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WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDJN ESD AT, FEBRUARY 14, 1894.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
' TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
The customs receipts at New York
city for the first ten days of this month
were $2,631,3:3. aninst $4,525,391 for
the saine'time last year. The Govern
ment expenses continue to exceed re
ceipts by $5,000,000 a month, and if the
$l,000,000gold reserve is to be maintained
another bondTissue will soon have to be
made. The gold balance yesterday
was $104,433,030. Some of the new
bonds will be ready for issue Saturday.
C. L. Rifcpr does not push further
his suit for all the n3w bonds.- A de
cision was rendered yesterday by the
commission in charge of the case
against the United States in the matter
of the claim of the South American
Steamship company for $233,000 for the
seizure of the steamer Itata. The only
question now is the amount of the
damages. The Postmaster General
closes the mails against the National
Honduras Lottery company. It is said
'now that the Tariff bill to be reported to
the Senate will be,practically the "Wilson
bill. Heavy pressure ! has caused the
committee to abandon the idea of basing
it on the Walker bill.- -Marshal Car
roll has appointed two more depu
ties. The Charle ston, S. C, Chamber
of Commerce yesterday celebrated its
110th anniversary. Several years ago
a New Jersey man bemleathed $20,000
to Henry George to be med in dissemi
nating his political economy ideas. Rela
t.ivps ivmtpated the will. The case has
iust been decided in Mr. George's fayor
but court costs etc., have reduced the
amount to f OO.arid in the meantime the
widow has died in the almshouse.-
Fayetteville had a small fire last night
in the lmildinsr occupied hy the North
. Carolina Baptist. The men in the in-1
take crib, off Milwaukee were not hurt
by the recent storm. -The Parish
Councils bill has passed the House of
Lord-?, though greatly mutilated. Ad
miral Da Gama U in a critical condi
tion from his wounds received last Fri
day. Thirteen men are eD tombed by
a cave-in in a coal mine in Pennsylvania.
The Chickamauga Military park
will probably bo dedicated October 17th,
next. A locomotive exploded in the
yard of the Santa Fe yards and four men
were wounded. The vessel which
1 nff ITatteras on February 5th
siinrvvd to be the Olvmnhia,. of Bel
fast, Ireland. The Earn Line steamer
Oxford is a?hore on Pickles Reef, Fla.
- -Professor Tyndall wants to hypno
tize Mrs. May brick and thus establish
her innocence. It is . thought that
many lives were lost in the recent storm
in Texas. Oklahom, the Cheroke Strip
and Indian Territory. The Virginia
Legislature in reorganizing the Rich-
mond and Danville railroad, require the
main office to be in Virginia. Robin
son and White, the; negroes on trial at
Manassas have been sentenced to be
hanged March 30th Reports are be-
ingreceived of much loss of life from
the recent storm in Germany. Two
lads in Washington,' Ala., are held for
the murder of their father. -Early yes
terday morning two hocels at San An--tonio
were burned. The guests escape
in their night clothes. The House
.Tiwlif.i.irv committee favors investigat
ing Judge Jenkins' conduct in restrain-
ing Northern Pacific railroad men from
, quitting work. -A young man in
Charleston,, W. Va , commits suicide
without any known cause. -A French
detective thinks he is on the eve of an
important discovery") as to the dyna
miters. ' . ,
A Fire at Kayetteyille.
s . . Special to the Messenger.
Fayetteyille, N. C., Feb. 13. Fire
broke out to-night at 8:45 o'clock p. m!Mh
the building pn the southern corner iof
Market Square and Gillespie street, in the
office of the North Carolina Baptist.
The alarm was soon given ana tne nre
men had two streams of water from a
hydrant in a few minutes and subdued
the flames at once. The damage from
fire and water to the Baptist office ; is
several hundred dollars, covered by in
surance. The stock of Campbell & God
dard on the firsti floor was badly dam
aged by water. The! damage to the
building owned bv the estate of E. J.
Lilly is about 500, covered by msur
I ance. A lamp explosion caused the fire,
i The Baptist will appear to-morrow as
usual.
MORALS IN POLITICS.
ARGUMENT ON HAWAIIAN
MATTERS ON THIS IDEA.
Deputy Marshals Appointed.
'spccmi ii ttie aiesaenRer.
Raleigh, C., Feb. 13.-Marsbal
Carroll appoints as deputy marshals, P.
B. Daly -of Buxton, Dare county and A.
II. Williams of Burgaw. j
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the girl
1' You are old, my dear grandma,
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As she lav bv the fire with Doll. .
.u-nr ns white as the snow are the hairs on
vour head , - ' : ' , . ',
,Vru alwavs look rosy and jolly
Tray tell ntf. dear grandma, the reason jrf
Wh v vou alwa? healthy andspritely,
Why ymi never are ? when you glve me
Whv yof take such Ion walks morn and
ilarliner " her
1 IlC i VtlMH, x" J O- r
-Is simple, it nee no description. .
I've alwavs l-eeu well, for I keep by my side
A bottle of l'ieroe's Prescription.'
All aes. and all oond'itions of woman
hood win tuul just the help that woman
neeis, in Dr. Tierce's Favorite escnPj
That's a matter that s guaranteed. If itcan ii
toe ione, tUen the medk-ine costs you nom
ine its makers don't want your money.
For all deransiements. irregularities and
a.-pakneses peculiar to the sex. "Favorite
Pre-c ription'5 is the only remedy so certain
4hit it ean be yuarantred. If it fails to ben
efit or cure, you have your money back.
Senator Gray Concludes His Aran
ment in Fayor of the Let-Alone
Policy To Make Labor Day a
v National Holiday The Bland
Seiniorage Bill Occupies
the Attention of the
Representatives.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 13. The Senate
bill, making labor day, (the firat Monday
of September in each year) a legal holi
day, as other public days, was reported
from the Committee on Education and
Labor and was placed on the Calendar.
Senator Gray resumed his speech be
gun yesterday in support of the resolu
tion from the Committee on Foreign Re
lations, declaring it unwise and inexpe
dient to consider further the treaty or
Droiect of annexation of the Hawaiian
territory. ' ' ' "
After reading some testimony showing
a statement bv Mr. Soper that he had
"assurances from the old man himself"
meaning Minister Stevens Senator
Gray said that that testimony left no
room for doubt that the revolution in
Honolulu never would have occurred
had it not been for the assurance that
the military forces from the United
States war ship Boston would be on
shore to support and countenance what
was to be done toward dethroning the
Queen and establishing the provisional
government. He devoted much of his
speech to a discussion of the. question
whether the appointment of Mr. Blount
as commissioned to Hawaii was such an
office a3 reauired confirmation by the
Senate, He araruea tnat u aia not.
In conclusion Mr. Gray said: "The
case is important rar more important
than the material interests involved
The islands are very small and insignifi
cant. If an earthquake, or a convul
sion in those Southern States were to
swallow them up to-morrow there would
not be, except from feelings of human
ity for the loss of life, a ripple on the
surface of the world's affairs. But the
importance of this question is that
it is one of international moral
ity, and you cannot in our . rela
tions with the least powers in the worl.d
wound or destroy or attack the integ
rity of those relations, without affecting
the whole people of the United States.
We are concerned in maintaining (more
than if a powerful kingdom or great re
public were involved) the good name and
lame or tnis great country.
"I am not so much concerned," said
Senator Teller, "as to what has been
done, as I am as to what is going to be
done. I asked the Senatoj if he under
stands that the whole question has been
remitted by the President to Congress."
"The President 6ays so," Senator Gray
sir 9 veered
"You understand that?" Senator Teller
remarked, with an air of satisfaction.
"Then I want to ask him whether an
effort is now being made by this Govern
ment to restore the Queen to power?"
"I do not know of any such effort,"
Senator Gray replied. The same sources
of information are open to the Senators
that are open to me. I do not know of
any."
Senator Teller I want to ask the Sen
ator another question. If the matter has
been submitted to Congress, I ask him,
what it is proposed that we are to do?
Are we to do what the President has
failed to dc? Are we to consider the
matter settled and to let the Provisional
Government remain? "
Senator Gray When this resolution
was reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations the President had sent
in a message in which it was understood
that he committed the matter to con
gress, because the efforts which he had
made up to that time Co restore the
status quo and to undo the wrong which
he conceived had been done by the au
thority of the United. States Minister,
had failed, and he submitted the whole
matter to what he called "the wiser dis
cretion of Congress." That is my under
standing, The committee reported this
resolution to the Senate. So far as I am
concerned, I am willing to vote for it
now, although 1 would not nave
been willing to vote for it
a short time prior to its being reported.
YVhpn it was reported there was (as I
understood) nothing more to be done on
the part of this Government than to undo
what I consider to have been a great
and outraee on the Hawaiian
Government existing on the 6th . of Jan
narv 1893. That beine so, I thought
and I think now, that the interest of all
concerned in these islands, as well as the
i n format rf thei reoDle of the United States,
is best conserved by leaving the Hawaiian
people to pursue their own line 01 poucy.
The i-psrdiit.inn went over without ac
tion, and will be taken up again to.mor
row.
The Senate went into executive session
and at 5:10 o'clock p. m. adjourned,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
immediately after" the -journal had
h,n rpad and approved, the Hawaiian
correspondence sent to the House yester
day afterday was reaa ana reierreu
two I Vimnnttpfi on roreisn Aiiauns.
Th Seitrniorasre bill was taken up and
Mr. Bland asked unanimous consent that
rrt-noral debate should close to-morrow
afhirnnfttl Tit, 1 o'clock, but ereneral ob
iection was jnade on the Republican side
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or corn as it would when tne marKet
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price was per ounce, dui an
ounce of gold would now buy double the
amount of thenecessaries of life that it
did twenty years ago. rhe fact re
mained that either gold had advanced or
silver had been reduced in value. If,
under the conditions that now exist, it
became necessary for the United States
to have a single standard he would pre
fer silver to gold. He hoped that a free
coinage "bill would be introduced and
passed.
Mr. jjenson, juemocrat, 01 Aiaoama,
favored the bill. He said that financial
depression affected only the laboring
man and industrial classes, ine ricn
were exempt from the evil effects of
hard times. The repeal of the Sherman
act had brought no relief, but the con
dition of the poor had steadily grown
worse.
Mr. Culberson, Democrat, of Texas,
favored the bill. He favored the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and
never expected to see the time when he
would not vote for any proposition cal
culated to increase the coinage of silver.
At the conclusion of Mr. Culberson s
remarks Mr. Bland asked unanimous
consent that general debate 6hall be
closed at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon'
but objection was made. - - -Z - s
Mr. Warner. Democrat, of New York,
opposed the bill.
Mr. Bland ottered an amendment to
Sec. 2 of the pending bill, changing the
phraseology so as to provide "that as
fast as the bullion shall be coined for
the redemption of said notes, the notes
shall not be re-issued, but shall be can
celled and destroyed in amounts equal to
the coin held at any time in, the treasury
derived from the coinage herein pro
vided for."
This change does not interfere with
the redemption of Sherman notes with
silver dollars and their cancellation.
At 4:55 o'clock the House adjourned.
THE ITATA SEIZURE.
OUR GOVERNMENT TO PAY
DAMAGES THEREFOR."
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Stocks and Bonds in New York The
Grain and Provision Markets
of Chicago.
New York, Feb. 13. Early trading at
the Stock Exchange was characterized by
a weaker tone for the Western railway
stocks and still higher prices for the In
dustrials, notably American Sugar. The
Grangers were sold on the unfounded re
port that the Burlington and Quincy had
withdrawn its pay car. As the street
has been filled with rumors of a reduc
tion of the individend for a week or so
past, this report that the company could
not meet its pay roll found ready be
lievers. The decline, however, at this
time was merely fractional and was soon
recovered, when Sugar gave signs of ad
vancing. The rally in wheat both here
and at Chicago and the fact that rumors
of embarrassments of firms and individ
uals in that trade did not materialize,
exerted a good influence on stocks. Sub
sequently, American Sugar monopo
lized tne traaing ior a ,goou iwu
hours and, under heavy trading,
gained 2 per cent. , selling up to
Washington news sun controls specula
tion in this stock. Apparently some
body stands ready to take the shares in
the neightorhood of 80. The board rea-
son given tor tne recent purcnases is
that the Senate Finance committee will
recommend a small protection for re
fined. The buying of sugar finally led
to purchases of the railway list and a
e-eneral recovery of i to I per cent.,
This is the Decision of the Commis
sion The Damages to - be As
sessedThe Postmaster Gen
eral Black Lists the Hondu
ras Lottery The Sub
Committee Work on
the Wilson Bill. -"'
Washington, Feb, 13. A decision
was rendered to-day by the mixed com
mission to which was referred theclaim
of the South American Steambship com
pany against the United States, overrul
ing the demurrer interposed by the
United States Consul to the claim for
$235,000 damages on account of the seiz
ure of the steamer Itata. The demurrer
was based upon the contention of the
United States that the seizure of the ves
sel was made with ''probable cause,"
and that, the Itata beinin the Srploy
temporarily of the Junta Government at
Iquique, the Government of Chili was
responsible for any damage that might
have been inflicted on the steamship,
company. The counsel for the Chilian
Government combatted this proposition
with the argument that the Itata had
ceased to be in the employ of the Provis
ional Government when ehe became un
able to complete her undertaking, and
that the doctrine of probable cause could
not be applied, because the vessel had
been released by the United States
courts on the ground that no law had
been violated. This decision virtually
leaves nothing further for determination
but the amount of damages the United
States must pay for the seizure of the
vessel.
As a result of the report received at
the Postoffice Department to-day from
Inspector Dice, who was instructed by
the department to investigate the legal
ity of the Honduras Lottery company in
its relations with the postal service, the
Postmaster General this afternoon issued
what are known as "fraud" orders
against Paul Conrad, president of the
Isational Honduras Lottery
JAUNDICE VS. JAUNDICE.
This Celebrated Case Repeated in the
New Jersey Courts The Widow
Dies in the Alms House and
Costs Eat up the Bequest.
Camden. N. J.. Feb. 13. The case of
Henry George against John T. WcKxlnull
in the Camden civil courts was settled
to-day.
Henry George, the plaintiff, is the well
known single tax advocate, and the
author of the book Progress and Pov
erty." : . I .
Some years ago, George Bowers, an
eccentric old resident of Ancora, Camden
county, died, leaving about $18,000 or
$20,000, the greater part of which! he
willed to Mr. George for the dissemma- j
tion of his book. The Western relatives i
of the deceased man objected to the
money going for such ' a purpose, and
went into the Court of Chancery to pre- j
vent the bequest, claiming that, as the
book to be thus disseminated struck at
existing law, the money could not be de
voted to that purpose.
, Vice Chancellor Bird decided in favor
of the opponents of Henry George, but
the latter carried the case to the court ;pf
last resort, where the decision was 're
versed. In the meantime, the original fortune
of $20,000 was reduced by court and
counsel fees to less than half that amount.
Then other tedious litigation arose,
which further shrunk the sum to a few
j hundreds, until finally it reached the
l Camden Circuit court with but $200 left.
! The widow of the man who left George
the money not being able to obtain even
'her dower, was obliged to go to the
;. county almshouse, where she died of a
broken heart some months ago. i
During the progress of the litigation,
Mr. George offered to let the widow have
a generous amount of the legacy, but the
other heirs were unwilling to agree to
such a charitable use of any portion of
the money. 1
CASUALTIES OP THE STORM.
EXECUTIVE REWARDS.
GOV.CARR OFFERS REWARDS
FOR THREE MURDERERS.
GREAT S
PRIIG OPENING
-OF-
GOODS
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Davis
& Zoeller's,
Corner Front and Princess Sts.
UR NEW YORK BUYER HAS SENT US IN ADVANCE SOME SPECIAL
shrewd buyers. These : prices, are in accord with THESE
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Inducements for
TRYING TIMES.
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the Graham Printery and L. Graham & I mometer was at utgxeea
Sons. The orders were sent to the post- !
masters at Port Tampa City, Tampa Bay
and Tampa, Fla., Mobile, Ala., New Or
leans, La., Galveston, Laredo and El
Paso, Tex , and San Francisco, Cal., pro
hibiting the delivery to the Lottery com
pany, Conrad and the others mentioned,
all registered mail or the payment to
them of money orders, the registered
matters to be returned to the senders
marked "fraudulent" on the envelope.
Orders were also issued to the postmas
ters at New York, New Orleans and San
Francisco, to refuse to certify money
orders payable to the parties connected
with the lottery in Honduras, or else
where outside the United States. The
postoffice inspector of the district will be
and there was a demand for the regular
order. Accordingly the Seigniorage bil).
was taken unaer consmerauuu,
Mr. Kilgorei resumed
the remarks
which he had began last Friday, tie
favored the bill and said that its effect
would be to remove the pressure which
now prevails upon the gold reserve and
place a portion of it upon silver' where
it properly belonged. This would better
aid the Government in maintaining the
..;f.T Mswn the two metais. iiuiwiin-
stand'iiig the wide variance in their value
as commercial commodities. . s
Mr. Bell, Democrat, of Texas, spoKe in
. . i -ii Tl .vmnorarl tilt
favor ot tne diu. wiu
financial policy oi tne yB
tration with that which preceded it, and
held that tne rema ""'f"-v
nwmi pn rtrior to ot.i. w-"- "
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Dr. Sage's
cures catarrh.
Catarrh Remedy positively
Western Union and Rock Island leading.
It was a matter of comment that the
bears did not follow up their attacks"on
the trunk line shares. One explanation
for this was that their sales yesterday
did not have the effect on London
that they expected. Around 2 o'clock
Cordage, common, dropped 3 per cent,
to 131 and the preferred 8 to 30. The
break was due to the execution of stop
orders. The slump started a fresh sell
ing movement in the Grangers and St.
Paul fell to 551; Baltimore and Quincy to
70i; Northwestern to 101J and Ot. raui
and Omaha to 35. Sugar ran off to 811
in sympathy, but the decline brougnt in
fresh buying oraers, ana a rany vj oj
ensued. The support given the stock
checked the downward tendency, except
in the Western railways, wnicn conuu
ued weak to the close. The market left
off irregular. Net changes show de
clines of 4 to li percent, the latter in St.
Paul. American Sugar gamed Z, pre
ferred, If. New York Central If. and
Western Union i. Cordage lost 2 net.
Railway and miscellaneous bonds closed
weak. . Sales ot listed stocks were 111,
000 shares; unlisted, 61,000.
flmoAOO. Feb. 13. Wheat surpassed
all previous records for cheapness.to-day.
A popular expression on the Board of
Trade is: 'There is no Dotxom to wueat.
A reaction took place from the extreme
inside figures during the session to-day,
but it had no enthusiasm accompanying
it. Covering by shorts caused the re
covery, and when that support was with
drawn prices 8-?ain sagged. The Opening
was panicky, li i .-t trades Demg maue at
frnmitoUciinilcr the close of Satur
day. This de 'me was brought about by
the sensational b teaks in outside markets
yesterday and by lower English cables.
The selling was enormous and was prin
cipally by commission houses having
private wires, the theory being that the
orders came from New York. ,-May
opened at $ to lc lower at 59 i to 59,
ranged between 581 and 59. closing to
1 under Saturday at 59f to 59J.
Corn, although to some extent partici
pating in the early weakness Of wheat,
was, later, governed by a firmer and
steadier feeling. The news was aw.ui
evenly divided between encouraging and
I depressing, whilst the volume of busi
ness was not large, asu otu uo u
good supply and moderate demand.
Prices declined. jc, but closed steady.
May closed with a net loss of c for the
day. ' .
Oats were quiet and steady. Business
was very light and the range of prices
narrow. The close was about ic lower
than Saturday.
Provisions opened farm and higher cn
a light run of hogs, lighter estimates for
fA.rnnrrnw anil higher mices for them.
An improvement in the cash aemana
helped values considerably. Shortly be
fore the close mere were iree
of pork and lard by a prominent com-
mission house, ana ine market, ubi.iub
sharply. May pork closed 2UC lower
than Saturday, way laru iuc tower, uu
May ribs unchanged to 2 c lower.
instructed to take the matter before the
United States courts, and the district at
torney, in order to have the parties pros
ecuted for violating the tottery law, and
the department will alsartake steps to
prosecute them.
When Senator Voorheesstated at the
outset of the tariff fight in the Senate
that the bill to be reported to the Senate
would be practically the Wilson bill, he
annrpeiated. nerhans. better than his
colleagues, th.e prenture that would be
hrmio-ht bv the House committee to pre-
such a radical 'departure as would
precipitate a contest anew when the bill
was returned by the Senate or went to
conference. The fact remains, however,
that as soon as the sub committee got to
work it began the reconstruction of the
mpflsure as it came from the House, on
the lines of the nlan of the old Walker
tariff. The opposition manifested to this
radical departure from the precedent
established by the House, was so great
when it became known, that the pres
Kiirp could not be resisted, and it is now
t. that, the old order of things will
be restored. This is due to the sugges
tion of a leading member of the Finance
enmmittee and the urgent request of
some members of the Ways and Means
committee. So soon then as the change
to the form of the Wilson bill was agreed
upon, Mr. Talbert, clerk of the House
Ways and Means committee was sent for,
and for two or three days has been as
sisting the Senate committee in its
work. The plan ot tne senate couiimu-
tee involving, as it does, the raising
of sufficient revenue to meet the deficit,
necessarisy carries with it some sevree
slashing into the free list of the House
bill, and there will be a, striking modifi
cation of that list. It is pretty thoroughly
understood that coffee will be put on the
dutiable list at about 20 per cent, ad
valorem and it is also equally well settled
in the minds of those Senators interested,
at least, that coal will be shifted from
the free list to -the dutiable list. The
items that are giving the committee the
most trouble are iron: ore, wool, sugar
and whiskev.
A formal'order directing Commodore
iKirkland to proceed to Honolulu by the
steamer Australia, leaving San Francisco
February 17th, was issued by the Navy
Department to-day.
St. Louis. Feb. 13. Advices t o-day
f mm all narts of Missouri. Southern Ilh
nnU Northern Arkansas. Iowa and
Nebraska are that the storm has been
rarJxeoA hv clear cold weather. Traffic
Renorts Beins Received. From All
Sections of Persons Killed
Thousands of Cattle
Frozen to Death.
Dallas. Tex.. Feb. 13. The ther
above this
morning. The wind went aown w
moderate pace during the night. The
ground jvas frozen to-day. Passengers
from Kansas, Okloboma, the Cherokee
Stripe, and Indian Territory to-day re
port the most terrible blizzard on record.
A great many liyes have lieen lost and
the suff erring from the cold is intense.
The greatest loss has been among tne
strippers, who are pooriy prepared ior
the winter in the way or. nouses anu.
clothing. !
Kansas City, Feb. 13. Keports re
ceived here to-day from Oklohoma and
Indian Territory make it almost certain
that at least thirty lives were lost during
the great storm of bunday,
storm of Sunday. Many ot
the isolated homesteads, where the fam
ilies were poorly prepared for winter,
can not be heard from for days and pos
sibly weeks, and there is reason to be
livH that thirtv will not represent the
total number ot the dead, in w estern
and Southwestern Kansas there was
great suffering, and it is probable that
in more inan one sou nouse uhw uuuico
will some day be found. The worst of
the storm was over in the Missouri val
ley to-day. As it is growing warmer
and is cloudy it is likely that the snow
will melt soon and cause noods in many
streams. 4 -
Gtjtheie. O. T., Feb. 13. The worst
rf t.h ereat blizzard Beems to be over
lire and business is aarain Deing resumeu
Fnnr trains that have been snow bound
near Red Rock, in the Cherokee Strip
for thirtv hours, came in early this
morninsr.
Partes two families reported frozen
near Cross, an unknown man was found
near the Ponca Indian agency, frozen
BtifE. Near Stillwater a man was found
fmwn tn Hpat.h under his house, and
crmth rf f!lpve. in county Q. a family of
three perished. Two Tonkawa Indians
are reported to have been found dead in
a hut. JNear Anaaarna inree xuuiu
children who were caught out in the
storm perished. There are rumors of
many other fatalities, but bo far they
have not been confirmed.
Scores of cattle and horses perished in
th Stxi n and in the big pastures in the
OaucrA and Kiowa reservations. The
number of dead cattle win reacu uie
thruiaanria. The temDerature dia not
reach as low as on January 23rd, but the
wind and sleet were so bad that people
caught out could make no resistance.
Appointments by Hon. Jao. O. Scar
borough Ontflt ' of a Distilling
Campany Seized. The Horse
Sale Charlotte Anxlons
for . the Horticultural
Fair Report of the ;
State Auditor.
Messenger Bureau, l
Raleigh. Feb. 13. J
Governor Carr offers a reward of f 100
each for William West and John West,
who are wanted for murder in Cumber
land county. . He also offered a reward
of 1 100 for Gaither J. Johnson, who
killed Frank Meares in Wilkes county.
Sheriff F. P. Floyd, of Robeson county,
brought nine convicts to the penitenti
ary this morning.
John C. Scarborough, State Superin
tendent of j Public Instruction, makes
the following appointments for public I
speeches on the subject of education:
Near Smithfield, Johnston county,
February 24th; Aulander, Bertie, April
13th Windsor, Bertie, . at night, April
13th; Ross church, Bertie, April 14th;
Salem, Forsyth county, April 28th. ,
HViorifT .T M. Sn11 nf fiam iwnn haa I
completed his State tax settlement, pay- I EIV1BROIUERIES.
ing in
Revenue Collector Simmons, whose
case is attracting so much attention, is
now at Washington. ,
Revenue officers returned here to-day
from near Blue Wing, Person county,
where they seized the entire outfit of the
Chester springs Distilling company.
There are two stills. The value of the I
property ia 4,000. It is seized for irreg
ularities and will be sold. Deputy col
lector Woods made the seizure.
The appointment of Mr. Jernigan to
Shanghai gives much satisfaction to the
people here.
Charlotte wants to secure the State j
Horticultural fair this year. The con
test for it appears to be between that
city and Wilmington.
The predicted cold wave and snow
failed to materialize, to-day being one of
the most beautiful of the winter.
The horse sale here to-morrow and
Thursday will be one of the largest of
hne horses ever held in this state, it
will attract many people. ' .
The annual report of the State auditor I
was sent to-day to all the newspapers in j o
the State. Your correspondent several I .
oxrp Goods-for Every Day
r.f tho nnhlin fund frr 18Q3 wpre 1 .21 2.- I V . : i
161. From this thould be deducted
North Carolina railway dividends tlSO,-
012; denitentiary earnings $86,418; special
pension tax $97,891; fertilizer tax $38,360;
total 401,053, thus making the legiti
mate receipts from the ordinary revenues
$811,108,
A New Line at 5, 8, 10, 12f, 15c and upwards. . '
All over Embroideries at 69, 85, $1 and $1.25 per yard.
Laces and Inserting, Point de Chene, and Point de Irelande, Point de
Venice and all latest novelties for trimming Spring Dresses, in black
and Ecru, at 12$, 15, 25, 50c to $1.25.
Torchon Laces at 5, 8, 10, 12. 15 to 50c.
Novelties in Soring Dress Goods.
Princess Duck in plain white striped and small figures, fast colors, worth 22o
for 15c. Zephyr Gingham in selected patterns, regular price 15c for 121c.
Serpentine Crepe in evening shades and figured, sold every where at 25 cents
ours 20 cents.
Crepe Cloth in Cream, White, Pink, Lilac, Red, Black and Light Blue, regu
lar 16c, at 12ic. -
French Novelties, 40 inches wide, all wool, worth 60c for avc.
Imported Novelties worth 75c, our price 49c. -Awell
selected stock ot Henriettas at greatly reduced prices.
Wear at Forced Sale Prices.
The celebrated E. & L.
Opposition to the Lords.
Portsmouth, Eng., Feb. 13. The first
council meeting of the National Liberal
Federation took place here to-day. Dr.
S pence Watson, the chairman during
the course of his remarks, said that it
seemed as if there was a conspiracy
upon the part of the minority of the
House of Commons and the majority of
the House of Lords to prevent all lib
eral legislation by organized and
wanton obstruction. It was tame,
he said, that the Lords were
deprived of the power to veto.
The country must speak out. There
must be no compromise; the Lords
had thrown the challenge and they must
take it up and fight it to the very end.
Arthur Herbert Acland, the Minister
of Education, was the next speaker. He
said that the liberals had been, perhaps,
too patient in the past, but the course of
the Government is now clear and they
had decided to negative all the Lords
amendments.
Gents' Shirts, Collars and Cuffs at astonishing, prices.
Collars and Cuffs at 10c,
All Brands of Corsets.
THE CELEBRATED THOMPSON'S.
DR. WARNER'S,
R. & G. CORSETS,
L. C. "
KOSMO "
Etc., in all Styles. u
Don't forget to aa for your key, you may get the right one, no telling.
Leaders in Dm Goods, Notions, Sc.
Corner Front and Princess Streets:
The Bomb Thrower Breton.
Paris. Feb. 13. Breton, the bomb
thrower, admitted to Judge Meyer this
veninsr that he had given a wrong" ac
count of himself. He gave a number of
names, all of which are believed to be
false. Detective Houillier believes that
Breton had just arrived from London.
The prisoner speaks English and wears
an English shirt and otner uneu,
marked "A. M." His body was
very clean when examined, and other
wise Khowed that he had been accus-
i tr.mfid to decent life. Hia education 18
Telegraphic Sparks. j aboye the average. On seeing Detective
London. Feb. 13. The Parish Council I Houillier on Monday night, Breton ex-
hill nassed its third reading in the House claimed: "Meuo, uouimer, uirou.
of Lords to-day. ine um, uuweva, i
not in the condition it was wueu xe
ceived from the House of Commons,
having been greatly mutilated Dy tne
amendments made to it in tne upper
house. . -
Fort Monroe, Va Feb. 13. Secre
tary Carlisle and party returned from
Norfolk thi3 afternoon. They visited the
Fort and witnessed the dress parade.
A salute was fired in honor of the Sec-
rofo iW
Paris, Feb. 13. The Presse says that
TnKii Prospcutor Bertrand has received
a number of threatening letters, and that
his residence is now gardea.
know vou well." Detective juouiiiier
admits his belief that he is on the verge
of an important discovery in connection
with the case.
The Men Safe. .
Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 13. The
storm having broken during the night,
the in-take crib was visible this morning,
and soon after dawn smoke was seen
issuine from it. which showed that the
men were safe. Later. Contractor Mur
phy and a companion came ashore. He
renorted that the men worked as usual
all day yesterday.
C. Q. Fennell. C. H. Pore. Jas. L. Yopp.
The Ferris Wheel
WAS A GREAT ATTRACTION AT i'HE WORLD'S FAIR, AND THE FERRIS
Corset Waist is sure to be popular in Wilmington, as it is the most per
' feet fitting Corset Waist made, and we have them for Ladies and
Children. . (
SHIRTS ! SHIRTS!
1 M
Gents' White Shirts, reinforced front and back, 37 Jc, 50c. 75c, and the
" celebrated Wonder Shirt for $1.00. Fancy Cheviot Shirts 50c. Half
Hose, Black, Unbleached and Tan, regular made, only 15c per pair. "
SPECIAL THIS WEEK. Pride of the West Bleached Cotton, 12Jc per
yard. 10-4 Bleached Sheeting 25c per yard.
FENNELL, FORE & CO.,
FRONT STREET. NEXT DOOR NORTH OF PURCELL HOUSE, WILMINGTON. N. C.
Young America On Top.
Rnkletw Arnica Salve.
m. Kt caivoin the world for Cuts,
p'--.. -Son, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
bnns-? Tetter, Chapped Hands-
SblauJ Corns, aW all Skin Erup-CVulblain.-,
itively cures Piles, or no
tions, and p. guaranteed to give
raT required- m0ney refunded.
perfect wiwkv p by
25 cenw er
Vashua. N. 11.,
Hampshire
loiiow-
tr.a n French. Esq.. of
in an argument before the New
fl an 8H!uuir. . noes tie 10110W-
Terislature July lWh. -1S8J. uses ii. . , ra.
ff vrds- -'When the common pe. le f
f J Extract, which they ru? for
J118 rVS school cannot cure r
iVu thei; Instruments or thorough courses.
whtt a man has a raging P.am in htootn,
Joints or face; - hen he is tied into a double
low knot with a cramp in his stomach, he
Cannot stop to go to a physician hve miles
Jiff arul take a thorough course. ,.e lseo",Jf
to have something in his medicine . closet
-Sat he can get at without any prescription,
jrith a gold seal on it." .
wnicn yicv"- ... f ti
mnnev With wnicu w "'"
or money . t exDensi
thought iT&t& to issue money than to
Mr Johnson. Republican,?; riortn a-
kota, opposed the pm. -- .
coining of seigniorage -
tne treasury, uui w t 7 j
deceotive. misleading an"
destructive in its enecis. i r
ond man it- wnnld he to withdraw
treasury notes 'and substitute for them
silver certificates. It would not only de-
Rirov the parity between gold and silver.
but would disturb the parity between
the different kinds of paper money now
in circulation.
Mr Bankhead, D. mocrat, of Alabama,
spoke in favor of the bill. He did not
uiom it nossible that the Secretary of
. u Trenail rr "could accumulate and
Maintain a sufficient volume of gold
"VV redeem currency, and he
SSSJt that silver should, also be made
"ikl fnr Tiurooses oi iwmiuu.
The price v""! hand for twenty
r mmodities and silver, be
said, had go" ..wr tnA&r woun
na A n ouuixj ui . . ..
prhasf m-y pounds of wheat
Protection to Merchant ment.
London, Feb. 1&. In response to a
question asked in the House of Com
mons to-day by James Parker bimtn, air
Edward Gray, the Parliamentary becre
tary of the Foreign Office, said that the
steps taken for the protection of com-
merce at wo f "V 1 ii.
unonbythe naval commanders of the
various powei uv"
He added that it was stated that insur-
gent shins were m tne uauu m
refuge among the British merchantmen
which are removing a
A!?e gir Edward said he was not aware
that uerman A""" a
forded greater protection
0rr.bantmen than was af-
f 'i." ;ab merchantmen by the !
IOrueu vu jv
British warships.
Killed on a Railway Bridge.
tWattt. 'Ala.. Feb. 13. The Georgia '
ntroi traJTi hilrt crossing the Chatta
hootchee. river bridge near neie tuis
mnrninc raiiffM a nartV Of mtn. Wltn
ihe following results; John Da vis killed;
Wm. tireen. both lees broken, wu - aie.
The others escaped bv swinging to the
cress tie3.
-f
ft
omy in the
feet work.
kURING. hard times consumers
cannot afford to experiment
with inferior, cheap brands of bak
ing powder. It is NOW that the
great strength and purity of the
ROYAL stand out as a friend in need
.to those who desire to practise Econ
Kitchen. Each spoonful does its per
Its increasing sale bears witness that
it is a necessity to the prudent it goes further.
N. B.
. Grocers say that every dollar in
vested in Royal Baking Powder is
, worth a dollar the world over, that it
does not consume their capital in dead
stock, because it is the great favorite,
and sells through all times and seasons.
ROYAL BAKlNfi POWDER CO.. 106 WAIL ST., NEW-YORK.
Ce.-r Vr ,
JND 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
over and don't stand on profits.
Would suggest a Suit Made to Meas
ure as good investment, at present
figures. ?
SPRING : H A I D W A R E .
s
Dixie. Clipper and Stonewall Plows,
HOVJCLS, PITCHFOHK8, HOBS, TKACK CHAINS, HOPS, BACK BAUDS, COLLARS
; '. HAMB3, BKIDLBS. IN KACT FULL LW& OF
AT BOTTOM PRICKS. YOUB PATRONAGB IS SOLICITED BT THB
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