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TBLEGBAPHIO SUMMARY. JQ COMPEL VOTING.
The President has appointed and the J
spnntfi confirmed Senator White, of Louis
iana to be associate justice of the Federal
a,, nrt. The Populist Senators
uujiv."
and Congressmen hold a conference to form
ulate an address to be laid before their
National committee, -which meets at St.
Louis on.the 22nd inst. A patient at the
Goldsboro insane asylum kills another in
mate. Sheriff Stedman of New Hanover
settles his State taxes.: -The prospects for
a successful fair at Newbern were never
brighter. Large crowd are already com
ing. Governor Carr has arrived and will
formally open the fair to-day. There will
hrnanV fine races. The Maryland
dredgers are getting the better of the Vir-
ginia oyster navy. The latter will be rein
forced. The nomination of Senator
White was most pleasing to the Sonthern
men in Congress and the New Yorkers ,
seemed to be well satisfied. Speculation is
ill succeed him in the
UiC 43 t." '
PipnntP Congressman Blanchard is proni-
' inently spoken of. The Louisiana Legis
lature at its session in ilay will nave ira
Senators to elect.- It it said our Minister
at Rio is trying to take the credit for the
' protection which Admiral Benham. has
: grained for American merchantmen. He
i is-alio criticised for living at Petropolis, in-
: stead of in Rio.- The police are making
extensive raids throughout. France on Anarchists-
haunts. Many arrests have! been
made. The news of execution of Persian
fr nitsrkinf? an American mis-
MCI 1U IV-J .. - f-t
sionarv has been confirmed by the State
Colonna goes to
lCj,aJ UUC11L. A w :
Tinkota to sue for a devorce. Henry
' Labouchere wants a bill introduced in the
Reuse of Commons
aholishiiu? the House of J-ords. John
hfcKane. is sentenced o six years in the
Sing Sing rpenitentiary " The Virginia
oyster police boat Tangier has a fight with
.iredtrers and has to take to her heels as her
ammunition rives out: -The Rogers loco-
,,-nrVc thp Dninhin iute works and
"..j, - " I
the Barbour thread mills at Patterson, :S
t cf . tVip Central Bank of Pitts-
"burg winds up its business. The Presi
dent has called for the resignation of H. H,
.Smith assistant register of the treasury.
fpver on the cruiser
New York, at Rio. Treasury officials an
tiHnate. exnort of cold this week. Mr
Patterson introduces a bill in :the House of
ttpnrpspntatives to prevent conflict between
State and Federal courts Senator Mc
Millan rrepo Us favorably on the bill reclass-
if vine and prescribing salaries ot railway
,,toi irva The abandoned schooner
J'UJIUl
CxlnniPt Club lies south of Hatteras directly
in the path of vessels. The Democrats
f v. a nmicns last night and
Ji. U1C - V V 1 1 1 . ; , '
.ifQ.i TPcr.inti'Ans unanimously censur
ing those Democrats who broke the quorum
by refusing to vote. TheTe were 130 pres
ent and the meeting was harmonious.
Senator White was confirmed and the
President notified within an hour after the
nomination. Senator Pugh made the mo
tion to contirm and it was seconded by
Senators Hoar and Hill, the latter making
he criticised the Presi
dent's action in former nominations to the
same place.
TliiiJ NEWBKRN FAIR
T.m t ui Arriving Kine ,Rac?s
uiii r - " "
Promised -The Prospects Britf lit
Governor Carr to Open
the Fair To-Day.
Special to the Messenger. J
New-hern, N. C, Feb. I'J.-The seventh
annual fair of the Fish. Oyster and Indus
trial association opened here to-day. The
city is rapidly filling up with visitors, nu
merous trains arriving this evening greatly
augmenting the large number already here,
r- The fair will be formally opened to-morrow
by Governor Carr at 9:30 o'clock.
ti,p first races of the week will come off
to-morrow. There are a large number of
racers present, and the races will be the best
ever held in the State.
. All exhibits are about complete. The fair
grounds present a handsome appearance.
' "Several military companies are expected.
Thursday will be the big day of the week.
: This is undoubtedly the best fair that the
association has held.
Governor and Mrs. Carr arrived this
evening and have taken rooms at the
Hotel Albert. The outlook for the fair's
success was never brighter.'',
One Insane la lent Kills Another.
Special to the Messenger.
Got nsiwKo,,N. C, Feb. 19. At the colored
nsane asylum near this city a male patient
killed this evening by a lellow patient.
RESOLUTION TO FINE MEM
BERS FOR NOT VOTING.
Senator Daniel Addresses'" the senate
on the Hawaiian Resolution Mr.
Bland Makes- Another .'Unsuc
cessful Effort to Bring His
i Seigniorage Bill to a
Vote No -Quorum
' - Voting.
SENATE.
WAsmsGTON.Feb. 19. A memorial against
placing lumber on the free list was pre
sented by Senator Hale, who asked to have
it printed, saying that it was very carefully
prepared and contained figures and facts of
great importance on the subject.
A memorial again&t the income tax, from
the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce was
presented by Senator Perkins and referred
to the Finance committee. '
Senator Hale offered a resolution, whieh
was agreed .ta,-instructing the Committee on
Printing to examine into all the facts and
circumstances connected with the contract
of the .National Lithographic company, of
Washington, D. C, for the publication of
the patent office Gazette. (This ,has refer
ence to the newspaper statement charging
Josiah Quincy, ex-Assistant Secretary of
State, with being interested in the contract
and using nis oliicial ana personal mnuence
to obtain it).
The resolution heretofore reported by the
Committee on Foreign Relations, that it
was unwise and inexpedient to consider
now the annexation of the Hawaiian terri
tory, was taken up and Senator Daniel ad
dressed the Senate.
About 2:30 o'clock the presiding officer
asked Senator Daniel to suspend his speech
for a moment, so that the Senate might re
ceive a message from the President of the
United States.
The message was found to contain the
nomination of Senator White, of Louisiana,
as associate justice of the United States.
The fact became known even before the en
velope was opened, and Senators evinced
the keenest interest in it. They gathered to
gether in small groups all over the Chamber,
and commended rather than discussed the
nomination. From that time on there was
no interest manifested in Senator Daniel's
speech, and at 3 o'clock p. m. he yielded to
a motion of Senator C'aft'ery, of Louisiana,
to proceed to executive business, which the
Senate did immediately. The doors were
opened again at 4:30 o'clock, when the com
munication of the President sending all dis
patches and reports received from Hawaii
since those last sent was read.- The motion
to print was laid over at the request of
Senator Hoar.
A conference was agieed to on the Okla
homa Railroad bill, and Senators Berry,
Blackburn and Pettigrew were appointed
conferees on the part of the Senate. The
Senate then at 4:35 o'clock p. m., adjourned
until to- morrow.
A HOT CAMPAIGN.
Signs of it From Granville County
More Coal Deposits Discovered -False
Rumors by Populists and
Republicans . The Uni
. verity Base Ball
Season. .
Messesgeb BcnREAtr, )
Raleigh. N. C, Feb. 19. j
Governor and Mrs. Carr left for Newbern
this morning. They will remain there until
Thursday evening. The Governor - will be
here Friday to preside at a meeting of the
trustees of the University.
The Railway Commission meets again to
morrow. - No specially' important cases are
now before it. -
Coal has been discovered in Orange county
near Patterson's Mill.
Persons will leave here in a day or two for
Moore county,-to make a thorough inspec
tion of the coal beds discovered there.
, John T. Britt, of Lumberton. is appointed
a deputy marshal by United States Marshal
Uarroii.
The Supreme court wiM to-morrow, take
up the appeal docket- frSm ' the," Third dis
trict. x Itwill jto-niorrojr evening file the"
first obiniohs oi the present-term.
This evening the Knights of Pythias here
had a joint celebration of the anniversary
of the order.
As another of the many indications of a
warm campaign this year comes the news
that two Populists have been burned in
effiev in Granville countv.
Some of the Populists and Republicans
are giving currencv to the rumor tnat tnere
will be a division of the Democrats in this
State this vear; on the one side the ''Vance
Democrats" and on the other the "Admin
istration Democrats."
The University baseball season begins
March 17th and ends in May. During the
season games will be played with teams
from Durham, Yale, Lehigh, University of
Vermont, Oak Ridge, Richmond i college,
University of Virginia and Lafayette col
leep.. !
During the present month sheriffs have
ueen quite Slow in uianius wjiukh,
mentj) nf State Taxes.
Oranges in large quantities are being
shipped over the Seaboard Air Line for the
first time. ;
The heavy rains have set the farmers back
with their work. '
SENATOR WHITE
NOMINATED ASSOCIATE JUS
TICE AND CONFIRMED.
-
The Nomination a Sunrise to Every
body and a Great Pleasure to His
Southern Friends New
Yorkers Satisfied Specula
as to ' His Successor
Populist Congressmen
- . In Conference. . .. :
Washington , Feb. 19. President Clever
land to-day nominated Senator White, of
Louisiana, to the vacant seat on the Supreme
bench of the United States, and the Senate
promptly confirmed the nomination, which,
came in the nature of a surprise t6 the Sen
ate. All sorts of. rumors were afloat during
the morning1 relative to this appointment,
in which the names of Senators Gray and
Faulkner were mentioned; but not that "of
the . Louisiana '. Senator .-Sehalot White did
not conic to trie Senate to-day, and the fact
that he was at the White House this morn
ing, were-he doubtless received the news,
constrained him te absent himself from the
presence of his colleagaes. He is a lawyer
of marked ability, in the full vigor of life,
and will bring to the Supreme court a valu
able knowledge of the intricacies of practice
under the Civil Code, or Code Napoleon, as
it prevails in tm? Louisiana courts, which
will be of great service in disposing of cases
arising in the courts, of that State. Edward
Douglas vviiite was oorn in me par
ish of Lafourche. Louisiana, in . Novem
ber, 145, and was educated at
Mount St. Mary's Maryland, at the
Jesuit college, New Orleans, and at George
town college, this city. He served in the
Confederate army, and in lb was ticensea
to practice law by the Supreme
l.
was
rtcdman Settles His Taxes.
-a Cl ' -special to tHe Messenger.
. X C , Feb. 19. Sheriff Sted
Ralek.ii, . xjanover- county, has com
Set his settlement, paying in
$2T'?o convicts from aveh county were
brought to the penitentiary this afternoon.
Naval Movements at llio.
wi--,K,1Tox. Feb. 19.-The following dis
patch was n
day' "Rio De Jasf.ibo, Feb. IS.
-The Nictheroy this morning aored
sssr as assu
ice miici--"" - , .. AmPT-
r.enham are me li ui
and halt a aozen or
rhe America and the Pirat-
eceived by Secretary Herbert to-
hv Admiral
ica. the Pirating
torpeu -y "hnH pondition
all the i niieu-- one to
on the cruiser New York is untrue.
;'You are old, my dear grandma," the girl
said . ' .;,
As she lav by the hre witn uuuy
"For as white as the snow are trie
vourhead . ;
Yet you always look rosy and jolly.
'Tray tell me, dear grandma, the reason of
this
Why you always look healthy and spnteiy.
Why you never are pale when you give nui
a kiss, ' - !
Whv vou take such long walks morn and
'.'..i.it
snow are the hairs on
mgntiy:
"The reason, my darling
plied
, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Dearmond offered the following reso
lution at the opening of business to-day:
Jiexolved, That to paragraph 1, of rule xv,
be added a clause as follows:
"But it shall be in order, at the conclu
sion of the second roll call, for any member
to inquire of the Speaker, if a quorum has
voted, and if the Speaker answer in the
negative, to suggest that any other member,
naming him, is present and has not voted,
and thereupon the Speaker who may then
cause the doors to be closed shall direct the
clerk to again call the name of such mem
ber and record his vote; and this proceeding
may be continued until a quorum shall have
voted. And if any member being thus
called the third time, and being pres
ent and not - excused from voting,
shall not vote, the sergeant-at-arms shall, by
direction of the Speaker, bring him before
the bar of the House and his name shall
then be called once more and his vote re
corded. But if he still refrain from voting,
his name shall be recorded as that of a
member present and refusing to vote, and
for everv contempt of the House of which
a member shall be guilty, by thus refusing
to vote, the sergeant-at-arms shall deduct as
a fine, the sum of $50, from his salary, pay
tne same into ine treasury oi me l uneu
States and report such action to the House.
Mr. Hopkins, Republican of Illinois
There seems to be so much machinery about
that, that I think it would be better to
authorize the Speaker at once to count a
quorum.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
Mr. .rfartin. Democrat of Indiana, chair
man of the Committee on Invalid Pensions,
reported the resolution introduced last week
by Mr. Tawney, calling upon the Secretary
of the Interior for an expression of the con
struction placed upon the law of December
21st, 4893, (declaring pensions to be a limited
vested right) by the Pension Bureau, with
a recommendation that it pass, and he sug
gested that the resolution be passed as re
rvnrWl nnrl it was so ordered.
Mr. Bland called up1 his bill to coin the
seigniorage of the treasury silver bullion.
He moved that the House resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole and that general
debate be limited to thirty minutes.
A division showed 105 votes in favor of
the motion, and none in the negative.
Mr. Tracy, Democrat, of New York, sug
gested no quorum, whereupon Mr. Bland
demanded the yeas and nays and no quorum
appearing, he moved a call of the House,
which was ordered.
Two hundred and fifty-one members re
sponded to their names, upon which an
n rm n pom n t hff the Sneaker, further pro
ceedings under the call were dispensed
with. ,
Mr. Walker, Republican, of Massachusetts
Mr. Speaker, I suggest to the gentleman
from Missouri that he permit the discussion
of the bill to go on to-day. It is evident
that we have no quorum here and the day
will probably be wasted in roll calls.
Mr. Bland I should be very glad to have
the bill debated, and gentlemen know I have
been willing at all times to proceed under
any understanding that will be agreable to
the opponents gof theibill and enable us
to come to a vote without filibustering. But,
certainly gentlemen cannot expect me to
consent to have tneaeDate go on mueuuiroj ,
and I shall not consent to do so.
Mr. Walker If the gentleman will bear
with me for a, moment further, I want to
say that I do not blame him for his position,
Mr. Bland Regular order, Mr. Speaker.
On the second roll call the vote resulted
yeas, 150; nays, 0.
The third roll call resulted yeas, 152,
nays, 2, and Mr. Bland asked a call of the
HAtthe close, of the call, to which 241
members responded, Mr. Bland offered a
resolution revoking all leaves of absence
and instructing the sergeant-at-arms to ar
rest absent members, the resolution to con
tinue in force after adjournment and until
the further order of the House.
Mr. Tracy, Democrat, of New York,
moved that the House adjourn.
On this resolution the Republicans and
anti-Silver Democrats voted in the affirma
tive, the silver Democrats and Populists
ioined the bulk of the Democrats m
negative. On division the vote was
nouncea ayes , nay a w.
After further filibustering, ilr.
iv Qc.r.i,-itirn revoking leaves of
was asreed to yeas, 106;nays
roonintinn was one that did
the
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Resolutions Adopted Censuring Dem
ocratic Members for Breaking a
Quorum by Not Voting.
Washington, Feb. 19. The Democratic
caucus this afternoon, which was heldimme'
diately after the adjournment of the House
at 4 o'clock, was noticeable for two reasons
In the first place, the utmost harmony ex
isted among the 130 gentlemen present on
every material proposition having reference
to the Bland Seigniorage bill, and, secondly,
for the severe criticism indulged in by the
members upon the action of the New York
Democrats, who have refrained from voting
to making a quorum for the past week and
who were absent this aiternoon. When the
caucus met. Mr. Holman read the call
which showed' that ninetv members had
affixed their signatures to that document,
The roll was then called and disclosed the
presence of 130 members.
When the clers had finished it was
obvious that none of the Democratic mem
bers of the New York delegation were pres
ent, although a number had been in attend-
, , - C j. 1 I T .1 -
this
the
an
Bland's
absence
0. The
not need . a
ance at the sessions oi the iouse
afternoon and heard the call read
The first speaker was Mr. Bland, who
offered the following preamble and resolu
tions:
"Whereas, Thirty-two Democratic mem
bers of the House are now absent from the
citv: and.
Whekkas, Twenty-eight Democratic mem
bers of the House are present and intention
ally fail to vote on the pending Silver bill,
thus breaking a quorum.
Jiesolved, That it is the duty of every Dem
ocratic member of this House, now absent,
unless on account of sickness of himself or
family, to immediately return to discharge
the duties of his office.
Hesolved, That it is the duty of every Dem
ocratic member of this House to attend the
dailv sessions thereof.
liesolved. That it is the duty of every Dem
ocratic member to record his vote for or
against the pending Silver bill to the end
that a quorum be obtained and: said bill
soeedilv disposed of and the House proceed
to other pressing business.
Mr. Bland then made an earnest speech
in support of his resolution and strongly
censured the opponents of the bill for ob
structing legislation. He especially ani
madverted upon those Democrats who have
co operated with the Republicans in not
voting and in pursuing other questionable
legislative methods.
Mr. Springer, also favored the resolution
and appealed to absent members to appear
and vote at the sessions of the House. He
pointed to the fact that during . the contest
over the repeal of the silver purchasing
clause of the Sherman act. all
Democrats opposed to that measure
had promptly responded upon every
roll call: had furnished the necessary quo
rum and had contented themselves with
sneaking and recording their votes. He ap
pealed to the constituents of absent mem
bers to urge their members by telegrams
and letters to appear m the iiouse ana vote
on all questions. He had never known an
occasion before when any number of Dem
ocrats refused to come to a Democratic cau
cus and to take council with their Demo
cratic brothers. He regretted this, not only
on account of pending legislation, but on
account of divisions and dissensions which
would be engendered in every Congressional
district in the land and make future success
impossibles The breaking of a quorum by
members of the majority ought not to be
resorted to. It was a parliamentary revolu
tion and' would destroy the power of the
party in the majority to legislate.
fr Rimiim. of Indiana, m a Drier speecn
offered a resolution fixing the failure to
make a quorum upon the Republicans. He
offered this resolution as an amendment to
the Bland resolution, which was still before
til 6 C3V1C11S.
Instantly the hall was filled with . mur
murs of dissensions and the Bynum amend
ment was at once voted down by a large
majority, the. explanation being that the
Democrats were responsible for the break
ing of the quorum as they were the party in
power and it was their business to see that
a quorum was present.
After Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, had
flv in favor of the Bland resolu
tion, a vote was taken and it was adototed
unanimously. Thereupon Mr. Bland offered
another resolution which was as follows:
'Resolved, That it is the sense oi mis
caucus that the pending bill shall be the
special order of business of the House to the
exclusion of all other business until finally
disposed of." . - '
There was no objection and the resolution
was adopted. ' . . x, . ...
Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana, then took the
floor with a resolution which was so radical
that it was at once voted down and furnished
an excuse for a motion to adjourn that was
immediately carried. The Boatner resolu
tion instructed the Committee on Rules to
Knno in an mvler imnosing snecial penalties
for failure to vote and make a quorum, and
for absenteeism. It was quickly disposed
of by a vote of 61 to 42, after which the
caucus adjourned.
the Supreme court of
Louisiana. In 1874 he was elected a State I
Senator and was appointed four years later
associate justice of the Supreme court
of Louisiana. He was elected to the Senate
to succeed James B. Eustis, and took his
seat March 4th, 1891. His term does not ex
pire until March 3rd 1897. -
The nomination of Senator White was a
great surprise to members of the House, but
was favorably commented on by every one.
The members from New York did not enter
into any lengthy expression of opinion, byt
Messrs. Cochran, Straus and Tracey agreed
that JSew lorfe had got out ct it ail sne was
entitled to. Mr. Cummings expressed his
gratification over the appointment, saying
that Senator White's nomination was an ex
ceedingly good one. "There is nothing sec
tional about an appointment to the supreme
bench" he said, l
southern members were particularly wen
pleased, with the choice , arid exchanged con
gratulations with one another. There was
immediate speculation, of course, as to the
identity of the gentleman to be selected in
Senator White's place as a member of the
Senate. It was stated by friends of Repre
sentative Blanchard that the Governor had
been inclined to appoint him at the time of
Senator Gibson's death, but yielded to the
persuasion of Senator Caffery's friends in
the latter's favor. Whether or not Repre
sentative Blanchard' s vote in favor of the
Wilson bill would interfere with his ap
pointment now, they could not state, but
some fear was expressed that it might
do so. The Governor comes from
the heart of the sugar-producing districts
of Louisiana. ; But if his feeling toward Mr.
Blanchard has not changed, that gentle
man, thev sav. would doubtless receive the
appointment. The legislature of that State
will meet in Mav and will have three Sena
tors to elect. Senator Caffery was appointed
to snnneed the late Senator Gibson, whose
term would have expired March 4, 1895, and
hisT3uccessor, both for the remamder" of
Senator Gibson's term and for the full
term of six years beginning March 4 1895,
will have to be chosen, as well as a successor
to Senator White, to fill out the remainder
of his term, which does not expire until
March 4, 1897.
Senator White himself, knew nothing of
the fact that the President was considering
his name until yesterday evening, when the
Prpsi.lpnt sent for him. He called at the
White House at 8 o'clock and remained in
conference with the President for more
than two hours. The President then j for
the first time informed of his intention, and
said he believed that he had all the qualifi
cations for a member of so distinguished a
court, and asked him it he would accept tne
place. .
The proffer came so suddenly and carried
with it such a change in Senator White's
personal plans that he asked for time to
consider, agreeing to give a positive answer
to-day. Senator White again called
at the Executive mansion this morn
ing, and as he crossed the threshhold was
still undetermined. An hour's talk with
Mr. Cleveland, however, decided him, and
at 10:30, having said that he would accept
the nomination, he left the mansion. He
did not go to the CapitoLbut returned to his
rooms. ,
Within an hour from the time the nomi
nation was sent in Senator White had been
confirmed and the President notified.
As aoon as the doors were closed senator
Pugh called up the nomination and asked
that it be immediately considered. This"
iraa no-rppd tn. He snoke highlv of the nom
ination and said that it was a happy solu
tion to the trouble. The Fourth judicial
circuit, consisting of the States of Maryland,
Virginia, neat i - j
and South Carolina, and the Fifth circuit,
composed of the States of Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas, made eleven States of the
Union which had no justice of the
Supreme court of the United States.
While the small circuit composed of the
the States of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and
Tennessee had three judges, Harlan, Brown
and Jackson. He believed this Southern
circuit was entitled to it and was glad the
President had selected Mr. White. He then
moved that the nomination be confirmed.
Senator Hoar 'seconded the nomination,
and speaking again, later on, said he was
pleased to see that young blood was to be
liiluseu liiivj luc j ' i v. wuxi.. -
liked the idea of nominating old men who
i.nniH not enve. the countrv. bv reason of old
age and physical inhrmity, tne iuu Deneiit
of their services. Of Mr. White's legal
ability he had the highest regard and was
glad' the President had made a selection
upon which the Senate could agree.
In view of Senator Hill's attitude in re
gard to the two nominations that failed of
confirmation, what he said to-day became
interesting. He spoke in full as follows:
"I rise for the purpose of seconding the
motion of the distinguished chairman of the
Judiciary committee. Representing as I do,
in part, the circuit in which the vacancy
exists, caused by the death of the late
lamented Judge Blatchford, and to fall
which the nomination just reported has
been presented to this body for" its
consideration, a few suggestions on my
part at this tuna may not De in appropriate
appointment from the hundreds of compe
tent lawyers and distinguished jurists in
that great State, whose nominrtion would
have provoked no opposition whatever and
who would have adorned and honored the
highest court in the land. It may be asserted
as a fact that almost any one of the forty
judges of the Supreme court of New York
State, or any ' one of the present Federal
judges there residing, would have been ac
ceptable to the Senate, had the President in
his wisdom seen fit to honor any one of
them by a nomination. There was no dis
pute upon this point, but the President's
choice in his opinion seemed to have been
limited to a select few, for reasons best
known to himself.
"I do not propose on this occasion to add
a single unpleasant remark to the unfortun
ate contest which has occupied our attention
for the past six weeks over the two nomina
tions which the majority of the Senate 're
garded as unsuitable and objectionable. I
do not retract a single word which. I urged
in successful opposition to their confirma
tion. These contests have passed into his
tory there let them be judged. I believe
that the State of New York was entitled to
the judgeship and had the Senators from
that State been consulted, as they', properly
should have been and as courtesy and usage
required, a satisfactory selection from the
numerous eminent members of the bar
of my State could have easily been made.
Y6u well know that the Senators from New
ork had no candidates of their own.
Their action was not influenced by disap
pointment. They pressed no favorites of
theirs upon the attention of the appointing
power, but whatever action they took was
impelled by their self respeet, and their
loyalty to the people's interest which they
represented, and to the regular Democratic
organization to which they belonged.
"The President in the exercise of the sole
discretion which the constitution vests him,
has seen fit to go outside of the circuit where
the vacancy occured, and has honored the
Senate by the appointment of one of its
distinguished members from the far dis
tant State of Louisiana, and while this ac
tion, may perhaps justly be regarded as a
slight to New York and to our circuit, or a
reflection upon its distinguished judiciary,
any member of which would have
adorned the highest Federal court,
vet we may congratulate ourselves
that so admirable a selection has been
made, and reflect that after all. the question
of locality or residence is a matter of little
consequence, compared with the other con
siderations involved in the choice for so ex
alted a station. I am entirely satisfied with
the present outcome. It is with pleasure,
therefore, that I express my desire that this
nomination should be confirmed at once."
.The vote was then taken and Mr. White
was confirmed without a dissenting voice.
A number 'of Populists, including Sena
tors Allen, Peffer and Stewart and Repre
sentatives Pence, Kem and Davis, held an in
formal conference on Saturdayevening last.
The National committee of the Populist
partv will hold a meeting at St. Louis on
the 22nd inst. and the purpose of the con
ference was to talk over the plan of cam
paign and present their conclusions to H. E.
Taubeneck, the chairman of the National
Executive committee at Washington, who
will in turn lay them before the National
convention. The Congressional conference
decided that the two leading articles of their
faith should be made the basis of the cam
paign: First, the money question ,provid
mg for the free coinage of silver, at
a ratio of 16 to 1, supplemented by
legal tender treasury notes. Second, better
and cheaper transportation. The attitude
of the Populist party on the Tariff bill now
in the senate was discussed at some lengtn,
but it was decided to leave the Senators free
to vote as they choose. It is understood
that Senators Stewart, Irby and Peffer will
oppose the Tariff bill, unless the income tax
be. made a part of the measure, as an income
tax is one of the fundamental doctrines of
the Populist party. Senators ALen and
Kyle, it was said, will- support the Tariff
bill under any circumstances. It would ap
pear from what one of the Populists in the
House said to-day that the majority ot their
members of Congress are old-line Republi
cans, with strong protectionist - affilia
tions. The belief of these gentlemen
is that if the revenues of the Government
are to be raised from duties on imports, the
tax should be so adjusted so as to fall as
light as possible on the poorer classes. '"In
other words," said a House Populist to-day,
"we' favor taxing property rather than
poverty; accumulations rather than con
sumptions, and wealth instead of want."
SENT TO SING 8.NG.
JOHN MCKANiS SENTI NO ID
FOR A SIX YEARS TE1 M.
COMMERCIALNEWS.
Stocks and Bonds in New York The
Grain and Provision Markets
of Chicago.
New York, Feb. 19. Wall street markets
were quiet again to-day.' As usual 'jot late,
the Industrials monopolized whatever little
speculative interest there was. This is
clearly seen when it is stated that the total
transactions at the board footed up 154,
000 shares, and of this small amount Ameri
can Sugar figured for 58,000; whiskey, 28 000
and. Chicago Gas 20,000. Burlington and
Quincy which was the most active railway
stock on the list, was traded in only to the
extent of 7,600 shares. The comparative
activity in the Industrial stocks was due to
advices from Washington that the Senate sub
Committee on Finance would report in favor
of the House sugar schedule. At the same
time, firms with Washington connections
were heavy sellers of Sugar stock, under
which the prices receded lg per cent, to it,
while the preferred fell 11 ;o 811. Whiskey
had a sympathetic decline of li per cent, to
261. Chicago Gas was forced down from
631 to 62i and United States Rubber, pre
ferred, from 83 to 82. Chicago Gas was
weakened also by reports about the passing
of the spring dividend. .Later on,
when li was bid for the next
dend. the stock developed a little
strength. The railway list
lected and rcnanges, except
stance, were merely
On Account of Sthe Intelligence and
Education of the Defendant the
Judge Overlooks the Recom
mendation to Mercy The
Prisoner Greatly Affected
He Maintains His
Innocence.
Bkookltk, N. Y., Feb. 19. John Y.
McKanei, the convicted Gravesend political
boss, was sentenced this morning by Jus
tice Williard Bartlett in the court of Over
and Terminer, to six years' imprisonment
in the State prison at Sing Sing. The sen
tence was a great surprise to everyone. It
was expected that the j ury's recommenda
tion to mercy would induce Justice Bartlett
to be more lenient. . f"
When the judge pronounced the sentence
McKane turned deathly pale and clutched
the railing before him, and tears rolled
down his cheeks. I
Justice Bartlett took his seat on the-bench
at 10:11 o'clock. McKane had been brought
from' Raymond street jail as earl as 9
o'clock. His counsel arrived at . 10 o'clock
sharp. They had to elbow and squeese
their way through the biggest crowd that
has ever assembled at the court house in
this city. When the lawyers got inside it
developed 'that McKane had secured addi
tional counsel in the person of Col. Edwin
C. James, of New York. Mr. James did all
the talking for the condemned man this
morning. He made motions for a new trial,
arrest of judgment, suspension of judgment
and for twenty days' time to prepare excep
tions for a stay.
Justice Bartlett denied all of the motions.
Then Col. James made a long plea for
mercy. AlcKane ustened with downcast
eyes and flushed face. After the plea was
finished E- M. Shepherd, for the State, asked
that a long sentence be pronounced.
Clerk Byrne then asked McKane the usual
question: "Have you anything to say why
sentence should not pe passed?"
McKane arose, seized the railing with his
left hand and in a trembling voice, said: .
"I don'.t know whether I have anything
to say much. I am not guilty. I never did
anything wrong in my life. I had nothing
to do last election with tne inspectors, l
never advised them at all, much less to do
anything wrong. I am not guilty. I never
didi anything wrong in all my life." His
voice grew weaker as he spoke the last
words. He hesitated and then turned to
wards his chair.
'Hold on a minute" said Clerk Byrne.
"McKane, you have not yet heard your sen
sentence." .
McKane turned back again, caught the
railing with his left hand and put his right
hand into his pocket. Then, with lifted
head and closed eyes, he listened.
The voice of Justice Bartlett broke the
silence. "I am not at liberty," he said in a
tone of intensity," to disregard the com
mendation of the jury for mercy. Never
theless in passing sentence, I cannot over
look the great gravity of the crime of which
this defendant has been . convicted. The
fact that he disobeyed the laws is the more
a matter of moment for the reason that he
is an intelligent maa who exercised wide
authority and who knew what the law was.
This aggravates the offence. The sentence
should not be too light, lest it could not be
a proper punishment; and ; on the other
hand, il should not be so severe as to excite
sympathy. The sentence of the court is
that you be confined in the State prison at
Sing Sing for the term of six years." '
As Justice Bartlett spoke, the prisoner's
face had gradually grown whiter, and as the
words "six years" fell on his ears his coun
tenance turned pallidv He started to go to
nia Cliair Wltu mo tryca amx vivacu. -n-o
felt his way along, like a man stricken
blind by the severity of the sentence, Sheriff
Buttling took him by the arm and helped
him into a seat. Then the court room
burst into an uproar. The court officers and
the judge vainly endeavored to restore
order. The lawyers tried to talk to the
court, but they could not be heard.
Sheriff Buttling -took his prisoner into a
side room and kept him there until a squad
of policemen cleared the hall. After that
he took him to the sheriff's office and then
to the jail.
limes are Hard, Money is Tfght
You Need Furniture. We Have It.
WE ABE PREPARED TO MEET THE ISSUES. WE WILL SELL A ,
10 Piece Oak Suit oi Furniture; tor $35.00
TERMS 110.00 CASH, BALANCE f B.OO PER MONTH.
Sideboards, Hat Racks; China Closets, Ladies'
DesksCombination Cases, Parlor Suits,
Odd Pieces of Furniture, Toilet Sets.
In fact everything in Furniture and House Furnishings sold on the same pro
portionate teims,
The Best Goods! the
Lowest Prices.
THE MOST LIBERAL TERMS.
& CO.
No.. 16 South Front
The Cheapest Furniture House in North Carolina.
St.
Spring '4
ON SALE FEB.
Stuffs
12, 1894.
KATZ & ROLVOG
Some Tempting Values for
T,
the Fair Sex.
An Abundance of Money.
Feb. 19. Time money at the
opening of the weak is freely offered by the
local institutions, the loss in bank reserve
in last Saturday's statement producing no
effect, as the figures still show a superabun
nf loanable funds. Rates are 2 per
cent, for thirty and sixty days, 24 for ninety
days to four months and 4i for five to six
months.
lOO NeW Spring Capes to be
;, l !;..- - --
Opened Monday.
2.50 BUYS
6.50 i
i
!
! -
t4.00 CAPE.
10.00 " .
3.00 BUYS A
8.50 "
5.00
11.00
CAPE
Beautiful designs in Capes, Moire, Ribbon and Braid Trimmed.
Embroideries and Laces.
. . . - .
Another invoice of Embroideries just opened. Matcli
' Sets in great variety. Laces in great variety, includ
ing Point Venese, Point Craine, &c.
Silk Department.
1
Solid Black Figured China Silks, in patterns, only $14
per pattern, worth $20. Antique Moire Silk only 1,75
high grade novelty.
32-inch Solid Colored China Silk 48c.
1 1.25 Black ATniure Silk only 8c per yard.
divi-more
was neg-
m one in-
fractional. Missouri
'Is simple, it needs no description
I've always been well, lor I keep by
A bottle of Pierce's Prescription."
her grandma re-
my side
A bottle
All
ages, and all conditions ot woman
hood will nnt just tne neir'"'" 7"
nppds in UX. I lerue a j?avun -V "!i
, natter that's Guaranteed. If itcan't
tuar, tVie medicine costs you notri-
1 . !
i-its'makers don't want your money,
jng no !" irrpirnlanties and
For all aerwgcu-, .:n--7---
Favorite
. . nniior tn the sex.
weamiessHs .f"" nlv remedy so certain
Prescription is the on y remeoy
C " ge's Catarrh Remedy positively
cures uaia"
mna Will Sue for a
ft I , v .
Princess Col
PrincessColonna
New York, eb.i. ." tablish a resi
has departed for Dakota, to c Mminary for
dence in that State as the V1- husband,
procuring a divorce from nei . ,gg jeft
Prince Colonn a. AV hen the nric heT
she took with her all of her children, .
baggage, a maid, and a man-servant, fu
departure was made very quietly.
quorum. ...nrni to convince
chair thTt his ruhng to this latter effect was
erroneous, but the Chair (Dockery, of Mis
souri Tstated that it was very clear to him,
souri.) Bareu uniform prac-
te o?thrHouse7that while, the Housewas
proceedfng under a call, oTless 1
tions could be passed by the vote of less
than a quorum. This point, ne
been expressly ruled upon by Speaker Oar
lisle in the first session of the Fiftieth Con
gress. 1 ,.
The House then, at 4 o'clock, on motion
of Mr. Bland, adjourned antil to-morrow.
. Export of Gold. Anticipated.
Washington, Feb. 19. Treasury officials
anticipate that export of gold abroad will
be resumed the latter part of this week or
the first of next week. The rate of Sterling
exchange is now up to the shipping point,
being quoted at $4,884 for sixty days for first
I class commercial paper.
TT -wiareslt to be "the best remedy for
and croup." Mr. D. T. Good. Colum
cough ana croup. Rail's Couch
Sfeita? the house allthT time. It is the
E?emedyfor cough and croup I ever
i used," '
There is no claim for Ayer's Sarsaparilla
which cannot be endorsed by scores of testi
monials. This fact plainly proves that the
blood is the source of most disorders and
that Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the best of blood
purifiers. Try it this month.
Te Reclassify Railway Postal Clerks.
Washington. Feb 19. Senator McMillan
to-day made a favorable report to the Senate
on the bill to reclassify and prescribe the
salaries of railway postal clerks. Accompa
nying the report is a letter irom iue
master General, endorsing and approving
PJoLri law. The bill-divides postal
Marts into seven classes,
Fremit me to remark at the outset that this
nomination from a personal point of view
is entirely unobjectionable. The nominee
is able, and experienced. He is personally
offensive to no one. He has not been in
factional dissensions and he
possessess the confidence of the Democratic
party of his State, to which he is proud to
belong. He has not antagonized any regu
lar Democratic organization and every
Senator around this circle knows and
respects him. .He is not without judicial
experience, having for two years creditably
bPTioh of the Supreme
court of Louisiana and his selection win
prove acceptable to the bar of the United
States and to the people.
-"While it is true that Judge White' e selec
tion is most admirable and one in which I
must cneeriuuy acquiesce, il ia mciuo
equally true that the people of New York in
their local pride will regret that the Presi
dent did not see fit to make a satisfactory
Pacific sold do vn ?, Louisville and Nashville
i, Burlington and Quincy and Rock Island
li in tne case oi ouinugivu auu vmm-jr ,
sales wera made, seller 60, 11 per cent below
the price in the regular, way. Near the
close Sugar rallied rapidly to "81 and this
had a tendency to stiffen the whole list.
American Tobacco attracted some attention,
the stock rising 2 per cent, to 74. The rise
was ascribed to manipulation. The net
changes in the general list snow losses oi
to 14 per cent, for the day. Railway and
miscellaneous bonds were irregular.
Chicago, Feb. 19. Wheat resumed its
downward course to-day, and, despite the
efforts of the bulls, aided by news that was,
for' the most part, encouraging, to prevent
a decline, closed ?c lower than Saturday and
withiiric of the inside figures. The open
ing was quite firm and for a few minutes it
looked as though there was good material
for an advance, but upon the appearance of
laro-A splline- orders tne undertone oecame
weak and prices sagged off. May opened
c higher at 59ic, ranged between 598 and
57c, closed ic under baturday at 58J.
Corn sympathized with the weakness in
wheat. The bulge of Saturday was a senti
mental one, and prices to-day met- with no
support. The opening was firm, due to an
advance at Liverpool, but there was no sta
bility to the market and very soon values
gave way. Many ranged between 37Jc and
36f c to 36c, closing at the inside, a net loss
of tc to 4c for the day.
Oats received a little grain of steadiness
from the visible supply figures. Otherwise
the tone was similar to that exhibited by
wheat and corn. Cash oats were steady,
May closing ic lower than baturday.
The yolume of trade in hog product was
1 lie-ht. The opening was steady at slightly
lower prices. The weakness in wheat later
caused a weak feeling and consequent de
cline. At the close May pork was 15c lower
than Saturday; May lard 124c lower, and
May ribs 10 to 124c lower. The shipping
demand was light.
Patebson. N. J., Feb. 19. The Rogers !
i-vmriir worts, the Dolphin iute mills.-
and the Barbour thread mills resumed work
this morning.
iV V-V
OPENED THIS WEEK NEW LINE OF ,
JSilk and Lawn CapstX
For Children. This Cap Silk Lined, Lace Trimmed, only 49c.
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New Lace Curtains,
I
RECENTLY IMPORTED.
Three yards Lace Curtains 75c worth f 1.00.
tl.00
2.00
2.50
1.50.
3.00.
4.50.
A VETERAN'S VERDICT.
The War is Over. A Well-known Sol
dier, Correspondent anp Journal- -ist
Makes a Disclosure. ,
Indiana contributed her thousands of brave
soldiers to the war, and no state bears a bet
ter record In that respect tbn it does. In
literature it is rapidlj (acquiring an
enviable place. In war and literature
Solomon Yewell, well knownl as a writer as
"riol," has won an honorable position. lur
inir the late war he was a memb of Co. M,
d. N. Y. Cavalry and of the 13th Indiana in
fantry Volunteers. Regarding an important
circumstance he writes as follows:
Several of us old veteran here are using
Dr. Miles' Restorative NerVloe, Heart Cure
and Nerve and Liver Pills, all of them giving
splendid satisfaction. In fact,! we have never
used remedies that compare with them, oi
the Fills we mustsay they are the best com
bination of the qualities required In a prep
aration of their nature we nave ever known.
Vehave none but words of pratee for them.
They are the outgrowth of a new principle in
aiedlcine, and tone up the system wonder
fully. We say to all, try these remedies.
- .s.nnmnn vba1I Marltiii. Ind.. Dec. 5,1892.
These remedies are old by all druggists on
i positive guarantee, or sent direct by the
)r. luiles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind.. on re
ceipt of price, $1 per bottle, six bottles i .ex
press prepaid. They positively contain neither
gsiatea nor dangerous drugs.
Sold by i R. B. Bellamy
Wilmintrton. P. O.
A New Departure.
COBSET3.
Every Standard Brand on Sale.
Ferris Waist $1.00; Thompson s Misses 5ic.
Thompson s (ilove rating i.uu; War
ner's Health 1.25; Warner's Coraline .
$1.00; W. B. Corset $1.00; French Wo
ven 75c; Coronet S1.75.
spring '94 Cress goods on sale..
Ia beautiful line of 40-inch Dress Goods at
only 2.ric, worth 40c. .
I Hopsacking 40 inches worth 65c, at only
42tc per Ysrd.
Serges, Novelty Suitings, worth 60 to 85c,
for only 49c. " - r oc
46-inch French Serge only 85c worth -
46 inch Mourning Henrietta worth $1.25
at only X9c per yard. - " ...
i40-inch all wool Henrietta, blue and jet
black, worth 65c at only 45c. .
fiThe most complete line of Dress Goods in
the State.
Hose for Men, Women and Children,
THE BEST 25c FAST BLACK BOSE IN THE WORLD.
i
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116 EVIarket St., Wilmington, N. C-
C. G.rFennelL C. H. Fore. Jas. L. Yopp.
I
Highest of all in Leavening Power.-
as loliows: rirsi.
J2Z?X&rk class, not exceeding
-T.-w. Iw Joca not. exceedi
fiftTclass not exceeding $1,500; si th lass,
. i- a, cmv .month r.lass. not- ex-
not exceeuiug - , ,
ceeding $1,800. Clerks of the last named
class, detailed as chief clerks of divisions,
a i.v. M.u detailed as Chiel
clerks of two or more lines, shall, wnue
traveling on business, be paid tneu accua
expanses, not exceeding $3 a day.
Latest U. S. Gov't Report
O
INFORM MY FRIBND3
and toe general public tnat IVver'Towork !
tne Nona better equipped tnan ever ior wor
in tne 1-
OPTICAL JL.irJfc..
t mtoA nn a dark room fori the examina- 1
tHn of the Bye witn the Ophthalmoscope, and the
free of charae. B means of the
inairnmeit 1 can ascertain the exact con
dition of tne Kje, and whether the services of an
Oculist or Physician will be required.
Tn ail who mav dexire it I can trive as reference
a. number oi our iiiobi prominent citizens w uo uiu
not cet relief Irom visiting: Opticians, bnt were
prompuy reuevea dj me. i
HARRY HONNET,
Office at George HonneVs Jewelry Store,
-febisiw. 1
N EW DRESS GOODS.
' ? --:.'
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WE ARE, RECEIVING DAIIA NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS, ALL OF
- which are the latest styles Remember that all oi our gooas are-,
old stock to work off, and you don't have to ask, WHICH IS THE NEW
GOODS, for we have no old goods j
K --
Finel Ginotiams, Percales and Printed Duck.
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Irish Lawns, Linen Grounds, the latest in wash goods. -
WHITE GOODS.-Wehave the largest and best selected stock of White
Goods Wilmington. New Lace Inserting in Black and Cream.
(, MAIL OBDERS.-Special attention to mail orders. Express charges paid on
all purchases amounting to $3.00 or over. . - .
FENNELL, FORE & CO.',
FROirr STREET, NEXT DOOR NORTH OF PUR CELL HOUSE, WILMINGTON, N. C.