North Carolina Newspapers

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, Committee. People troubled with sick and nervous headaches will find a most efficacious rem edy in -Avers- Cathartic Pills. They strengthen the stomach, stimulate the liver, restore healthy action to the digestive organs, and thus afford speedy and perma nent relief. M M ' Carpenters, builders, laborers, and all mechanics, who are particularly liable to its bruises, wounds, strains, overstrain ' inVetc, should always have close at hand a bottle of Pond's Extract. Its benehcial t:intaneous. o remedy Sa equal to it. But great care must be taken that bond's Extract is obtained and not any cheap imstatiou. . Bncklens Arntca Salve. Tn,P best salve in the world for Cuts, d -1 fto Ulcers, Salt Rheum, IK korS Tetter, Chapped Hands CnllblaSs Corns and all Skin Erup- KSSf-action W53h Price 25 cents per W. tor aaie vj Bob't P TVMa A. Plain Statement. kt.-mkf.t. Minn. Simmons Liver Regulator cured me of liver complaint and palpitation of the heart, i useu many otter remedies but with no relief until I 'began taking S. L. R. Wm. Schlutz. Your druggist Bells it in ppw- the heart. 1 usea derlor liquid. The powder to be taken ' ,. .. " : : : : 1 . ' 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. Irrf. nlarity. Is that what troubles vou? Then its easily and promptlv remedied by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Thev reealate the system peifectly. Taketme for a gentle laxative or corrective: three for a cathartic. If you should suffer from Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious attacks, Sick or Bilious Headaches, or any derangemen tof the liver, stomach or bowels, .try these httle Pellets. They bring a permanent cure. Instead of shocking and weakening the system with violence, like the ordinary pills, they act in a perfectly natural way. They're the small est, the easiest to taKe ana the cneapest, for they"re guaranteed to giye satisfaction, or your money is returned. The cleansing, antiseptic and healing qualities of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy are unequaled. The Sun's Cotton Review. 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 bales, aeainsc oo,i io muo Mem- aeainst741, and tni8 receiveu uaira, Tiiis 530. asainst 139. New Orleans receipts to-morrow are estimated at 5, nni fs nnn halpR. aeainst 4,898 on the same day last week, and 2,963 last year. Anm is hieher. bilver is o o id lower in London, - Mr. Chas. Carman, from Petersburg, 111., writes: "I know Salvation Oil to be a very good remedy for neuralgia, rheumatism, burns, toothache and cuts. We are never without it." 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 ' - - - iV. . -r , - 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.