ESTABLISHED 1867
" TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
The justices of the Supreme court
hand down the first instalment of opin
ions of the present term. Mr. Greek
O. Andrews, of the Raleigh Newa-Ob-server-Chronide,
and Mr. Fred Merritt,
of the North Carolinian, have another
street fight. The miller at Fox's mill,
in Vance county, is drowned in the mill
pond. The Louisville and,, Nashville
road will withdraw from the Southern
Pa&senger association. The Senate
confirms the nominations of several
North Carolina post masters. The Pres
ident nominates J. D. Helms to be post
master at Monroe, N. C, and A. H.
Mowrey at- Charleston, S. C. -Gov-
ernorOTerrall, of Virginia, recommends
to the Legislature the purchase of two
swift-and well armed launches, to be
used in protecting the Virginia oyster
beds. The Virginia oyster patrol boat
Chesapeake has a fight with Maryland
oyster dredgers and captures two schoon
ers and their crew. The harbor of Sa
vannah is being injured by vessels dump
ing refuse matter an by colliding wuh
the Government works. Admiral Da"
Gama will have to have, his left arm am
putated, lie says the war will soon come
to a close. Attorney General Olney
gives Secretary Carlisle his opinion as to
the legal status of silver certificates.
Secretary Carlisle is anxious for the tax
on manufactured tobacco to be increased
as it would bring ready money into the
treasury.- The League of American
Wheelmen draw the color line by an
amendment to their constitution.
Some Southern cities will unite and form
the Southern Base Ball league.- The
Federal courts in Texas have deter
mined to teach bank wreckers a lesson.
Governor Hogg, of Texas, has been
indicted for violating the game laws.
The schooner Clayola, which arrived
at Jacksonville yesterday from Conning,
Nova Scotia, had a most stormy passage.
On the 14th inst. she sighted the hull
of an abandoned schooner which had
been drifting for many months.
Twenty-four of the men associated with
.JohnY. McKane at the last election
were arrSigned in the Brooklyn court
yesterday! Pennsylvania voted for a
Congressman-at-large yesterday,, j The
indications are that the Republican can
didate is elected by over 150,000 plural
ity. Two thousand unemployed work
men assemble on Boston common to
listen to speeches from two self-styled
Socialist-Anarchists. They march to
the Capitol and lay their complaints be
fore the Governor, then go to the Legis
lative li.il Is with demands for work.
Here the crowd becomes disorderly and
threats to "clean out the Legislature"
are made. The men are driven out by
the police. . j
President Atkinson Resigns,
At a .meeting of the board of directors
of the WiJmington Savings and Trust
company held yesterday at their office
on Princess street, Col. John Wilder
Atkinson, who has been the able presi
dent of that "company for nearly six
years, tenaerea uis resiguawuu jo.
dent. The resignation takes effect
March 7th, at which time Mr. H. Wal
ters, the present vice-president, who has
taken such an active interest in its busi
ness aff airs, will have charge of the
company.
This step on the part of Col. Atkinson
has beet nescessary by his failing health,
and nt the request also of his physicians
who'dere that he should give up some
of his business enterprises, oi.
son has given much time and business
experience to the affairs of the ilming
ton Savings and Trut company and its
officers regret that he been forced to
this step. -
Shooting the Train.
While the passenger train from Wil
son, which arrives in the city at o:o0
o'clock, was Hearing Bowden's, a flag
. station between Mount Olive andFaison,
and making about forty miles an hour,
sometliing was heard to strike a window
about the centre of the first-class coach.
On examination it was found that a ball
v,.,.i r..cCtri through the window, break-
ingitfrom one side to the other and
from where the ball passed through to
the top. ' : ' -
Col. Waddell and Col. V. V. Richard
son, of Whiteviile, were sitting near the
window at the time and the ball ! struck
the window just above their heads, but
lowered to a distance
below where the ball struck they re
ceived no injury from the flying glass.
Passengers who were occupying the same
side of the car smd who had f ull view of
the country, say they saw no one, and
the matter is a mystery, but it is said
thfit sometliing of the kind has happened
al!ng there before. j
The Rev. Mr. Jenkins' liesisnauon.
j WILMINGTON, Feb. 20, 1894.
i The church in conference passed the
following resolutions with regard to the
resignation of the pastor of Brooklyn
Baptist church:
I Whereas. Our pastor, Rev. J. T.
Jenkins, feels that he is called to do
Evangelistic work; and .
Whereas. He has tendered his resig
nation to take effect March 25th, 1894;
therefore, be it
Iisolved, That we hereby declare and
. . i . .i Uo- ma l-nnw nt no
puon.sii ro. uib v ui m ..w
cause whatever for a separation except
the one given aoove, ana wun mm we
Would send our best wishes and our
rayers.
J. C. Gore,
C. W. Stewart,
S. L. Smith,
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STILL FILIBUSTERING.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
AGAIN REFUSE TO VOTE.
The House Consumes tbe Day in Roll-j
Calls and Futile Efforts on Mr,
Blana's Part to Get His BUI
to a Vote The Senate
Proceedings Are -
Without Much
: Interest.
SENATE ..
Washington, Feb. .Senator Hill
was designated as me . cer of the Com
mittee on Woman Suffrage, in the ab
sence of Senator Vance, and Senator
Wolcott in the absence of Senator Quay.
This committee is to give a hearing to
Miss Susan B. Anothony and other ladies
of the woman suffrage convention now
in session here.
Senator Voorhees presented a memo
rial in bound form, whih, he said, was
signed by over -4,000- citizens of Massa
chusetts, favoring the passage of the
Wilson tariff bill as "offering a substan
tial measure of relief of most burden
some exactions of the existing tariff law."
He was asked by Senator Hoar to state
the name which headed the list of
signers, and he replied that the first
name was that of Henry L. Pierce.
Senator Hoar said that he would call
attention to two facts; The first was
that the petition went on the principle
of advocating a tariff for protection; and
the second was that if the opinion of the
people of Massachusetts were taken there
would be more than 100,000 majority
against the views expressed in the peti
tion. ! .j
Senator Voorhees remarked that he
found among the signers a few other
distinguished names, and he mentioned
those of John M. Forbes, Wm. Llyod
Garrison, Amos W. Stetson, Mr. Endi
cott and that class of men signif in,
he said, that the memorial was nou
partisan paper. Indeed, he had received
with it a private letter stating that ;the
signers were i largely made up of men
who had, up to this time, at least, voted
the Republican ticket. "
Senator Hoar remarked that the name
of Mr. Forbes ..would command respect
and reverence wherever heard in Massa
chusetts, and that he had no comment
to make on the other names.
Senator Peffer offered a resolution,
which went over till to-morrow, for a
new rule of the Senate providing that on
request of a standing committee to have
a matter then pending before it consid
ered by the Senate in secret session, the
presiding officer shall direct the galleries
to be cleared and the doors to be closed;
and that all executive sessions shall be
open except in cases where" the President
of the United States shall suggest that
the subject matter of a communication
requires secrecy.
A rosolution to have Washington's
address read to the Senate next Thurs
day by Senator Martin, Democrat, of
Kansas, was offered by Senator Harris,
and was agreed to.
Senator Daniel resumed and concluded
his speech in support of the resolution
against the annexation of Hawaiian ter
ritory. :
The Senate then took up the bill re
ported from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, to provide addi
tional accommodations for the Govern
ment printing office. The bill directs
the purchase of a plot of ground adjoin
ing the present printing office; author
izes the payment therefor of $175,000, and
provi t j? for the erection thereon c f a six
story building under the supervision of
the officer in charge of the new library
building. It makes available an appro
priation of $250,000 already made for the
purchase of the site and makes a further
appropriation of $51,000 for the proposed
new buildinz.
The bill was discussed until 4 o'clock
p. m., when, without action upon it, the
Senate went into executive session.
At 5:45 o'clock the doors were reopened
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
When the Sperker's gavel fell to-day
there was less evidence of the presence
in the House of a quorum of Democrats
than yesterday. Telegraphic requests
for leaves of absence were read from
several members and granted.
Messrs. Apsley, of Maine, and Post, of
Illinois, who were in custody of the ser-geant-at-arms.
demonstrated that they
were present and voting yesterday and
were released.
In order that the House might have
accurate knowledge of what had been
done under the order of arrest the
Speaker said the serjeant-at-arms would
make a report.
Sergeant-at-Arms Snow reported that
under the warrant issued to him yester
day he had sent thirty-seven telegrams,
to which thirteen responses Tj ad been
made. These showed three members sick
and ten en route to the capital. Seven
members had been placed under arrest,
as follows: Messrs. Apsley, . Gardner,
Hilborn, Lucas, Marvin. Post and Ran
dall. The fact that they were all Repub
licans led Messrs. Reed and tfurrows to
inquire whether or not any Democrats
had been included in the Speaker's war
rant, or whether the efforts of the ser-gent-at-arms
had been restricted alto
gether to Republicans.
Later, Mr. Grosvenor. Republican of
Ohio, asked if warrants had been issued
for the arrest of the Democrats who
failed to attend the caucus yesterday
afternoon. ,
The Representatives named except
Apsley and Post, appeared before the
bar of the House and the proceeding at
tracted the attention of the membsrs to
an unusual degree. They thronged the
pit in front of the clerk's desk and
jested with the unfortunate victims un
til a m lint nf order enforced by the
Speaker put them back in their seats.
The Speaker said to ;each one of the
Republicans; "You are shown to have
been absent from the House without
leave. What excuse have you to offer?'
The responses from all were such as
to cause them to be excused.
On the suggesttoh'of the Speaker that
Mr. Randall be excused, Mr. Bland said
of course he should not object to excus
ing the gentleman, but he desired to en
force the suggestion that a quorum would
never be obtained until members stayed
in their seats in the House and not in the
committee rooms. - !
This brought Mr. Cummings, chairman
of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to his
.. jti. tho remark that that committee
ICCb , . .
was sitting every day unaer bjjwi per
mission to sit during the sessions of the
House. And Mr. Enloe remarked that
he supposed the chances of a quorum
were not diminished by the absence of
the gentleman from Massachusetts.
After the call of the committees for
reoorts. Mr. Rland moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole upon the bill to coin the seignior
age of the bullion in the treasury and
that general debate thereon be closed in
ten minutes. i
On seconding Mr. Bland's demand for
the previous question on this motion, the
House divided 117 to 0, and Mr. Bland
demanded the yeas and nays. These
were ordered and the call resulted
yeas. 162,; nays, 5 twelve less than a
qlMrU Bland moved a call of the House
and it was ordered, showing 264 mem-
iTrrtoteonk Bland's potion
was then begun; It resulted yeas, 156,
nays, 4 eighteen less than a quorum,
and a loss of six from the first vote.
A second call of the Bouse was ordered
and disclosed the presence of 269 mem
bers, eight more than on the first call.
It was stated that twenty-eight Demo
crats were present who did not vote on
the previous call for the yeas and ;nays.
Mr. Bland offered a resolution revok
ing all leaves to committees to sit during
the sessions of the House, except that to
the Committee on Appropriations. He
said that it was very evident that so long
as the leaves exfeted, it would be practi
cally impossible to bring a quorum into
the House. ' "
The oppositionto the resolutionrim
pelled Mr. Bland to withdraw it, 'and
further proceedings under the,call were
dispensed with.
JThe third vote en the motion to take
up the s ! resulted yeas, 165; nays, 5
nine moi than the second vote and nine
short of a uorum.
The third call of the House showed
265 members present four less than the
previous calL . - f
The fourth vote was takWqn the mo
tion of Mr. Bland, the result of which
was yeas, 166; nays, 4.
At 4:10 o'clock, on motion of Mr.
Bland, the House' adjourned till tomorrow.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Stocks and Bonds in New York The
. Grain and Provision Markets
of Chicago.
- New York, Feb. 20. Transactions at
the Stock Exchange to-day were only
108.000 shares, and the net changes in
the usually prominent stocks less than a
point. At the opening of the business
American Sugar and Distillers and Cat
tle Feeding were weak, the former sell
ing down i per cent, to 78 and Distillers
i to 26. New England was another
weak spot, falling f per cent to 10. The
selling was not important in volume,
and when the orders had been exhausted
the room tradera began to buy a little
Sugar, Chicago Gas and Lackawanna.
In the case of the last named the buy
ing and advance of If per cent to 168J
was ascribed to the election of a Vander
bilt reprt sentation to the board of direc
tors. The market then became excessively
dull and ruled so until well into the af
ternoon. A rally in wheat both here
and in Chicago put a little more lif e into
the stock market, and prices moved up
i to li per cent. The Grangers were the
first to feel the improvement, St. Paul
rising to 56, Burlington and Quincy to
74f. Rock Island to 66 and Northwest
ern to 102$. The rise in these stocks led
to covering in the Industrials, and Amer
ican Sugar rallied to 79 and Whiskey to
26J. General Electric securities were
stronger than for some time passed, the
stock rising to 36f and the debentures to
77. The announcement of the with
drawal of the opposition of the Belmont
interest to the Erie plan of reorganiza
tion had no influence on the
securities of the company. The strength
of Sterling exchange had no effect, for
the reason that the high rates of interest
abroad, and the balance of trade in
favor of the United States, combined
with the fact that the principal Euro
pean banks are no longer paying com
missions, renders shipments of the metal
in large amounts quite out of the ques
tion at this time. American Tobacco
was again in demand and gained a net
per cent, for the common and 3 for the
preferred. The general market closed
firm. Railway and miscellaneous bonds
were higher. The feature of the trading
was a jump of per cent, in General
Electric debenture o'a to 77 J. Sales of
listed stocks were 80,000 shares; unlisted,
28,000.
Chicago, Feb. 20. The last thirtv
minute3 of the session in the wheat mar
ket to-day was the most active period of
the day. Quite a sudden spurt of lfc
was made in that time, which set the
6horts to thinking. It is very probable
that their operations in the future will
be less reckless than they have been in
the immediate past. Notwithstanding
lower cables from Liverpool, the market
opened firm, and thereafter prices
worked upwards gradually until they
had gained -J to c over yesterday's close.
Here, there was a breathing spell and, to
all outward appearances, prices were
not much more than 8teady, but upon
the attempt of some traders to buy a
few small " lots the crowd awakened
to the fact that there was very little
wheat for sale. Then began a wild
scramble by. shorts to cover their wheat
and it was not until the further advance
mentioned above was recorded that the
demand seemed satisfied. Various rea
sons were put forth for the advance, but
the most important one was an advance
in the price of cash wheat in the North
west. The net gain for May wheat to
day was 2c, a recession of c from the
outside.
Corn was dependent on the strength
exhibited by wheat for its action. Little
interest was centred in the market and
the feeling was firmer. May corn closed
with a net gain of c for the day. .
Oats were dull with a firm feeling,
which was derived from the surrounding
pits. The trade was without feature and
the close i to f c over that of yesterday.
Provisions opened lower- and. declined
still further under free selling. A weaker
and lower hog market furnished the ex
cuse for the decline. A reaction, ac
companied by much firmness, took place
when wheat bulged. - May pork closed
5e higher, May lard unchanged and May
ribs ajc higher.
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New Yokk, Feb. 20. The Sun's cotton
review 6ays: Cotton declined 8 points
then rallied slightly, and closed 5 to 7
pointa lower than last night and steady,
Sales were much larger, being 234,600,
Liverpool declined 2 points, closing quiet
and steady; spot sales were 8,000 bales at
weak and irregular prices, jviancnesttr
was unsettled on yarns and cloths were
quiet. New Orleans declined 6 to 7
noints. Soot cotton here was l-16c
lower, with no sales. The South
ouiet and erenerally unal-
terpd. New Orleans and Charleston
declined l-16c, and Augusta partially
1.1 fir-. New Orleans sold 5,000 bales,
ATomnhia 2.100 and Galveston 1,235.
PVwt, TPoeiDta were 17,809 bales, against
1S 103 this day last week and 15.366 last
year; thus far this week 40,987
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WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
ANARGHISW IN BOSTON.
ADDRESS BY SO-CALLED SO
CIALIST-ANARCHISTS.
Two Thousand Unemployed Work
men Attend the Meeting on the
Common Their Visit to the
Governor They Make De
mands on the Legisla
tureA Howlinz Mob
in .the CapitoL
Boston; Feb. 20. About 2,000 -people
gathered on the common this afternoon
to listen to addresses by Morrison L.
Swift,. Herbert N. Casson and other
"Socialist-Anarchists" as -they, claim
themselves. '.
After hearing the speeches the crowd
marched to the State House where Swift
and Casson were made a delegation to
visit Governor Greenhalge. They de
manded that employment should be
given to the crowd which they led. The
Governor intimated to Swift and Casson
that he would do all in his power to help
the unemployed and he had no doubt
that the Legislature would do something
for the men. He consented to come out
and address the crowd. He said to the
people that, personally, he would do all he
could and that he would recommend
action by the Legislature. Still, he said,
the Legislature had no power, to give
work to the unemployed except it had
money to pay them, and except the
works on which they should be employed
were necessary -for the general good. He
insisted that the first duty of every citi
zen was obedience to the laws. If the
laws were not right it was the fault of
the people of Massachusetts, not that of
the Governor f Massachusetts or the
Legislature. Ile said they were simply
there to express the will of the people.
After this, Swift and Casson, followed
by a crowd of unemployed, went up to
lay their petition, which Was couched in
the terms of a demand, before the Senate
and House of Representatives.
On their return from the Chamber,
Swift ascended to one of the little side
galleries and delivered a speech that
sounded strangely out of place in the
historic old hall. "We will clean out
the State house," he cried, "if we don't
get what we want"
The rabble, for such it was, accepted
the declaration with enthusiasm.
. Private Secretary Thomas was stand
ing near and at the enunciation men
tioned, repaired hastily to the Governor
and reported the state of affairs. The
Governor grabbed his hat and headed
for the scene of action. Meanwhile,
however. Swift had finished and had
ascended the stairs and stood outside the
Chamber door awaiting Representative
Mellen whom he desired to introduce to
the petitioners.
The Governor met him. "Did you
state that you would clean out the State
house?" asked the Governor.
Swift cowered. "I did," he half mut
tered, "but I stated that we would do it
with the ballot." This was absolutely
untrue.
"You wish to qualify it in that way?"
continued his Excellency.
"Yes" replied the agitator.
"Well," said the Governor, clinching
his hands, "I do not like that language,
Sir, and it wont be tolerated. I warn
you that I will hold you "personally re
sponsible." ! .
Swift's bravado was all gone. He
quickly slipped out of sight and mingled
with the crowd.
Previous to this episode Governor
Greenhalge had summoned Representa
tiveMt ilen to his presence. "Mr. Mellen,"
he said, "I want you to be on the side of
law and order."
"You will have no stronger fighter in
the cause," replied Representative Mellen,
with earnestness.
Meantime Chief Wade, of the district
police, had telephoned to police head
quarters, and at 3:20 o'clock fifty blue
coats marched up Jeacon street, ana,
taking the side entrance to the State
House, made a clean swath through the
mob, straight to Doric hall, where they
halted to awaiti the orders from Chief
Wade.
These orders were not slow in coming.
They were to clear the State House and
grounds of intruders who. at that time
had become a hissing, howling mob.
This was but the work of a moment.
for the mere sight of the uniforms and
brass buttons was apparently enough to
quell all Anarchistic tendencies. Before
the bluecoats the mob melted away, out
of the hall, down the broad steps and
on to Beacon street. There were some
shouts of "kill the police," but the shout-
ers took good core to keep in the bacK
ground. The crowd gradually made its
wav back to the common, and the State
House once more assumed its accustomed
quiet.
Tee Pennsylvania Election.
Philadelphia, Feb. 20. Pennsylvania
to-day voted for a Congressman-at-large
to serve the unexpired term in the
present Congress of Gen. Wm. Lilly,
Republican, who died December 1st 1893-
This date was fixed upon by the Gov
ernor for the special i election
for tne reason that ithis is
the day for the regular Spring election,
m the various cities and towns for mum
cinal and borough officers. The candi
dates are: Kepuoucan, viaiusna a
Grow; Democrat, James Denton Han
cock; 'Pennsylvania Democracy,' Arthur
Markle: Peoples, Victor A- Lapier;
Prohibition. Henry i . Morrow
Af terthe ad lournment or the regular
Democratic State convention which
nominated Hancock, the anti-Harrity
and anti-Patterson, Democrats,: claimed
that the convention was irregular and
illegal and they placed Mark ley's name
before the people for Congressman-at-
large under the party title of the "Penn
svlvania Democracy."
Returns trom twelve counties, not in
cluding the larger counties of Philadel
Dhia and Allegheny, snow a net gain ior
Grow. Republican, of 3,967, as compared
with the vote of loya, when Lilly, Kepuo
lican, had a plurality of 63,843, Returns
are coming in slowly, but indications
point to a heavier : vote than was cast
hist fall for estate Treasurer ana justice
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of the Supreme court, when the Republi
can plurality was 135,145. In Philadelr
nhia nearlv every ward thus far heard
from shows Kepuoucan gams, ana 11 wjo
ratio of increase is maintained the Repub
lican plurality m the city will be nearly
60,000, an increase of more than 7,000
over last fall. In the country districts
the Democrats are gaining somewhat.
It is, however, safe to say that Grow has
a plurality above 150,000.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSQISTELY
i-UIJuLJSTlC EDITORS.
ureeiE o. Andrews and Fred Merritt,
ox Kaieih, Have a Street Fight
: A Miller Drowned In his Mill
Pond. -Special
to the Messenger.
7 Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 20. City Editor
Greek O. Andrews of the News-Observer-Chronicle
and Editor Fred Merritt, of
the North Carolinian, furnished another
local sensation to-day by indulging in a
ht on the principal street in a few
yards of the court house. Andrews was
released yesterday from a peace bond
given a month ago, when he and Merritt
first fought. He was the attacking
party to-day. The combatants were
quickly seperated. Neither was hurt.
Andrews was fined $10 and costs; Mer
ritt, $1 and costs.
A special from Henderson says: James
Robinson, the miller at Fox's mill near
there, was found dead in the pond this
afternoon. It is supposed he was drunk.
V: Bj Southern Press.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 20. A sensation
was created here to-dav by a. TiprRrmal
collision between two well-known news
paper men, Messrs. Greek O. Andrews.
city editor of the News-Observer-Chroni
cle, and F. L. Merritt. of the staff of the
North Carolinian. Mr. Andrews at
tacked Mr. Merritt on Fayetteville street
and used a cowhide. The cause of the
difficulty was a statement published by
Merritt regarding a former trouble to
which Andrews took exception. The
occurrence drew a large crowd and the
parties were soon separated.
Supreme Court Decisions. "
Special to the Messenger.
Raleigh, N. C.,Feb. 20, The Supreme
court this evening filed the following
opinions: Sawyer vs. Bank, from Pas
quotank county, no error; State vs. Hill,
from Bertie, no error; Draper vs. Allen,
from Northampton, reversed; Lassiter
vs. Roper, from Pasquotank, affirmed;
Zimmerman vs. Robinson, from Pasquo
tank, affirmed; Godwin vs. Early, from
Hertford, reversed; State vs. Walton,
from Gates, no error; Weisel vs. Cobb,
from Pasquotank, , reversed; Row
land vs. Building and . Loan asso
ciation, from Vance, affirmed. Holt
vs. Holt, from Alamance, affirmed:
Hughes vs. Boone, from Northampton'
affirmed; Johnson vsi Gooch, from
Northampton, reversed; State vs. Eason,
from Beaufort, no error: Dunninsr vs.
Burden, from Bertie, error; Allen vs
Bolen, from Rutherford, reversed; Davis
vs. Terry, from Pasquotank, affirmed;
Terry- vs. Davis, from Pasquotank,
affirmed; Aydlett vs. Pendleton, from
Pasquotank, new trial; Aydlett vs.
Neall, from Pasquotank, new trial.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Local and General News Items of In
terest From the Messenger Staff
Correspondent.
Messenger Bureau, )
Raleigh. Feb. 20.
Mr. Wolcott Lay, special, exami t
cf the Treasury Department, is ht re
making an examination of the revenue
collector's office. !
The visiting medical editors will not
arrive here until to-morrow evening.
Excellent arrangements have been made
for their reception and entertainment.
The Knights of Pythias of this city
celebrates in quite handsome style last
evening the thirtieth anniversar v it their
order. Mr. F. P. Haywood presided.
Regular addresses were made by Messrs.
A. A. Thompson, C. M. Busbee. J. C,
Brewster, C. H. Beine, T. R. Purnell, E.
G. Harrell, J. J. Bernard and W. W.
Wilson. Refreshments were served.
The local phosphate mills here have
this season shipped four times as much
fertilizer as to this date las'- season.
The Commissioner of Agriculture in
forms me that there is a great falling off
in the number of fertilizer tax
which are being sold this year.1
Mr. B. C. Pearce, of Oreenville, is
appointed a United States deputy mar
shal by Marshal Carroll.
There was a storm, with thunder and
lightning, north of here last night.
On Sunday David r raley, who m loos
killed Revenue Officer Walker in Stan
ley county, was discharged from the
penitentiary, having served nearly twelve
years.
This city is making extensive street im
provements in the southwestern suburbs,
where a large area is being built up.
The movement for a reduction of to
bacco acreage in this State is quite gen
eral and very earnest. ;
The Alliance store at Ohapel mil has
been Sold for 75 per cent, of its paid-up
stock. Trouble among the stockholders
made the sale necessary.
An obedience to the simple laws of
hygiene and the use of Ayer's Sarsapanlla
will enable the most delicate man or sictiy
woman to pass in ease and safety from the
icy atmosphere of February to the warm,
moist davs of April. It s the best of
spring medicines.
McKane's Asssclates Arraigned.
Brooklyn, N. Y., leb. 20. The twen
ty-four officials who figured with John
Y. McKane at the last election were
taken to the court of Oyer and Terminer,
Rrooklvn. this ; morning: to plead to the
various indictments which have been
found aeainst them by the grand jury.
-Tnilcfi Clavnor occupied the bench. Po
lice Justice K V . B. isewion, nennem
F. Sutherland. Jacques S. Stryker, Wm.
J. Gladding, Constable A. S. Jamieson,
Tax Collector Norris. and eighteen elec
tion inspectors were arraigned to plead
to theindictments. The charges against
Sutherland and Newton are contempt of
court. onnsniracv and neglect of
duty m connection with the elec
tion laws. After the names of
the twenty-four men were called ut and
each one had answered to Clerk Byrne's
call, all the men were asked to stand up
and plead. Justice Gaynor at this point
refused to allow the men to plead. He
t aid he ' would not try the cases, as he
whs interested in them before the elec
tion and he did not think it would be
proper for him to hear the pleas of the
men. He advised the lawyers to go be
fore Justice Cullen who was sitting in an
opposite court room. Justice Cullen.
however, also refused to hear the pleas
and adjourned the hearing until Friday
next.
21, 1894.
: -- - - : - . : '; PRICE 5 CENTS.
SILVER CERTIFICATES.
TxLEj ATTORNEY GENERAL
r GIVES THEIR STATUS.
Not Money. Bat Evidences of Deposit
or Silver Dollars Justice White's
Commission Signed Xorth Car
olina Postmasters Confirmed
The Question of Reve
nue on Tobacco
Treasury Balances. (
Washington, Feb. 20. Attorney Gen
eral Olney to-day, in reply to a formal
request, dated February 8th, sent to the
Secretary of the Treasury, an opinion in
regard to the legal status of silver certifi
cates in which he holds as follows:
"Silver certificates are just what they
purport to be on their face, and by their
terms that is, they attest the fact that
the .United States has on deposit so many
silver dollars, which will be paid to the
holder upon the presentation and sur
render of such certificates. If they can
be regarded as money at all, it is only
because the United States agrees to re
ceive them 'for customs," taxes and all
public dues and only to that extent and
for those specified purposes."
In my opinion," the Attorney Gen
eral adds, "they are not 'lawful money'
within the meaning ef Sec. 4, of the Act
of January 20, 1874, i and Sec. 9 of the
Act of July 12, 1882."
lhe "opinion of the Attorney General.
it is understood, was asked for by Secre
tary Carlisle because of the disinclina
tion of National banks to receive silver
certificates in exchange for legal tenders
1 resented for redemption. Its effect will
be to contract the use of silver within
the bounds specified in the decision. .
lhe treasury lost more than $1,000,000
to-day in its net balance, it having de
clined to $138,092,000. There was a
slight increase in gold which stands above
$105,000,000.
lhe President to-day signed the com
mission of Edward D. White to be an
associate justice of the United States
Supreme court. The Supreme court will
re-assemble for the March term on the
5th proximo.
There was no meeting of he Senate
Finance committee to-day. Conseauentlv.
the Tariff bill was not presented to the
committee as the Democratic members
had hoped a week ago to do.
lhe Democratic members of the com
mittee met for an hour this afternoon in
the room of Chairman Voorhees: but
when they had adjourned one of them
said that they had accomplished nothing
in the way of settling the differences
that existed in certain schedules. Work
will be resumed again early to-morrow
morning. There has been a great deal
of pressure brought to bear upon the
committee to make a ' change in the in
ternal revenue feature of the bill, which
now permits the sale of unmanufactured
leaf tobacco free, whereas the tax on the
manufactured tobacco is 6 cents a
pound. It has been shown to the com
mittee that during the last year the fall
ing off in revenue from manufactured
tobacco aggregated almost $2,000,000.
caused entirely by the free sale of leaf.
The-product of the manufacturers of the
country has decreased upwards of 40,
000,000 pounds and the manufacturers
are asking the committee to either put
the tax on. the unmanufactured article
or restrict the trade so that they will not
be interfered with. Inasmuch as this
free trade in tobacco operates to the ad-
antage of the farmer, there is a dislike
on the part of the committee to put a tax
trade wm
r nrnnnppr I
on it: but it is likely that the
be restricted to tne iarmer or
producer
alone and that when it comes into the
hands of the dealer the tax will be as
sessed. While the manufacturers are
not taking any special . interest
in the proposed increase of the tax on
the manufactured product, it is said that
the Treasury Department would like to
see the tax increased, as that would
bring in immediately ready money.
The JtTesident to-day sent to tne senate
a lone list of nominations of offices.
Among them were J. D. Helms, to be
postmaster at Monroe, JN. u.ana Albert
H. Mowrey. at Charleston, 8. U,
The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Thos. W. Robinson,
collector of customs at Alexandia, va.
Postmasters: North Carolina Edwin
Barnes, Wilson; W. T. Blackwell, Dur
ham; Matthias Manly, .Newbern; J. B.
Sherrill, Concord.
Brooklyn. Feb. 20. John Y. McKane
is reported to be ill in the Raymond
street jail. No one can see him, and the
report lacks confirmation.
The Old Friend
And tbe b'esi friend that never
fails you is Simmons Liver Regu
lator, (tne Red Z) that's what
you hear at the mention of this
excel len-t Liver medicine, and
people should not be persuaded
that anything else will do. .
It is the King of Liver Medi
cines : i.9 better than pills, and
takes the place of Quinine and
Calomel It act3 directly on the
Liver, Kidney and . Bowels and
gives new life to the whole ' sys
tem. Thi3 is the medicine you
want. Sold bv all Drup-srists in
Liquid, or in Powder to be taken
dry or made into a tea.
45-EVERY PACKAGE'S
Has the Z Stamp In red on wrapper
J. II. ZEIXIN & CO.. Fhilidelphia. Pm.
A New Departure.
T RESPECTFULLY INFOKJC MY FBLBSiDS
and the general public tnat I have returned from
the Nona better equipped than ever lor woik
in the
OPTICAL XIIMI.
t v tt,i nn & dark room for the examlna-
I tton of the Eye with the Ophthalmoscope, and the
.hnv instrument I can ascertain the exact con
...minatiiin Ifl Tree Ul cmt x. , uic.ub ui me
dition of tne fc-ye, and whether the services of an
Oculist or rBJBKiaa wm uc itnjuueu.
To aU who may deire It 1 can live as reference
a number of our most prominent citizen who did
not get relief from visiting opticians, but were
prouipuj renevea oj me
very nuiy, .
HARRY HONNET,
Office at George Honnet'a Jewelry Store. -
ieo la iw
Spring '94 Stuffs
ON SAliE IEB. 12, 1894.
0
Some Tempting Values for the Fair Sex.
$2.50 BUYS
6.50
OPENED THIS WEEK NEW L1XE OF
oSiIk and Lawn
i
For Children. This Cap Silk Lined, Lace Trimmed.'only 49c.
New Lace Curtains,
. RECENTLY IMPORTED.
Three yards Lace Curtains 75c worth
" " " " 91.00 " 1.50
" " " " 2.00 " - 3.00
" " " " ' 2.50 " 4.50
Hose for Men, Women and Children.
... .
. I THE BEST 25c FAST BLACK
1 16 Market St.,
C. G. Fennel!.
C. H.
NEW DRES1S GOODS.
WE ABE RECEIVING DAIIA NEW
which are the latest styles. Remember that all of our goods are new, no
olid stock to work off, and you don't have to ask.'WHICH IS THE NEW
GOODS, for we have no old goods. I
" " i I ij -
I " ; . - " ' ' -
Fine Ginoliams, Percales and Printed Duck.
Irish Lawns, Linen Grounds, the
WHITE GOODS.. We have the
Goods in Wilmington. New Lace Inserting
MAIL ORDERS. Special attention
all purchases amounting to $5.00 or over.
FENNELL,
FR0H1 STREET. NEXT DOOR NORTH
IKJ. I mm.
Mwi . ck, i hidins ut bargains
.. A MM ' I
We Are Offering Great bargains
r - --- 1 .. J .rcnnvrnn INSTALMENT PLAH.
IN MAGNIFICENT SOHM2B PIANOS FOB UAan. -...
, I nn.ii low. frem Farrand Votey and
Other makes of one quality equally low. vrg-
Packard Organ Company, both first prize winner, at Chicago, m 0 tuning Depart
meat which 1, under the capabie management jf . Walter C. Shoemaker. . pro
niuncedweceaa. All order, promptly nlled and; all work guaranteed. The unsigned
ill al-o be responsible for an business transactions connected with oar busineaa. wUch
are made by Mr. Shoemaker.
100 P3evy Spring Capes to be
- i " - -
Opened EVIcnday,
$4.0Q CAPE.
10.00
3.00 BUYS A $5.00 CAPE
8.50 " 11.00 -
Beautiful designs in Capes, Moire, Ribbon and Braid Trimmed.
Embroideries and Laces. .
- ii
Another invoice of Embroideries just opened. Match
Sets in great variety. Laces in great variety, includ
ing Point Venese, Point Cralne, &c. . - .
Silk Department.
Solid Black Figured China Silks, in patterns, only 914
per pattern, worth $20. Antique Moure Silk only fl.75
high grade novelty. -
32-inch Solid Colored China Silk 48c.
9 1,25 Black Armure Silk only 89c per yard. 4
Capst
91.00.
COB
TS.
Every Standard Brand on Sale. -
Ferris Waist 91.00; Thompson's Misses 50c.
Thompson s Glove Fitting 91.00; War
ner's Health 91.25; Warner's Coraline
91.00; W. B. Corset 91.00; French Wo
ven 75c; Coronet 91.75.
SPRING '94 DRESS GOODS ON SALE.
: A beautiful line of 40-inch Dress Goods at
only 2oc. worth 40c.
Hopsacking 40 inches worth 65c, at only
43c per yard.
Serges, Novelty Suitines, worth 60 to 85c,
for only 49c.
46-inch French Serge only 85c worth $1.25.
46 inch Mourning Henrietta worth 91,25
at Only x9c per vard. -
TOircii an wool Henrietta, blue ana let
black, worth 65c at only 45c.
She most complete line of Dress Goods in
the State. . . "
HOSE IN THE WORLD.
Wilmington, PJ. C.
Fore. Jas. L. Yopp.
SPRING DRESS GUODS, ALL, Vt
latest in wash goods.
largest and best selected stock of White
in Black and Cream;
to mail orders. Express charges paid on
J 7
FORE & CO.,
OF PUR CELL HOUSE. WILMINGTON. H. C.
INSPECTION
ALL,
holding down prices for the convenience
within the
and- consequently holding
on to the people's patronage to the con
sternation of all (competitors.)3We are.
j
il ui)Sli06s
15. "Van LAEB,
IV os. 40S and 404 IVortlx oixx-th St.
dry or made into a tea.