who has never been without it for twelve years, sub scribes to this opinion. He says: "Our fam ily has been using Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for twelve years and are never without it in the house, it is invaluable." Chinese Ordered Back to Cuba. Key West, Fla.. Feb. 10. In the United States District court to-day Judge Boarmann ordered that twenty three Chinese, captured on Boca Chica several weeks ago, who were held here by order of Judge Locks, pending the action of the Department at W ashing- ton. be returned to Cuba, from which place they were brought with the inten tion of smuggling them into the country through this city. RAISING THE RATES. FIRE INSURANCE RATES PER CENT. HIGHER 50 Ex-Justice Reade Improving An Ex citing Runaway Negro Exodust ers Returning Collector Sim mons' Appointments Com pleted Grading 1 the Raleigh and a West ern Railway. Messenger Bureau, ) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 10. ) The Populists are bringing -every argu ment to bear, not only with their own Sen ators, but upon Republican Senators to secure the defeat of the confirmation of Col lector Simmons. Two convicts were brought to the peni tentiary to-day from Granville county. Sheriff Horne of Union br jught six. Ex-Associate Justice E. G. Reade, whose illness was reported yesterday, is pro nounced by his physicians to be better. There was an exciting runaway on one of the principal streets here.. A pair of dray horses ran away and literally ran over a wagon loaded with wood, striking a white boy who was on the wagon and breaking his skull. J State Chemist H. B. Battle will hold a farmers' institute in Iredell county, Feb ruary 23-24, assisted by two professors from the A gricultural college, i W. G. . Brodie, of Warrenton. who was badly injured in the railway collision at Henderson, is improving rapidly and will in a little while be out. Many negro 'exodusters" are returning to North Carolina from the far South, and are extremely destitute in nearly all cases. i An attempt was made night before last to burn the large public school at Oberlin, a village in the suburbs of Raleigh, but was discovered just in time to save the building. - A telegram from Fayetteville says that William McArthur was killed near Cumber land Mills by a tree which fell- upon him while he and many others were fighting fire. Collector Simmons informs your corre spondent that he has comDleted his list of recommendations for positions as store keepers and gaugers and brandy gangers. He has made 130 recommendations. The Southeastern Tariff association has raised quite a storm among property-owners in this city by its action in raising fire in surance rates. Raleigh has one of the best fire departments in the country, -and has been an excepted town, the local board making the rates. The representative of the tariff association was here this week and put up the rate over 50 per cent, on busi ness risks. The local board no longer has control. The insurance men here them selves regard the new rates as excessive. The matter will be laid before the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening. A force of laborers is now at work grad ing the Raleigh and Western railway, and by the 15th instant will have this com pleted as far as Harper's Cross Roads. Not much iron has been put down on this road yet. ihe reduction of the cotton acreage m this section of the State is to continue There will be a large increase in the acreage in small grain and corn. An Attachment for $lOO.O0O. New York, Feb. 10. Lucien D. Starke, Jr., of Norfolk, Va., has obtained an attach ment for $100,000 against the Richmond and West Point Terminal Railway and Ware house company, on its note made in Feb ruary, 1892. AN INTERESTING SKETCH. TTnthtnw nmwals so fitronslv to a motbert 'affection as her daughter just budding intc womanhood. Following is an instance: tici dnucrhter. Blanche, now o ' years of age, Lac Iwn herri hi v afflicted with nervousness, a 1 10 had lost tne entire use 01 ner ngiii. arm. ci.e arna in iiih a condition that we had to kece her from school and abandon her music les sons. In fact, we feared St. Vitus dance, and are positive but for an in-valuable remedy siio would have had that terrible dDiiet ion. We hademoloved physicians, out sne receiveo no beneflt from them. The first of last August she weighed but 75 pounds, and altnoueli she has taken only three bottles of-Ne""me she now weighs 103 nounds: her nervousuess and svmntimanT Nt-.viT.us nanco are eui llf 1 KUI1C, ut.tmij cmhnnl resrvilarlv. and studies with somfort and ease. She has recoverea compierr use of her arm, her appetite Is splendid, anG no money could procure lor our daughter the heslth Dr. MileVNervine lias brought her. When mv brother recommenaea xne rem- bIt r iid no falt.h In rmteat medicines, and would not listen vo mm, uui. s a ium rraun he sent 119 a bottle, we began giving it to rl th f tftvt. was almost immeci- bIa" mVj n R Ttnllnck. Brighton. N. Y. Dr. Miles' Keswjrative JNervine is soia oy mi druT2ists on a Dositive guarantee, or sent Aror- lMr tv T)r Milffls Medical Co.. Elkhart ma., on receipt 01 price, i per iruiwc, dim bottles for S5, express prepaid. It Is positively tree from oriatea or aangerous uriis. Sold by R. R. Bellamy VSTilminsrton. t. C Something You Want Now. Veilings! Veilings! We have just received a new line of VEILINGS in all the latest designs from our buyer who is now in the Northern Markets, and will be placed on sale for this week at remarkably low prices. Taylor's : Bazaar. 118 Market St., WILMINGTON, N. C. Any orders can be left at the Store and same will be forwarded to Mrs. Taylor i in the North who will give them her i careful attention. ' A YOUNG GIRL'S FORTUNE. - i : . ' . ' i ' limes are ard, You Need Furniture. We Have It. -WE ARE PREPARED TO MEET THE ISSUES. WE WILL .SELL A 10 Piece Oak Suit ot Furniture lor $35.00. TERMS $10.00 CASH, BALANCE $6.00 PER MONTH. Sideboards, Hat RacKs, China Closets, Ladies' Desks, Combination Cases, Parlor Suits, Odd Pieces of Furniture, Toilet Sets. In fact everything in Furniture and House Furnishings sold on the same pro - portionate terms. The Best Goods! THE MOST LIBERAL TERMS. wo. 16 South Front St. The Cheapest Furniture House in North Carolina. C. Q. Fennell. C. H. The Ferris Wheel WAS A GREAT ATTRACTION AT ,'RK - - . u.a-t-'- A. -m. Mt a. Ul.blV.LkJ Corset Waist is sure to be popular in Wilmington, as it is the most per fect fitting Corset Waidt made, and we have them for Ladies and Children. SHIRTS! SHIRTS! Gents' White Shirts, reinforced front and back, STc, 50c. 75c, and he celebratc-i Wonder Shirt for $1.00. Fancy Cheviot Shirts 50c. Half Hose, Blck, Unbleached and Tan, regular made, only 15c per pair. D-ruiAL, i n id vvuuk.. r-nde of yard. 10 1 Bleached Sheeting FENNELL, FRONT STREET, NEXT DOOR NORTH OF Young America On Top. "EiLTJISTSOTV ? OO. VALENTINES. NEW, BEAUTIFUL. ARTISTIC. Come at once and make your choice. prompt attention. NO COMICS. TATES' BOOS! 117 MARKET STREET, Sweeoino Reductions Have been made in our Boys' Clothing Department, both Short and Long Pants Suits, prior to the receipt of our Spring stock. Save money and get ' your Boys' Outfits at NAUMBURG'S . 106 N. Front St: TELEPHONE 109 The Unlucky Corner C HICKEa'S CHE APKB THAN WHITB MEAT. Those nice Evaporated Pears you are asking Xor will arrive on Tneaaaj i steamer. FERRIS HAMS. BarUett Peara 12 c per can- S. W. SANDERS. Money is Tight The Lowest-Prices. Fore. Jas. L. Yopp. wnm n-s fair "AMn tttt? fpt?ttq the West Bleached Cotton, 12Jc Jer 25c per yard. FORE & CO., PURCELL HOUSE, WILMINGTON, N. C. WOULD STATE THAT WE are doing a driving business in our Children's Department. Mothers don't fail to appreciate and take ad vantage of the "big cut in prices we have made on Suits, Overcoats and Extra Pants. - Too many to carry ov and don't stand on profits. Would suggest a Suit Made to Meas ure as good investment, at present figures. VALENTINES. Orders from the country will meet with , WILMINGTON, N. C. WHAT WE WRITE! "yB ASK YOU TO BELIEVE, AND TO prove what we say we ask you to cut this ad. ont and bring it t' our 8Tire and make us bow up tne g (oils described ag beiug a very ch'-ap Onr repuiatoa nan g ne abroad all over lbs oountry as being spot can ft buyers and consequently we often get new goods" at 60 per cent on tne dollar. We have jut received 1 50 yards of Dress -F'annel, all new and pretty patterns, -84 inches wide, g"od measure we are e liug thee goods for 16 cents per yrd, other dry goods houses sell the vauie good for 25 and 30 cents per yard A full line of Spring s-erje, all wool, all good colors at 25 cents, f od 36 Inches wide, worth 4 cents regular .''. one thousand pair of new Shoes Just received tat we nought f r less money than any bhoes we htve ever had. Onr Baby Kid Button r-hoes for 15 cents r a beauty, onr Woman hoes at 99 cents beat tbe Mate Our Men's Fine Shoes are the ni-est line of goods In the tity. ihe prices are fr..m$l,$l 60, $2.2S,$.ra pair. Our $3 fchoes are tqu-tl to any shoe store's t& bhoe a )ig d ive in Men's Pants from To cents to $3 a pair Also a flue line of Boys' Pants from 5 cents to tl a pair that is 60 per cent less than the first price. Our new and pretty PaUor Hats at less than half price are going. Nice fine Felt 8ilor Hats at 2i and fio ceuts are beantits. They are worth 60c, 160 and $1 each A big lo; and ail matches and colors in Her cules Braid and boutache Braid jut received that we will a tve you 40 per cent, on the price. Oet samples anl prices and compare prices with m, ana aun t nrget to take a 100s; at our new line of Embroidery; 4' yards new and pretty goods 3 Inches wide, aiceiy worked, for 6 cents. npteiincnes lisx cent yaru. 3. 4, 1,8, 10, 1 'X aad 15 cents per yard. Come and see ns and bring this add to Wilmington's Big Racket Store On Front street opposite the Market Honse. BHADwY 4'OAYLOD, Proprietors. THE SHRIER STOCK rpHE MOST tUCCESSFTJI. SALS OF MEN'S, Bays' and Children's Clothing and Gents' Fur nishing Uoods ever sold in the city, 'i he finest goods at a sacrifice. 1 he entir stock must be closed out within a few days. r"Bids solicited for the entire stock; alai for good will and fix tures J. G. JJABENflNK, feb 11 It Assignee.