North Carolina Newspapers

t. -. ESTABLISHED S g867. ; - WILMINGTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1894. : ; - priceTceot TELEGBAPHIC SUMMARY, The Edinburg Evening Neics eays Glad stone baa resigned, to take effect at Easter. The Premiership was offered to Lord Roseberry, who declined it; then it va3 tendered . Earl Spencer, who ac cepted it. The justices of the Supreme court hand down opiniona in several cases. At a meeting of the Dublin branch of the Irish League violent speec hes are made against Gladstone and Morley, the former being denounced as the "Grand Old Humbug." -ThePresi dent and Secretary Gresham take a trip down the Potomac on the light-house tender Violet. Washington society is delighted that the absence of the President allows Mrs. Cleveland to attend enter tainments outside the White House. Judge Caldwell, of the Federal court, will hear both sides on the dispute be tween the employees and authorities of the Union Pacific at Omaha March 27th. Cardinal Gibbons will attend the consecration of the new Catholic church at Belmont, N. C, on April 11th. Among the appointments by the Presi dent is tfet of Thos. J. Lowery, to be postmaster at Mount' Airy, N. C. The schooner Florence HcGee was wrecked Mondaynight off Bodies' Island life sav ing htation, N. C. The crew of ten men was saved. The Tariff bill was not ready for the Finance committee this morning. A convention of colored men is to meet in Birmingham, Ala., March 21st, to discuss the question of emigration to Africa. The light house tender Violet, with the President's party on board, passed Norfolk and entered the canal for North Carolina waters yester day morning. Governor Flower yes terday appointed John R. Sexton, sheriff of New York county.- Congressman "Wilson is in the private car of A. A. Itohinson, of the Central railway, inthe railway's yards at Guadalajara, Mexico. In the House of Representatives Mr. Allen, of Mississippi, replies to Messrs. Hewitt and Patterson, in his humorous style.- The Democratic Senators again meet in caucus and discuss the Tariff bill, but take no action. Sugar is the -cnicfartiole of contention. Charges of sectionalism are made. Much dissen sion is manifested and some sensational speeches are made. Senator Hill attacks' -the income tax. A marriage attended with quite a romance, takes place at " Salem, Va., to-night. At the base ball league meeting in New York it was decided that the clubs holding first and second places at the end of the season shall contest for a ijOO cup. The office of chief of umpires was created and sev eral new rules made. There are ru mors of a battle between Russian and German troops on the frontier.- Five thousand of Boston's unemployed work men assembled yesterday and were ad dressed by several speakers. Morrison I. Swift, one of the speakers, said they were not Anarchists but Socialists. The noted Mexican revolutionist Juan M. Cortina, is dying at his home in the city of Mexico. A negro wanted for mur der in Montgomery, Ala. , is discovered in the police station at Pensacola by a man from the former city who is seeking shelter in the station.-: The Southern Railway and Steamship association is in ; session at Louisville for the purpose of endeavoring to prevent the withdrawal , of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. If this road does withdraw there may be a freight-rateji war at the South. A doctor at Clyde, Ohio, while experiment ing with chemicals, is fatally injured by an explosion. -Three men were frozen to death in Tennessee during the recent " blizzard. Supreme Court Decisions. Special to the Messenger. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 27. The Supreme court to-day tiled the following opinions: Fleming vs. Railroad, from Pitt county, writ of certiorari issued; Foundry com pany va. Woltman. from Vance, affirmed ; Sittcrding vs. Grizzard, from Halifax, vrror; State vs. Stanton, from Pitt, affirmed; Ballard vs. Johnson, from Franklin, new trial; Quinnerly vs. Quin nerly, from Pitt, affirmed; Faison vs. Hardy, from Northampton, affirmed; Liverman vs. Railroad, from Bertie, affirmed; State vs. Spencer, from Hyde, affirmed; Mullen vs. Canal company, from Camden, action dismissed. The l'residentlu North Carolina. Washington, Feb. 27. The lighthouse tender Violet, with the President and Secretary Gresham on board, as the guests of Capt. Evans, was compelled to seek slielter from the violent storm in an inlet below Mount Vernon soon after l.mvino- here Sunday afternoon. She proceeded to the naval gun proving grounds, at' Indian Head, Md., Monday .if tvrnoon and continned down the river, i'.k-ii..r a ston in the evening at the (Vdar Point liuht. She then proceeded on her wav and was lying at Piney Point at 1:'?0 ovelock this morning, twelve miles from the mouth of the Potomac Some attempts to create alarm yesterday and this mormnsr on account oi me ran ure t hear of the Violet's arrival at Nor folk fell very Hat in Washington, par vieiilarly at the White House, where the President's plans were known. The offi cials of the light house board were aware that the Violet would not reach Norfolk, at the earliest, before to-dav. as the captain had no idea of leaving the Potomac, if at all, before this morning. It was understood that the boat would go in and out of the numerous coves along the Potomac and if sport was found, the President would stay there as long as the birds kept mm company. The Violet was chosen for the trio, although she is an old boat, be cause she is of light draught and can enter all the inlets. Norfolk. Va., Feb. 27. The light house tender Violet, with President Cleveland and Secretary Gresham on board, passed this city this morning. She went through the canal on her way to North Carolina. , People troubled with sick and nervous headaches will find a most efficacious remedy in Ayer's Cathartic. Pills. They strengthen the stomach, stimulate the liver, restore healthy action to the digestive or- gans, and thus afford speedy and permanent relief. Bucfclens Arnica Salve. vno. v..' salve in the world for Guts, Rmise. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Srrj Tetter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give iwrf set satisfaction or money reiunaea . Price 25 cents per ox, For sale by MR. PENCE EXPLAINS. HE DID NOT SAT MR. HAINER "WAS FULL OF BEER. Bat Alluded to Bis Fall Beard He Makes a Iiong Explanation Mr, Cnmmings Believes the Muta tion, Which Had Become Strained The Bland Seigniorage J Bill Un der Discussion ' SENATE. ' Washington, Feb. 27. Numerous petitions were presented in . the Senate to-day in relation to the tariff, remon siraung against increase of the tax on whiskey, against placing Wool on the free list, against the income tax, and against the whole internal revenue fea ture of the Wilson bill. A protest against the practice of sus pending the execution of an act by the resolution of one House was made by Senator Hoar and the resolution was agreed to. A resolution inquiring the reasons why the census report on manufactur ers has not beenjcompleted and instruct ing the Secretary1 of the Interior to fur nish the Senate with the mQst advanced printed copy of it, was offered by Sena tor Hawley and agreed to. The report, Senator Hawley said, would be wanted in the tariff discussions. . At 12:50 o'clock the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive busi ness and at 1:23 o'clock adjourned un til co-morrow. : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In hi3 prayer this morning Chanlain Bagby referred to the illness of Repre sentative Wilson, of West Virginia, and asked that he might be restored to health. Mr. Pence made a personal exnlana- tion regarding the colloquy between himself and Mr. Hainer yesterday. He stated that the reporters had misunder stood him; that he had said the gentle man from Nebraska was of full beard, not beer. He had expressed his regret over the mistake to Mr. Hainer in a letter. which the latter had returned to him. stating it was satisfactory, and had given hi rn permission to read it as a part of his statement. In the letter Mr. Pence wrote : ! "When I alluded to vour full beard I did mvself no credit and you no harm ; but now, to find that the reporters un derstood and reported me as saying you were full of beer, causes me deep cha grin and pain. If the members of the House understood me to use such lan guage, it is no wonder they refused to permit me to proceed. The wonder is, if they so- understood it, that I was not forthwith censured by the Speaker and the House, Such language would have been, not only unparliamentary, but un just to you. I sincerely regret the mis understanding and false report in the papers of my words, and hasten to so express myself to you and to say that I shall of course try and set the matter right in the public press by a public statement when the House meets to-day." Mr. Pence eaid further that he was satisfied he owed Mr. Hainer and the House an apology for the language he did use, which was uttered in the heat ; of debate and under the excitement of a charge made by another gentleman. Other previous remarks he had made in yesterday's debate might have been obnoxious for personal allusions con tained in them. Being informed by friends of experience that this was the right and proper thing to do, he made the explanation and apologized to Mr. Hainer and to the House gladly. He desired to act within the rules of the House, and it had been suggested that he ask unanimous consent that the col loquy between himself and Mr. Hainer be expunged from the record. This was granted and the incident closed. , Mr. Cooper, Democrat, of Indiana, called Mr. Pence's attention to the allu sion made to himself (Cooper) by the lat ter yesterday that he had made a swap on the silver question, and asked an ex planation. I Mr. Pence said he would gladly explain if his previous explanation and apology to the House did not cover this. The gentleman from Indiana, by his vote on the Wilson repeal bill last tall bad con tradicted all his previous records on the silver question, and now, with certain other gentlemen, in view of the approacl -ing election, in his -opinion, was in favor of the Bland Seigniorage bill. Mr. Cooper replied that he had, pre viously to this , Congress, voted for the free coinage of silver, but the charge that his change of opinion on that ques tion was due to the influence or com mand of the President, or of any person was unjust and untrue. The gentleman from Colorado was an extensive owner of stocks in silver mining companies, and had a direct personal interest in the result of pending legislation. If he would read the laws of his country he would learn that he had no right to take pari in the legislation upon the subject of silver. Mr. Cummings relieved the situation and raised a laugh by remarking that if it were in order, it would be a good time for some gentlemen to apologize for their attacks upon the New York Democracy. After the call of committees for reports, Mr. Bland moved that the House go into Committee of the Whole upon his Seign iorage bill, and that general debate thereon be closed at 3 o'clock tc-morrow. No quorum voted on the division of the House and the yeas and nays were or dered. The vote was yeas, 159; nays, 6; still no quorum, and a call of the House was begun. This showed 52 members present, and Mr. Bland moved to dis pense with further proceedings under the call. A demand for a division by Mr. Reed showed 103 ayes and 41 noes, and he de manded tellers. - Mr. Bland asked and secured a vote by yeas and nays, resulting as follows yeas, 163; nays. 9; and further proceed ings were dispensed with. - Mr. Bland changed the form of his motion then, withdrawing the limita tion of debate. Whereupon, objection to taking up the bill disappeared, and Mr. Hatch took the chair over the Com- mittee of the Whole. - l j Mr. Bowers, Republican of California, was the first speaker. He declared him self to be in favor of the free coinage of silver, because three fourths of the people for the Seventh! California district wanted it. i Mr. Allen. Democrat, of Mississippi, after a humorous introduction, pleading for his remarks the consideration due to the utterances of an ex-candidate for the United States Senate, said there seemed to be an irreconcilable conflict between the capitalists and the interests of the masses of the people of this country. It had been common for Representativr s of the capitalistic class to refer to those who were in favor of this bill,, as dema gogues. If it be demagogy for a man on this floor, to be earnestly in favor of those measures which he believes to be for the best interests of the people he represents, and in accordance with thfir desires, then I plead guilty to demagogy and prefer to be a demagogue rather than something else considered to be the con trary. No tv Iain not in favor of scanner capital or any oneelse.but if the House is to be pre vented from exercising its consti tutional functions Of outlining a finan cial policy for .the Government by the threat that somebody is going to get scared, the sooner we declare -the clear- in c house committee of New loric tne I ' ' i - " w only source of financial legislation this country the better. - Mr. Cannon, Republican, of Illinois, said he believed that Bilver would in the future, as it had been in the past, be one oi tne money metals of the world Speaking for himself, as one member of tne minority, Mr. Cannon said that he stood there to use every constitutional means within his power to defeat any legislation which in his" judgment. would result m making two kinds of dollars in this country. The passage of this bill in his opinion would make two kind? of dollars, and cheat labor, in whose behalf the gentleman from Mis souri (Bland) yesterday pleaded for the Dill. Mr. Bryan, Democrat, of Nebraska, said he had no criticism to makeuoon any man who believed his duty to his con stituency required him to keep silent ana not vote. It had been the practice for more than 100 years, and was a safe guard that should not be legitimately set aside. A rule for counting a quorum, he said, would be invoked in the in terests of a minority, and not of a maj ority. The pending bill, brought up a conflict of the financial ideas of the East and of the West and South. The lat ter might be derided and decried, but the advocates of it had a right to express themselves. The . people of the West and South believed in bimetal lism and that the Governmet had a duty to perform to the common people as well as to the financiers, and should exercise the option it holda of discharging obli gations in either gold or. silver. In clos ing, he appealed to the Republicans of the West to represent the wishes of their people as the Democrats of the East did theirs, and to stand by the bill. At 4:35 o'clock the committee rose and the House adjourned. COMMERCIAL NEWS. Stocks and Bonds'Jn New. York The Grain and Provision Markets ' of Chicago. New York, Feb. 27. Speculative in terests shifted to a greater extent to the railway list to-day, although Industrials were not neglected by any means. St. Paul, whieh was taken in hand by a well-known operator, was advanced from 57 to59 and the stock figured for 43,000 shares, out of a grand total of 147,000 shares. The January renort printed yesterday showed a . much smaller net loss than had been expected, while semi-official statements were given out to the effect that the company had not only earned its dividend for the fis cal year, but a surplus of something like $ 4,000 besides. The short interest be came alarmed and started in to cover. In some Quarters there was a disposition to attribute the rise in the railway group to the Gross- cup uecision m tne case Drought against Freight Agent James, of the Lake Shore, for violating the Inter-State Commerce law. A cursory glance shows that the court has simply affirmed the well known principle of law that a witness has the right to refuse to answer an in criminating question. The most of the people in the room, however, ascribed the rise to artfully placed orders rather than to any new legal development. The otlier Grangers outside of St. Paul ad vanced to 1 per cent., while the trunk fines moved up to i per cent., except for Big Four, which rose 1J on limited transactions. It will be seen from this that if the Grosscup decision is of such startling im portance it certainly has not made its effect felt on the proverbially bright Wall street speculator. The anthracite coalers were dull and firm, the restric tion of 50 per cent., in the March output. agreed upon by the Bales' agents, having naa no ertect on the Industrials, which are strong for Sugar, General Electric and Lead and irregular for Chicago Gas and Whiskey. The street generally is looking for a protective duty on sugar, while no changes are anticipated in the tax on whiskey. The market closed firrvi QTirl 1 It R 1. : ,1 T I aim -g p-g- ucui. uiguer. ill the specialties Erie, preferred, dropped 1 1 per cent, to i 37 and recovered to 38k Railroad and miscellaneous bonds were strong. Sales of listed stocks were 115,- 000 shares, unlisted 32,000. Chicago, Feb. 27. There was a good general trade in wheat to-day, but no individual operations that could be called sensational or important could be noted. The generaf feeling was bullish. May wheat opened ic higher than it closed yesterday at 69c. The range was be tween 60 to 59ic and the close i to c higher than yesterday's 59c. Oorn iollowed the advance in wheat. inasmuch as the tone was concerned. The range of prices was, however, much narrower. The influences bearing directly on prices, with the exception of cables, which were -Jd lower, were of a strength ening nature. JMay ranged between 36ic and 36 to 36 Jc. There was a good cash demand at firm prices. Cats were quiet but featureless, being helped to a slightly higher plane of val ues by the better feeling in wheat and corn. The close as at a net gain of to ic to for May, at 29 ic Cash oats were steady. Provisions were again lower at the opening, due to the weakness and the decline in; the market for live hogs. Later, on covering by shorts, values re acted. The product seemed to; partici pate in the better feeling exhibited by the grain markets. May pork closed a c lUo higher, May lard unchanged, and May ribs 74c higher. j Trying to Settle the Union Pacific Troubles'. ; . Omaha, Teb. 27. In St. Louis last night Judge Caldwell, of the: Circuit court, issued an order calling for a meet ing in Omaha, March loth, between the representatives of the employes of the Union Pacific and the receivers. '-. Judge Caldwell will listen to both sides on March 27th in Omaha. This practically vacate's Judge Dundy's order : placing the new schedule in effect March 1st. President Clark, of the Union Pacific, has been especially designated to repre sent the Union Pacific. 1 Children who are puny, pale, weak, or scrofulous, ought to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, mat builds up both their flesh and their strength. For this.and for purifying the blood, there's nothing in all medicine that can equal the "Discovery." In recovering from ''Grippe," or in con valescence from pneumonia, fevers, or other wasting diseases, it speedily and surely in vigorates and builds-up the whole system. As an appetizing, restorative tonic, it sets at work all the processes of digestion and nu trition, rouses every organ into natural ac tion, ana urines bade health and strength. For all diseases caused bv a torpid liver or impure blood, Dyspepsia, filliousuess,Scrof ulous, bkin, and bca p Diseases even Con sumption (or Lung-scrofula) in its early stages the "Discovery is the only guaran teed remedy. - i If it doesn't benefit or cure, in evejry case, you have your money back. i Telesraghic Sparks. London, Feb. 27. A despatch from Berlin to the Globe says that Emperor William is giving a great deal of atten tion to the subject of bimetallism and is bringing all his power to bear to pre vent a further decline in the price of silver. - Phillipsbcro, N. J., Feb. 27. The Rtrifcft of the 400 weavers at the Stand ard Rilk mill here asainst a reduction of 12 per cent. 'in their pay caused the mill to shut down to-day at noon ror an in definite time. There are over 700 oper atives affected by the shut down. The strikers held meetings to-day. Japaneses Liver Pellets are small, but great in tbeir effects; no griping; 50 doses 25 cents, ooia at j. t, Hardin's A REPLY TO MR. HEWITT. CONGRESSMAN ALLEN AHS A FEW REMARKS TO MAKE. ; . ; . His Consolation for Mr. Hewitt's Dis approval of Himself He Repudi ates and Bidicnles Mr. Patter- son's Apology for the South His Opinion of After- . Dinner Speeches, as . Mr. Patterson's Was. Washington, Feb. 27. In the House of Representatives, yesterday, Mr. Allen of Mississippi, after making a few re marks upon the Bland Seigniorage bill, changed his topic to the recent speech of Mr. Hewitt in New York. He Had been pained to learn, he said, that he was in disfavor with Mr. Hewitt, but he was consoled with the knowledge that Mr. Hewitt had never approved any body but himself; that if the punish ment of ducking for common scolding had been in vogue in recent years, Mr. Hewitt would long ago have '"been tJi-SwIied. - Turning then to the subsequent speech of Mr. Patterson, he said: "Mr. Chairman. I am sorry to see that my friend from Tennessee, Col. Patter son, is not in his seat, because I want to say a word to him. He is my neighbor and my friend. He is an honest, intelli gent, hard working Representative. I do not know that I would refer to the matter I am going to talk about now if it had not already been mentioned in this debate. I simply wish to repudiate so tar as I am concerned, the apology which the gentleman from Tennessee is said to have made for me and my sort in responding to ex-Mayor Hewitt's speech in New York lately. I have, here what purports to be a report of Col. Patterson's ppeech. I will read a few extracts from it. After stating that the Southern Representatives in Con- j gress were generally opposed to the financial views of New York, he went on to make these remarks. He was I speaking in New York, and I confess it is right hard for a man to maintain the parity between a speech that is accepta ble in New York and one that would be acceptable to his constituents in Hardi man county, Tennessee. fLaughter. He said: ''For more than twenty years every State platform has contained a plank for the free coinage of silver. These men have been brought up to be lieve m it witnout question. Thev believe it. They are bound to believe it, just as the Baptist, the Catholic, or the Presbyterian, without ever read ing in the Bible, is one because his father was. So these doctrines have become a part of the Democratic belief there, and these .fellows have fol lowedthem blindly. Laughter. I was in the same condition when I went to Congress. Laughter. I believed in free silver ana lots of other things.' I suppose the gentleman has ceased to be lieve anything now. 'But I soon began to study these things, and, under the leadership of Grover Cleveland, who is the only man in the country who could have piloted the ship of state through these stormy times, I learned the correct principles of sound currency. Great laughter. These other men of the South are true Democrats and they love their country.' . "I thank him for that." said Mr. Allen. He says further: 'They have simply fol lowed tradition.' "Ah! gentlemen, let me tell you that when you separate yourselves from the doctrines of Democracy as vou have learned and held from the time you were born up to the present, when you cut yourselves loose from Jhe proud tradi tions of that party and set out to study under some new prophet, you are very liable to get tangled in your Democratic 1 1 r-r . . -i t - . naniess. L,augnter.j i contess, Mr. Chairman, that I have been brought up to believe in some of these things by tradition, but unlike my frierd from Tennessee, Col. Patterson, I studied pub lic questions before I came to Congress. Laughter 1 I came here because I had studied them. That is why my ptH'ple selected me out and sent me here. They did not send me to Congress to school, as as Col. Patterson seems to have .been sent. Laughter. They sent me here to maintain and carry out, as far as I could, the great Democratic principles that they had received from their fathers, and I hope, by the help of God and the con stituency in the First Congressional dis trict of Mississippi to do it. Laughter and applause. "Col. Patterson says further: 'Mr. Carlisle has said that he did not mind having the seigniorage coined If that bill becomes a law, it does not mean disaster. It may be a mistake. It is only the last gun of a retreating army. The men in New York who dread free silver are unnecessarily alarmed.' And elsewhere, he says: "If the bill to coin the seigniorage passes, it is merely to let these Southerners go off the field of bat tle with their side arms.' . I Laughter.! Mr. Chairman, we have asked no terms. We have not asked to be permitted to carry off our side arms. We have not asked to be permitted to fire the last gun of a retreating army. So far as I am concerned, I do not believe that the re treat has begun at all. I do not believe that we are yet ready to capitulate on this question. 1 "Now I want to say a word for Col. Patterson, as he is not here to say it for himselt. 1 desire, so far as 1 am con cerned, to repudiate the gentleman's apology made for me. I owe no apology to the people of New lork; I do not pro pose to mate any, and l do not propose ' o have any made for me. JBut I do not think any man ought to be held down to a very rigid account for an after-dinner speech at a banquet. Why. sir, I recollect not long ago I went to a ban quet in Baltimore, where everything was so good, and where 1 was surrounded by so many rich men, that by the time it be came my turn to speafc 1 felt so well I addressed them as 'Fellow Capitalist.' Laughter. Being aware of the surroundings of a banquet, if I were not perfectly familiar with the abstemi ous habits of my friend from Tennessee I would have thought on reading this speech that he had gotten somewhat under the same influence that another Tennesseean did that a traveling man told me about. The story was about a ragged, seedy, hard looking fellow, who learned that the traveling man knew his brother living in Kaufman county, Texas. The Texas brother was well off, and the Tennesseean asked the traveling man if he ever .saw his brother again to tell him that he was hard up, and that if he was ever going todo anything for him that was the time. Under the influence of two Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. 11 jsnms IrO AESOiafECtf or three drinks, however, things began to brighten with him and the last the waveiing man heard from him was a re quest to tell his brother in Texas that if he wanted anything 'just to draw on lulu, iijaugnter.j ."Now under the influence of one of these New York banquets with all they have good to eat and the accompani ments, one feels by the time that speak ing time comes like telling the rest of the world to 'draw on him'.' Laughter. Therefore, I, on my own motion, would never quote a banquetr speech on any body, because I do not think it is exactly the fair thing. - "I would that I had the eloquence of the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means (Wilson of West Virginia), in his last appeal here for the passage of the Wilson Tariff bill. I would like to invoke the Democratic patriotism of our Democratic colleagues. I do not claim that a vote for this bill is the roll of honor, but I do claim that in tie condi tion with which we find ourselves sur rounded to-day, the roll of honor belongs to those Democrats who are willing to let a Democratic Congress do the busi ness of this Coneress. and T dn nnt ho. lieve any man can claim a place upon me democratic roil of honor who stands here longer and e-ives his nrpsimra on his influence to filibustering tactics that Kot p us here and make a spectacle a3 has beexi made of ourselves." Applause. GLADS rONU RESIGNS. His Resignation tn TaIta TffWf Easter The Premiership Offered to and Refused by Lord Rose berry Then Accepted by Earl Spencer. Edinburgh, Feb. 27. The Eveninn News declares that Gladstone has re signed, to take effect at Easter; also that the Premiership was offered to Lord Roseberry, who declined it and it was then offered to Earl Spencer, who ac cepted it. Though the condition of Gladstone's eyes is regarded as a sufficient reason for his wishing to lay down the cares of office, it is not believed to be the real reason for his resignation, if the present report that he has resigned is true. Owing to his great age and waning phy sical power he is unable to withstand the shafts of criticism hurled at him as he was a few years, or even a few months ago. It is abio true fliat he has recently been deeply affected by the comments of his political friends and allies on his course in regard to several party meas ures. These evidences of ingratitude have pained him severely. His course in withdrawing the Employers' Liability bill when many of his followers were clamoring for a parliamentary fight against the House of Lords, with the ultimate view of compelling the abo lition of the hereditiary body, has driven the more radical of his-adherents to de clare that his democracy has undergone a change, and this accusation they have taken great pains should reach his ears. All thesej things, it is believed, have made him simply tired. The private secretary of, the Premier will neither affirm nor deny the reports. The most he will say is that the positive statement of the Edinburgh Evening Neics that Gladstone had . resigned , is "entirely unauthorized." Asked as to the accuracy of the statements,the secre tary, instead of giving a direct answer, he merely reiterated his former state ment that the Evening News had made the statements without receiving any authorization. The fact that the Earl of Roseberry, while on his way to visit the Prince ana Princess of Wales at Sandringham last Saturday, was handed a dispatch at New Market and immediately returned to the roreign Offict , while attracting no atten tion at the time, is now. believed to have had a diiect bearing on the question which is now causing so much agitation in political circles. Gladstone was visited to-day by a phy sician, who remained with him for some time. The Premier attended to his offi cial duties during the morning, however, and received several visitors. Inquiries made to-night tend to con firm the report that Gladstone's resigna tion is inevitable within a few weeks. Since his return from Biarritz a cataract has been coming in his eye and Dr. Bond, Dr. Grainger and other physicians whom he has consul ted .consider an early operation advisable. The treatment will necessarily involve seclusion in a darkened room for a long time, proba bly three months, with complete cessation of all work attended by brain strain or worry. The Pun's Cotton Review. New Yoek, Feb. 27. The Sun's cot ton review says: Cotton opened 2 points lower on March and 1 to 2 points higher on other months. Later, the list was 3 to 5 points lower than last night, but re covered the loss and advanced 1 point. lost in is ana declined 4 to o points. re covered this and advanced to 4 to 7 pomts for the day, closing firm. Sales were 143,600 bales. Liverpool advanced 2 to d$ point, closing very steady; spot sales were 10,000 bales, at steadier but unchanged - prices. In Manchester yarns were dull and ir regular cloths quiet. New Orleans de clined 2 to 4 points, recovered this and advanced 1 to 5 points. Spot cotton here was dull and unchanged. Sales were 16& bales for spinning. Southern spot markets were m most cases unchanged. Savannah was easy, and Charleston and Memphis declined l-16c. New Orleans closed firm and unchanged, with sales of 6, 100 bales, showing more activity; Mem phis sold 1,500 bales and Galveston 287. Port receipts were 13.620 bales.against 17, 809 this day last week,and 18,741 last year. The total thus far this week -was 34,3 '1 bales, against 40,985 thus far last week. Exports to-day were 10,727-ble3 to Great Britain, and b,ol8 to the Continent. Augusta received, 282 bales, against 101 this day last year. Memphis received 332 bales, against 1,174 last year; ship ments to-day, 1,503. St. Louis received 325 bales, against 1,109 last year; ship ments, 1,224. Houston received 1,529 bales, against 3,721 last year; shipments to-day, 1,567. Silver was l-16d higher in Londcn. i Congressmen Wilson 111 at Gnad j alajara. . City I of Mexico, Feb. 27. Congress man v nson is m the private car of A A. Robfnson, of the Central railway, in the company's yard at Guadalajara, re moved as far as possible from all dis turbing influences. The distinguished patient is receiving the utmost care. Dr. Frovo6t, of this city, receives two hngthy bulletins daily by wire from his a stant in Guadalajara. The Governor of the State of Jalisco hs issued a decree forbidding bands of music on the streets of Guadalajara, and locomotives are not permitted to whistle m the town limits, mm P2JSB I : 1 . .- TURNER VS. HOLDEN. TM1S OLD CASE AGAIN ON TRIAL IN WAKE COUNTY". Treasurer Tate Able to Return to His Post Two Men Shot by the Jailer of Ashe County Crops Bene fitted by the Recent snow No Advices of Senator Vance Being 111 Re-- ceived by Friends. Messenger Bureau, ) Raleigh. Feb. 27. The case of Turner against Holden oc cupied the entire time of Wake Superior court to-day. The lawyers on both sides are contesting every inch of ground, and au sorts of evidence is being introduce lhe thaw continued to-day and the snow will probably be gone by to-mor-rsv. The greatest depth of snow re ported anywhere in this State is about two feet. - State Treasurer Tate wrote here this morning that he expected to leave Mor gan ton last evening for Raleigh, but, on account of the weather,' would remain there a day or two longer. A convict was brought to the peniten tiary last evening from Duplin cpunty. Sheriff Cozart, of Granville county, was here to-day to settle his State taxes. It is now learned that the jailer of Ashe COUntV. in defending th nrisruinr flaniol Slaughter.f rom lynchers, shot two of the moo lusieaa oi one. jne wounded man is in jail, it appears. L. L. Alderman, of Green shorn ia nn. pointed Grand Senior Warden of the urara Lodge of Knights of Templar. The next annual meeting of the Grand Lodge will be held at Charlotte in May. The Commissioner of Agriculture re marked to-pay that the snow has proved beneficial to crops in every way, par ticularly to the grain. He does not think the truck crops are damaged. The effect of the cold snap and the snow will be t keep back the vegetation of the trees, and unless there are freezes in April the prospects for a fair fruit crnn are good. . The Rauwav Commission will mpet. again Thursday and take up some special cases. Few complaints are being filed just now. Relatives of Senator Vn hero oqv they have no advices of his being se riously SICK. lhe speech of ex-Mavor Hewitt in New York, and the action of Gen. Sickles and others in Washington, have certainly aroused much anger and dis gust among many sterling Democrats in this State. The average temperature here in March is 47 degrees. The coldest weather recorded during the (in 1888) ; the warmest 79 degrees (in 1 890). The average date of the last killing frost in spring is April 10th. The monthly aver age of rainfall in March ia 4 23 inrhAH The greatest snowfall in twenty-four 1 . j : c i i-, . - - ununs uurmg iuaren was a incnes (.in 101)3). The bird shooting spnsnn whinh onHn to-morrow, has not as a rule been satis factory . In some sections partidges have been scarcer than in many years. Mrs. Cleveland Delights Washington Society. Washington , Feb. 27. Washington society is delighted that the absence of the President enables Mrs. Cleveland to appear at entertainments outside of the Executive mansion. She was the guest of Mrs. Harri t Lane Johnston at an amateur performance last night when the actors in costume were presented to her in her . host's box. This afternoon she attended an entertainment for the benefit of a free kindergarten" at the residence, of Mrs. Hearst, the widow of the California Senator, and she expects to look in upon the "Midway Plaisance concert" for a charitable purpose to-morrow evening. Schooners Safely Anchored. Beaufort, N. C, Feb. 27. The schooner reported yesterday as going aground, went clear off the shoals under short canvas, the wind being westerly. The schooners S. Warren Hall and Eunity is. uyer are sateiy anchored under Cape Lookout. - The Old Friend And the best friend that never fails you ia Simmons Liver Regu lator, (the Red; Z) that's what yon hear at the mention of this excellent Liver, medicine, and people should not be persuaded that anything else will do. It . is the 'King of Liver Medi cines ; is better than pills, and takes' the- place of ..Quinine and Caioniel - It acts directly oa the Liver, Kidney and jBowelsand gives new life to the whole sys tem. This is the medicine you want. Sold by all Druggists in Liquid, or in Powder to be taken dry or- made into a tea. Ag-EVKRY PACKAGE'S Has tlie Z stamp in red on. wrapper J. II. & CO Philadelphia. Y. j SPRING GOODS H ERIvrNG BAPIDLY. PEICKS AIJS As tonishing. - Bargains In every department World's Fair SereU are only 10c. J. 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TO-DA"Y TT7E OPEN OUR SPRING IMPORTATION ' OF ENGLISH, SCOTCH AND T T "j" - French Suitings and Trouserings, Diagonals, Serges, Tweeds, Homespuns, simeres, Cheviots, Thibets, &c, And have marked at a close margin. goods at ADVANTAGE WINTER STOCK COST ROOM FOR GOODS I Zoeller, Emporium, GREAT BARGAINS. ALWAYS BUY FROM A comprising a very attractive line of Cas Come and see us. Balance winter; COST. .Bob't B Bellamy, - - -