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ESTABLISHED 1867.
WILMINGTON," N. C, Tl fUKSD AT, MARCH r m.
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. TELEGBAPHIO SUMMARY;
The President has - appointed Geo. W.
Knott to be postmaster at Oxford, N. C.
--The Senate has conBrmed the nomi
nation of J. D. Helms as postmaster' at
Mouroe. The steamer Violet, with the
Prao'lential party on board, has passed
into Abeunarle sound.--James - W. JIo-
Dill, of the rnteV-State Commerce com
mission, is dead. Mr. Bland' secures
a quorum on hi Seigniorage bill.
, -.Qftytrnor flower.signalhe bill-leaving to
a vote of the people of the two cities the
question, of consolidating , New .York and
Brooklyn. At a frolic in Buncombe
county 'a 'difficulty ends in the kilting of
one man and the probable .death of
another.-; :Near Glasgow; ' Ala ; a tree
being cut down by James Hickman falls
on his two daughters, killing them.
Hickman has gone crazy froiii grief. -.The
trial of James J. Corbett lor fighting
' with Mitchell has begun at Jacksonville,
There seems to be little doubt abqut .
Gladstone's early retirement. -A
deputy sheriff in Alabama is killed by a
negro boy while levying on bis mother's
property. The Texas, authorities are
informed that fifty Chinesejare making an
effort to cross the line from Mexico.- No
crudence is given at Berlin to the feport
of a fight between Russian and German
soldiers. The crank Donjan ha3 been
sentenced to the penitentiary for eighteen
months for sending a threatening letter
to - Vice President Stevenson.- Gen.
Jubal A. Earlys physician states that
his patient can not live many days
longer. The Peers offer a compromise
amendment to the Parish Councils bill.
- -There is no truth in the rumor that
the citizens of Georgetown, Col., 1 are
signing a petition for tho silver Staftes to
secede and join Mexico. Mr. Glad
stone proposes to revive the Irish home
rule question.- In a room " of a Pitts
burg hotel last niglit, McNabb, pitcher
of the Baltimore club, shot Louise Kel
logg, au actress, and then killed himself.
The women can hardly recover.- Wil
liam E. Burr, Jr., late .cashier of the St.
Louis National bank, has. been arrested
, for embezzlement. The election for
President of Brazil takes place to-day.
It has been a remarkably quiet j cam
paign. The Virginia Senate yesterday
passed the bill which will cause' the sale
of the State's interest in the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad.
A bloody battle occurs at Eagle, W.
Va., between working and striking
miners. The Senate caucus ' has " sent
the 'Tariff bill back to the Democratic
members of the Finance committee with
out any instructions, but with the Rec
ommendation to conform the bill to con
sensus of opinion as expressed in the
caucus. Serator .Pugh .tried to have
passed a resolution putting iron ore on
the dutiable list, but it was defeated and
he announced that he was not bound by
the; action of the caucus. The Iowa
Senate rejects the woman ' "suffrage
amendment.
James J. Corbet on Trial.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 23. Cham
pion James J. Corbett is now oh trial be-
lim Judgo-Phillipy in the friminaT court
ofthiscitv for engaging'' in that prize
fight witb Charles Mitchell on the 25th
of la'-t January" If Corbett is . found
guilty, Uwn Mitchell will be tried, and
after the Englishman has been disposed
of, J. E. T. BoA-dfti, late manager of the
Duval Athletic club; Harry Mason, presi
dent; Joe Veridig, and Louis Sihler, will
be trifd on a charge of aiding and abet
ting the iiplit. ' " !
The couit opened -at. 5)0 o'clock and
long before that time there was a large
crowd gathered about the court house.
CorV-tt arrived at the court house about
?) o'clock, accompanied .by his manager,
"Wm. A. I Brady. A majority of the
people about the court house were either
snorts or those who like to follow in the
wake of sporting gentry. When Corbett
arriwd and pushed through the crowd,
lie was slightly cheered."
Just after the judge had taken his seat,
Mitchell, accompanied by his .manager,
Billy Th 'lnpson, arrived.
John E. llartriilge, attorney for the
club, rose and stated that he waived
the arraignment of Corbett and entered
a pi' a of not guilty. i
The work of e'npaneling a jury was
then begun. This was the occasion of
much sparring between the attorneys,
one. side or the other objecting to neaily
every candidate for the jury box.
Finally the six men. that number only
lu-in' reouired by Florida law in misde-
jneanor eases, were secured. Two of
the iiirors are neeroes and four of them
are 'from the rural districts of Duval
county.
Tiirji the examination of witnesses
was begun. Sheriff Broward, "City' At
torney Burrs, Judge Banter and many
others were introduced by the btate.
Tnev all testified as to events preepffmg
the fiiiht and as to what happened in the
arena on the day of the fight. The State
established the fact that the fight was
by ' previous appointment", a contest
forbidden by Florida law, but did not
fare eA well when an attempt was made
in establish malice. The witnesses all
testified that Corbett seemed good na
tured during the three rounds save at
and that was when he fouled
UUt
"MiK-t.ell.
when court adiourned in the after-
tho State still had several wit-
liUWM: w.
It. is understood that Richard K. Fox,
.rvf Vow Y.nk. will be the only witness
rtWfa bv the defence. He will be' in
troduced as an expert to prove that glove
-onte;t(; are not and cannot be brutal.
Thp ti-il will be concluded to-morrow,
Attiu-neV General Lamar, while not
rakinb- active oart in the trial, is here
watciiinsr the interests of the State.
Th4 impression kft by to-day's devel
onmdnts U that conviction is impossible
In fat, theiv were certain phases of the
trial tb-day that savored of the farcical,
Tf hoivever, a conviction is secured the
cases will go to Judge Call on appeal
and in him the sports leel tliey have
friend at court. Corbett went -over to
St. Aiiirustine to-night where he will
cive an exhibition, lie will return in
the morning.
' Any one in possession of 35 cents can go
to the nearest dealer in medicines ana pro
cure a bottle of Salvation Oil and be cured
at once of ireheumatism, neuralgia or any
pain or ache.
JIONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. 28. A special
I ' C '..T.l.ll.ll A I ' 1
oi-- Dt nutv Sheriff John
Coleman, of
j- .-yt Wilcox, was
shot and kUled Dy a
Coleman was making
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: L . naive in the world for Cuts,
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Tetter. Chapped Hands-
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Price 25 cents-per
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ox.
t QuoRuirnrim"
A MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE
' VOTE OITTHJJELAtfD BILL:
A Cloture Rule on the Bill Reported
Front the ' COrrirrirt'tee ' on " Rules,
But Falls o"f a Quorum Mr.
Reed's lilts AVith the
Speaker Senator Frye's
- " Attapk , he Ad-
SENATE. '
-WASHi33TONf Feb. 28, Senator Voor--beea
chairman of the Finance committee,
offered a .resolution appointing .Senator
Mill a-nmberof 'the Fmahoe' committee
during the absence and disability of Sen
ator Vance, lie asked im med iateaction
upon i-, but Senator Hoar suggested that
the resolution had better "lie over till to
morrow, and it accordingly went over.'
Senator Frje J-osetQ.aiiaress the Sen
ate on the Hawaiian question. He
opened his speech with this sentence:
"A chapter of diplomatic history has
just been written, in bur. Republic, di
creditable to this administration and in
tensely humiliating to our people. The
relations between the United States and
HawaiiarQKlSgndg3'9f halfa century,
have been very peculiar, differing en-
tirely from that between us and any
other people," . . ; v
Senator Fffe read he standing naval
regulations which give the sole responsi
bility for landing Urited States forces
on foreign soil to the officer commanding
the navy at that point; and then he read
the dispatch from Secretary nf th "NTavw
Ln3-bert vte Admir-at Skerrett
"You will consult freely with-Mr. Blount
and will obey any instructions you may
receive from him.'' . .... ... ... , .
Senator Gray found a parallel for it in
the instructions given by President Grant
to Mr. Babcock, placing the naval forces
at San Domingu "at his disposal."
' No Senatorsaid "Senator Frye, has a
right'to- presume- thatv tlie1- words "at
your disposal" meant a violation of law
or of the regulations of the navy. On
the contrary, he is compelied to presume
that it meant "in- accordance witbrlaw
and with the regulations of the navy."
Why, Senator Gray asked, will you
presume that in the one case and not in
the other?, v- .. ..-. . . ; :.,..-
Because, Senator Frye replied, here
the order is direct. : "You shall obey the
instructions given to you by Mr. Blount.".
. Senator Gray What ' does 'At your
disposal" mean in President Grant's in
structions to Mr. Babcock?.,. , ., .. . . -,, ,
' It means something entirely different,
said Senator Frye, and suppose President
Grant did violate the law, is one viola
tion of the raw, a justification for an
other? I say no, Senator Gray admitted, - but
the Senator said that there is no parallel
for this order. . . - . .
'And 1 still say' so. Senator Frve per
sisted.
Farther on in his sneech. Senator Frve
broke into a passionate outburst of elo
quence. "Think of it," he said. "A
wicked Oueen, with barbarian instincts
and vile purposes, blindly stumbles off
from her throne. A Government repre
senting progress, enterprise, Christianity,
civilization, springs into existence, is
recognized by all of' the great powers,
by our Minister, by Presidents Harrison
and Cleveland, and by a commissioner
and by two Ministers, one of them wel
coming into the great family of the free,
while he had in his pocket instructions
tCL-destroy- forever that--Govrrrrment
which he was so , effusively welcoming.
Are e proud of that? Think of it, a
President of 65.000,000 people having a
Minister contriving, scheming, assid
uously working niiiht and day to restore
a rotten monarchy, interviewing again
and again, a selMethroiied Queen, list
ening to talk from her so barbarous and
savage that the' President ' did- not dare
to send it to (Jongre s and to the people."
At this point senator rrye paused and
suggested, as ; it was now 2 O'clock and
he understood there was to be a caucus
at 2:3U o'clock and some executive busi
ness might be. desired, lie would now
ield the floor. i
You may go on," said Senator Gray
in an undertone, i
1 would like ito have some more
Democrats to hear me," Senator Frye
said, as he had noticed that, there were
not more than ten Democratic Senators
in the chamber, i i
An executive session was thereupon
proposed by Senator Morgan, and was
ordered. ' "
The Senate afterwards at 2:25 o'clock
adjourned until to-morrow., . . , , . . i . . , . .
HOUSE OE REPRESENT ATTVES;
After the call of the committees for re
ports, Mr, Kilgore offered a resolution,
which he said ousrhtuto be a matter or
privilege if it were not. I It was read for
information. Tl recited the law requir
ins the sergeant-at-arms to withhold the
salary of a Representative who was ab
sent, except on account of sickness or
himself or a member of his family; that
at this session of Congress members had
bien absent, and he called up. n the ser
geant-at-arms to report whether or not
the law m this respect had neen opeyed
by him, and if he had been derelict there
in, to report why. He was also asked
if in his opinion the Jaw could not be
enforced to inform the House the reasohs
therefor,
Mr. Reed made tlte point that the reso
lution did not presfitr a Tnatteref- prwi-
lj'ge, the way in which it was drawn. It
was simply a resolution asking an officer
of the House his opinion upon a question
of law,
Speaker Crisp called theattention of
Mr. Kilsrore to the fact that the resold
tion contained no allegation that an of
ficer of the House had failed to discharge
his duty under the rdlesor under the
law which was necessary- to make it a
privileged matter It was simply'Sr
resolution of inauirv directed to an of
ficer of the House. j
Mr. Kilarore thereupon withdrew" the'
resolution. i
Mr. Bland moved that the . House gQ
iAfO Committee of the Whole upon his
stisrnior'aEre bill and that general debate
hk closed at 3 o'clockThuxsday.., On this
nfntion the vote bv division was 127
a 2. .-
Mr. Tracey made the point of no quot
rum, and the yeas and nays were called
Before the result of the vote was an-.
nkmPr which was veasv 179: nays, 5,
Alp T,ivintrstone. of Georgia, said he de-
cJi tr. anhTYiit. a motion. '" Rule. S. ' he
said, required members present unless
excused, to vote upon every proposition
presented to the House, lhe geniiemAU
itom New York (Tracey) had retused to
v ote, and he demanded that he brought
before the bar of the House and explain
his refusal to vote. - - - - - ' - "
I Mr. Johnson, of Ohio, "said he had
list of twenty-five members who had vio
lated the rule, which he offered to send to
the desk
The chair stated that the rule was well
known. The chair could"not enforce the
rule otnerwise tnan Dy appealing to
members to observe it. The chair was
but the organ of the House, and would
never make a ruie unit
" - ., , V, .
ver mate a ruie umess auiuorizea and
directed so to do by the House. Ap-
nlmise.l
1 Mr, Bland moved a -call of the House.
Oh this motion there were, nrsi, a viva
.sknp -vnte. then a vote by division, then a
vSte by tellers, and finally a voteby jeas
o,U nnva. The latter resulted yeasUSi);
a. No the roil cau.waa-tjruwuu.' xi
- j.. , , .
tehtrWl 2d3 mteirrtfefB peWnt iiA respond
ing to their names.
On the motion to d is Dense with fur
ther proceedings under the call the Batiie
procedure was followed foUr separate.
votes being taken, ending With the yeas
and iiavs. The vote resulted yeas, 183;
nays, '3, Jthus' dispensing" with further
proceedings. .i ,, .-o .i
Mr. Bland renewed. his motion and
the'yeaS and nays were called. As the
roll call proceeded,' ifcbecame apparent
to many that a quorum would be ob
tained, and members keeping: tally-
crowded aoout the clerfc'a desk. f Mr.
Tracey, Democrat of New York, occu
pied the seat at which for two weeks
past, he has kept tally with the clerk on
roll calls, closely foUq wing,, the- responses
to the call:
When- it was ' determined that a ouo-
rurn. had been obtained on vhe second
jBall-of tilt r"ll.v MrrTraegy- voted aye. V
amid slight applause
frnm thn llanir.-
cratic side, his purpose being, as after
wards appeared, to move a reconsider
ation.
The announcement of the vote by the
Speaker 177 yeas to 7 nays. evokeda
round of hearty applause from the Dem
ocrats, and Bopuasts. - ? -
Messrs. Outhwaite and Tracer were
oh their feet demanding recognition, the
lormer to present an order from the
Committee on Rules limitins debate on
tTua-peading bill and amendments to two
hours, and the latter to move a recon-.
sideration of the vote just taken. Mr,
Outhwaite was given the floor and the
Speaker stated, after outtiner the ques
tion, that Mr. Tracey .bad intefoosed a
motion to reconsider.
Mr. Outhwaite demanded the previ
ous question on his motion, but the yes
an&nays were ordered without a : divi
sion. After a name or two had been called
Mr.i Reed precipitated an angry dis
cussion-, which for intensity equalled the
f anlous scenes in the Fif ty:first Congress,
whn - "Speaker -Reed, was ." countiDg
quoramsr - He suggested"that r"3ll call
was out of order, inasmuch as the last
vote did not disclose the presence of a
quorum ; . : ..
lhe bpeaker By what authority does
the gentleman make that statement?
Mr. Reed I am informed bv the gen
tleman from New York (Tracey) that he
Kept a tally, and that it did not show a
quorum voting-. ..
lhe bpeaker The gentleman from
New York is not the keeper of the roll of
for the House. f Applause:! The clerk
will proceed with the call. " "
Mr. Reed, persisting, amid cries of
"regular order," stated that when a
member arose and suggested that an er
ror had been committed he was, entitled
to respectful treatment . from the chair,
and from the Hoiise.
The Speaker Has not the, gentleman
had it. There has been .no suggestion
that the vote had been impeached by the
gentleman from New York. If one were
made the chair will be glad to have it
examined' in the interests of right and
truth. . . 1 ..
While this collorruy "was proceeding.
members rushed down the aisles to the
centre and Messrs. Outhwaite and Mc-
Millin asserted that Mr. Tracey had ac
cepted the validity and correctness of the
vote by moving to reconsider it. Jiis
remedy was tcjiave the vote recapitula
ted and this hThad failed to do.
The confusion became so great, mem
bers shouting at each other and the
chair, that the Speaker "suspended pro
ceedings until comparative order was re
stored by members taking their seats.
Mr. Reed, resuming, stated that he had
been out of the hall while the roll was
being called, attending a-meeting of the
Committee oil Kules at which he under
stood he was1 to have an opportunity to
be heard on the order reported, and of
course did not know what had occurred.
The gentleman from New York Tracey)
had informed mm that" a quoruriihad
not voted, and knowing that the gentle
man had been keeping tally for a num
ber of days without making an error, he
was so much impressed with the state
ment of the gentleman that he felt it to
be his duty to call the attention of the
chair and the "House to it, that the error
might be corrected, -if one had been
made. , ' ' ' ' '
Mr. McMiUin declared that the gentle
man from New York should speak "for
himself and not by proxy.
Mr. Meredith. Democrat, of Virginia
Mr. Speaker, there hasfbeen a comedy of
errors here, and the gentleman from
New York has been in error for some
weeks and is in error now. '
Mr. Traiey endeavored to make him
self heard and finally succeeded. He
said that it wa3 a matter of but little
moment. A quorum would ba. secured
in any event, he conceded. But he had
kept what he believed to be a correct
tally, and it showed Ijut 174 'vctes.- But
ho would not undertake to impeach the
aceuracv of the official count.
Whereupon the6torm subsided and the
roll call proceeded. When the letter "T"
was reached, there was a slight squalL
Mr, Reed called the attention of the
chair to the fact that the clerk, after
calling Talbert of South Carolina, re
turned and called Stockdale, of Missis
sippi, whicji. lie said was out of order.
The bpeaker coincided with Mr. Keed,
and directed the clerk not to return to a
name after it had been passed. It Was
not in order. ..- .... , i
Mr. Outhwaite s demand for the pre
vious Question was seconded 1"J to lu
On the passage ot tne oraer ine voie
on the division was ayes, 145; noes, .0,
The yeas and nays were ordered Before
the call had proceeded far, tiowever,
Messrs. Burrows and Reed criticised the
methods of the reading clerks. , Mr.
Burrows said- the- roll-' -was 'really
called four times every name be
ing repeated on each .: roll ... call,
and Mr. Reed called attention to the fact
that the call was irregular,' -some- names
being called once, others twice and some
three times," until the "" clerk forces an
answer. There was. no authority for,
this, he contended, . '
The Speaker stated that he did not
know, how the practice had erown up.
but ever since he had been irk the House
the names had been called twice when
the member failed to answer,
The vote resudted-r-veas, aoSi-naysv-ll
three less than a quorunlL and at 4
o'clock, on motion of Mr. Outhwaite, thk
House adiourned until noon tp-morrowL
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Postmasters Nominated andCon-
j-- firmed.
" Washington, Feb. 28. The President
x a fho followinff nominations
f rutmasters to the Senate: irgmia
- wi om Or Aannv. .uiueuuci , uuu
Wj -nvsrMr TTurav: WrHtam Jr. Jtuuuv,
'J- J t. it Jj r rr- P.irt-
1-coanoKe; rticnam u. 71
month. Xnrth Carolina Geo. W. Knott,
4
Oxford; Mississippi-Mati- Mahomer,
Macon.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina
tions of the following postmasters: J
D. Helms, Monroe, N. C, R. S: Dudleys
puiasJiicatyaw wj i. w -
THE TARIFF BILL.
NO CHANGES SUGG-JESTED BY
; THE SENATE CAUCUS. J
The Bill Sent Back: to the Democrats
, ..of the Finance Committee to .Alter
in Conformity to the General ;
Opinion Brought, Out. in ;
.-1- ". - the-: Caucus Senator uili
Pnsk Becomes a i ,. t
Kicker. i
Washington, Feb., 28 After spend
ing -theMaetter-ar bf- three days in a
caucus on the Tariff bill, the, Democratic.
Senators this afternoon sent fiie bill back
' - - .-"- -- -
pressed Due with. Btrongly implied in
structions to amend it according to the
consensus of opinion aa expressed during
jhe4isQU3sioa. No. dictation. was made
to, the committee-as to what articles
should be put on the dutiable list, nor j
were any rates ' suggested the commit
tee being left free to exercise its own
judgment in the light of what has trans:
pired during the past three days. The
only effort made to secure an expression
by - vote on any special schedule was
made this afternoon by Senator Pugh titt
iron ore, and that resulted in an endorse
ment, although by aa- exceedingly small
majority, of the committee's action. The
bill is again in the hands of the Demo
crats of the Finance committee and an
effort will be made to have it repaired in
time to lay it before the full Xommittee-
on Finance by Saturday or.at latest, Mon
day. There will probably not be another
caucus, but in order to proyide for emer
gencies, BenatorTproruaan has been giyen
authority to issue a call if he thinks it
best.
. When the caucus ad journed last night
all the States had been called and the
Senators who desired to speak had been
given the opportunity. In this call, Ala
bama, . California . and , Maryland were
passed over at the request of the Sena
tors. This morning Senator White, of
California, consumed almost all the time
in. a discussion of the fruit schedule and
other, items affecting the Pacific slope, in
the reduction of which, he contended;
his country had been unfairly treated;
When Senator White . hadponcluded, the
hour for the convening of tne Senate had
arrived and. an adjournment was taken
without anything of interest having, oc-.
curred. A great deal of the caucus work
was prosecuted without, regard to the
session of the Senate'.'
The Democratic , . members of . the
Finance Committee went at , once to
Voorhees room where they were fol
lowed by , the. conservatives. Senators
Hill, Murphy, Smith, Brice, Gorman,
Caff ery and White of Louisana. A
further conference was held in this com
mittee room for almost two hours, these
gentlemen insisting that changes be
made in the direction of increased duties
on many of the schedules in which their
constitutehts were interested. No com
promises were suggested by the commit
tee, but the promise was made - that the
matters presented should receive careful
attention. v
J Senator Gorman was among the first
speakers at the afternoon session. , His
speech was very diplomatic in character
and was a strong plea for Democrats to
harmonize and get together. He was
questioned closely by a number of Sena
tors and in response said it was apparent
that some concessions must be made.
Referring to the income tax, he ex-?
pressed his bitter opposition to that tax.
It was, he said, un-Democratic and
against Democratic ideas. He hoped it
would be stricken from the bill, but if it
was not he said he would, as, he ex
pressed it, "swallow the dose," but
assured his colleagues that it would be
the "bitterest dose he had yet been com
pelled to take."
Senator Bugh made a speech favoring
a duty on iron ore, and foretold what
would occur to the new industries in
Alabama if this was left on the free list.
He went further than the other Senators
and insisted that some expression be had
on this proposal. Accordingly he moved
that the committee be directed to put
iron ore on the dutiablelist "the same as
coal." which was accepted to mean 50
cents a ton.' On a yea and hay vote this
was defeated by a yote of .19 - to 17, Sena
tor Hill not voting. Senator Pugh then
said that, inasmuch as the vote was so
close and some Senators were absent, he
did not feel bound by the 'rote and re
served the right to offer an amendment
to the bill when it came into the Senate.
Contrary to general report, whiskey
ha3 been mentionedonfy in the most in
cidental manner and no action was sug
gested in any way. The internal re
venue features ot the bin naye been ap
parently lost sight of. The consensus of
opinion among. Senators-appears to be
that whiskey, may get an additional . 10c
Without any extension ot the bonded
period. The very strong belief is that
the bill when reported win nave sugar
on tne uunaDie ust a o-iu or a ceni.a
pound for all sugar up to ou degrees oy
the polanscopic test and increasing
1-100 of a cent for each additional der
eree. This is the original proposition
submitted by the committee, but- the
bisr fight was over the addition wanted
on refined sugar. The explanation was
made to-day that under this duty the
refiner would get between l-luana l-t5
of a cent the best of it.
The action of Senator Pugh in forcing
a vote on iron ore and then declining to
be bound by it. led to the conclusion that
it would be impossible for the caucus to
accomplish anything dehnite and tne
motion to recommit the bill to the full
Democratic membership of the Financial
Committee, "to shape it in-accordance
with the views expressed and to har
mortize the-i differences" was made by
Senator Voorhees. , This motion was car
ried without opposition. There was no
resolution ' ' jnor any specific ' institic
tions. - The Question of what shall or
shall not - be dutiable, or - what the
vote shall be, is still open. One
Senator who took a prominent part
in the ca'ticus explained the mean
intr of this action 'to be a notice to
this committee that" tFfey" had made
bill that could not pass and must now
proceed iu the lizht in . what, they had
hcarrt to Construct & bill tliat Could oaSS,
It does not go to the sub-committee but
to the full Democratic membership and
the attempt Will be made to lay. it, thus
changed, before the Republican mem
bers at a special meeting Monday at the
latest, wich the hone of being able to
report i; to the Semite Tuesday morning
The maiorityiofthe'Finance committee
will work dav and niffht trom . now un
til they have finished the bill.
The gambler may be said to speak Tjy
the card. : , - . ''
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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COMMERCIAIi'NfiWS
Stocks aud Bonds in New Yprjk The
" Grain and Provision Markets o t
of Cflicaeoi''. '" "ff.
New Yoek,: Feb23. Busmartne
Stock Exchange tdd'ay ''was better dis
tributed than of late: The railway issues
met with cold support, while the Indus
trials contributed theif qnota to the total
.transactions,: .'A much firmer tone' char
acterized the deahes and, rktmBltol
gether,.operative8 were disposed to take.
a, somewnat. more cheerful; -view of the
situation., ft should ! not be ! inferred,
however,, that there was, any disposition
JI into extensive contracts op the
lorrg'side The1 bulls to-day were simply
feeling their way.' Tfcey had fri theft1
favor, some, buying, ior Loncten-iaocount,
enough tocause a shading in Sterling ex
change rates, and considerable covering
for the short accoiint: - TlioW operating
for higher prices think that the Senate
will modify the Tariff bill so far as fill era r
is concerned, and are backing tlwir own'-'
ivu wj pMiwiases oi - tne tstocfo '.London
came higher .for. St.. Paul, and this, with
the purchases for the short account, led
to a me m the stock, to SOf.-;, Jhe for
eigners also bought . , a little.. .New York
Central, which disturbed,. some of the
small shorts, who have been putting out
sellers' Options recently,' The result was
an! advance qf If per1 cent: to 100, the
best price for long time past, " General
Electric attracted attention,'- rising to
40 on . talkM., resumption of divi
dends on .the., preferred : stock,; and
improving business, , . Covering of -bear,
contracts put Western Union up to 854.
Richmond Terminalwas active, tlfe
common rising per cent., to, 4f and the
preferred 3 to 17. The '5's . juJped 2 to
26 and the 6's 3 to 50.' If is expeVU d that
the re-organization Conirtiittee will soon
announce marked' -concessions to' the
junior security holders. The market in
the last hour was stronger than at ' any
other time of the day and the best prices
of the session were made then. Specu
lation closed strong. The' total sales
were 159,000 -shares. Tn "the' specialties
National- Starch, common,' 'sold at' j;
against 6 some time ago. Transactions
in the first preferred were made' at 1 4,0
against.80, the last reported sale at ' the
board, Pullman Palace advanppH . S! t,i
169,. and Evansville and Terre Haute fell
o u oy. itauway.. and, miscellaneous
bohd3 were active and strong., .. .
Chicagq, Feb. s28.-The-opening of
the wheat market this morning saw a
considerable portion of the advance, sus
tained, but, with the. war, talk.. aban
doned, business . was not particularly
large or ' Conspcuous. There was sub
stantial proof that foreigners were giv-.
ing up some property, but prices main
tained their advantage until, the receipt
of Bradstreet's report of stocks, showing
a net increase in the world's visible sup
ply of 1.897,000 bushels. When the
statement became generally known there
was freer selling and a resultant decline
to the lowest point of the day, from
where there was a fractional reaction,
but the close was a net loss of Jc ;from
yesterday.. The rangeon May was be
tween 60jc and 59le, and the clos? ' 59ic.
Corn traveled in a very Darrow1 rut to
day. As far aacould be judged, the feel
ing was similar to that which prevailed
in wheat The opening, was ..a. little
higher than yesterday's close, declined a
trifle, rallied i to Jc, again . becoming
easy and closing a shade better than
yesterday. ' " ' " " " ' y
Oats were ouiet and almost inactive.
The range of prices was within c aind
the close that much higher than yester
day. ..:,.y ,, .- . , i-
Provisions "opened" "firm ' and hierher
and continued so throughout most
of the session, on" advances invprice
for live hogs. The demand for live
animals at the yards was reported
to be particularly good. When wheat
became easy during the latter part of
the session it became evident that there
was no support to product, hence values
receded. At the close May pork was 2Jc
lower than yesterday,- May lard un
changed and May ribs 5 to 7c higher. !
BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS.
The First Popular Election for Presi
dent to Take Place To-day A -Peculiarly
Quiet Campaign. ;
Rio De Janeiro,- Feb. .;28. Copy
bight. All preparations for the Presi
dential election to-morrow, are. complete.
To American eyes the campaign has ap
peared peculiarly quiet and, ..devoid of
popular interest. -The nominations have
been made known mainly by advertise-.
ments in the newspapers. There haa
been little- argument in favor of any
candidate. Every man who has been
named for the Presidency or Vice Presi
dency, has been praised immoderately:
by the friendly journals. ro newspap r
has disparaged . "any candidate. The
question? of National p.olicy haya- been .
hardly mentioned, and tew persons
know or care what fines of action the
candidates are ready to pledge them
selves to. There have ' been no proces
sions, no stump speeches, no great '. pub
lic meetings, no fireworks.
Dr. Pruiente Maraes, President Of the
Senate and ex-President of Sao Pa-k
province, is the leading candidate for the
Presidency of the Republic, r-ven, .tne
Journal, whose insurgent editor was
forced to flee from the city, supports
him. Much surprise has been caused by
the appearance of ex-Minister Kuy 15ar-
hosa?s name in the list of candidates. He
was supposed previously to be stlR loyal
to the insurgents, but his candidacy is
reaarded as evidence . that he, has for
saken their cause. I He was the finan
cial aeentof the insurgent Govenment,
and his defection, if accomplished, will
be a heavy blow to Mellb and Da Gama,
This will be Brazil s first popular elec
tion of a President. "The people are
children in politics, but there is every in
dication that the balloting will proceed
peacefully. Nobody' is talking of intimi
dation or fraud. Congress will count
the votes and declare the result. That all
this will be. done- in good faith is prob
able, but not certain. Whether Brazil
shall enjoy order and progress or be torn
bv Anarchists, will be determined by the
r event ot the election.
Smhseling Chinese Across the Border
SAn Antonio, Tex. Feb. .28Tfie-aur
thorities here have been notified that a
delegation of about fifty Chinese are on
their way "to Texas "from "'Mexico.' The
party is now expected to reach,- the bor
der - at Jfedras- Negras to-motrow and
will attempt to smuggle themselves acrosst
the Rio Grande at that point. They are
all laborers and were engaged in railroad
construction work in South Mexico until
a few weeks ago. when their camp was
vieitedbv an American who contracted
to laha all safely in the United States for
$50 per head. . v- -'- '
-repair
VS. HOLDER:
THIS CASE TAKES 'ANOTHER
! DAieoi? THE COURT. I
The First Op" bullet iii ! of the' Year
A' rrdposed Hat' Factory A .
Iea& J Xegro ' Found ,in a. To- ' "'"'
i-3.n e i.'ipior.tieTl. "W,' B, ,c '"'
' '"'' "l4ia5kJ,' ,'pf;' diford',.' At, ; r
Messexger BtmiLMF,' i ,
'. .-..-.u..;-.-..; ifumim- eb.: 28. f s
The Turner-Holden case again .occu
pied the time of the Superior court here
w uaj, .uniii,ii .jl iii iirr, me piamiin, is
present, as are ap.Mrsli ,.V, Holden,
the defendamVand her daughter. The
amount involved in the suit , is now
Jtbont'tiy,m"';ie''laintnr- 'seefa 'to'
prove that there1 was fraud in the gift of
$80,000 ia United States bonds' to; Mrs.
Holden by he-- husband." c' Tne-''defence
introduced a file of Mr Turner's paper.
.the". Sentinelin which was -an ; editorial
ins, that the late ; S. : T. . Cairow had
borrowed $30,000 frctm. Mrs. Holden in
iSCQj , .T.priYaJs.sitajy.fi.Qosernor
Carr was present in . cflp.rt,.,witb, one of.
the letter books of Goverrj,qr Holden con
taining letters and orders issued in 180,
during 'wliat is known as the, 'Kirk
warl".'' li'.was ai that time that Turner
waS'krres'ted and placed in jail. Out of
thiB, arrest and impriaonmeht gCw the
6uit, for, damages. As you-have been in
formed Mr. ; Turner was, in,; J8?9 in.
Chatham county, giving a verdict for
!$8,00, .l:r..,.t.
.The first crop bulletin for this year will
be issued April 2nd,,, There will, .this sea
son be 460 ' crop' 'com sponden ts , against
last seasom' t here are' sixty-six sta
tions where weather .signals tare., dis
played. There are four river stations
FayettevilIeyJ Weldon, Danville and
Lynchburg. , .i,, ; 'i;;r. " ,: '
, It appears to b tha' opinion , here now
that Charles M. Busbee will,be Raleigh's
postmaster" :' "fi - " . -
2few8 reaches-here of the ; burning of
the courtjhouse of Stokes county, . r.
Two convicts : from Catawba county,
arrived at the penitentiary this morning.
. . The Commissioner of Agriculture has a
letter from. a Pennsylvanian who desires
to'establish a fiat factory in North Caro
lina. ;1 The ' manufacturer "has twehtyr
three years', experience. ;,": i:'
This morning a negro, was. found in a
tobacco " factory here. He wa3 lying
partially in a fireplace' and his nands
were nearly burned off . ' The negro had
not been seen, since last , Sunday. . . Last
night another negro was seen to leave
the factory,' which for a' few "days had
been closed.,- ',
,. Rev. Dr. W, S. Black accepts , the . ap
pointment as presiding elder of the M.
E. church, as successor to the ' late' Rev.
S. D, Adams, and will resign his impor
tant position as superintendent of , the
Oxford orphan asylum. . The trustees
wiu meet in a few days to elect his sue-
cessor. -, .... ... j
There will be a foot ball erame here I
E wter Monday' between teams of Lehigh j
U niversity and the University of ' NOrtn
Carolina,. On the; evening -of-that- day
the .Lehigh ulee club will give, a con
cert:" '" '" '
Mr. Henry Miller, secretary to Col.' "A.
B. Andre yvs, .of tiie. Richmond and Dan
ville railway, is very sick at his . home
here, with Congestion of the lungs.
To Revive the Home Kale BilL
London,,, Feb.. 28. Mr.,. Gladstone is
understood to have made, a proposal, to
his colleagues . to reyiye the Home , Rule
question in the shape f a resolution
pledging thie House of Cqmmo.ns. to , deal
with h6me rule for Ireland at the follow
ing session of Parliament. ' This proposal
is said not to nave found favor with the
Cabinet Ministers. . ....... . -
The Independent, of Dublin, accepts the
reports of Grradstone s retirement as
meaning that the movement in favor of
home rule will be dropped. .,r.,.
lhe freeman s Journal party will con
tinue to' insist ' that the settlement of the
Jrish , question is to be- the' controlling
arm of whatever. Ministry governs.-;" ,
People troubled ' with ' sick ' ' and' nervous
headaches will find a' ! most ' ' efflcacidus
rernedy in .Ayer's -Cathartic "Fills. '' They
strengthen, the, stomach,, .stimulate the liver,
Testore healthy , action to , . the, digestive, or
gans, ana tnus attora speeay ana permanent
relief:'' '
- A. Bank; Cashier Arrested.
St. Loris, Feb. . 2a, Late this after
noon at 'Che instance of the board of di
rectors- of the ;St. Louis National bank,
a warrant was issued for the arrest of
William E Burr. Jr,,, late cashier. of
that"bank, on the charge of misappro
priation of funds and etnbeizlement of
funds. The. amount of shortage is not
yet known. , .,3!!..., ,
, . London, Feb-. 128. :The EdiBburgi7te-
zng News emphasizes its - assertion- that
Gld.-tone will retire and says positively
that lhe JSaxLof Roseberry- will succeed
him as Bremier.i
at tne expense
of the
Vhile"ve drive
the brain ,, we
.must build up
,6'rcise, pure. air .ii.riV "'
foods ' ' that-'
make ' healthy 'flesh-refreshing
'sleepsucH ate methods,.., .When
loss ' of fiiesh,. strength' and nerve
becom, apparent; your. physician
"wi U , doubtless - tell .yo - that the
quickest builder of all three is' ""
Sol's lESiiploE
of Cod LifeY Oil, whicli not only
; created flesh of .arid, in. itselfybut
; sf imulates. tt'e. appetite for-other
I foods. .. ... j . ' '
l Prepared by Rott 4 Bown. N TT.. Jill dneaintm.-
SUPERIOR COURT
: 0 NEW. HAHOVKB COXTHTY: ' ' '
8. McB: TaW, TrfeAariT'er, and Holmes r- v-,
s A Watterg, and otters,
vs. ...
The Bank of New Hanover. : , ,
S In panraan? of decree ot tne Superior Court
of Kevr Banover county in the ahove entitled
canoe, made at Janu.rjjrerm, Iereby
notify all creditors of the Bank of tew Hanover,
who have not wreatfy done so, to prove and file
taetr claims with me on or before the Ut day ,of
April, 1894. ... - JCTNIUS DAVIS, ;
Xeb ii sot '.',.';... . -i- -- ':- ' Receiver .
SPRING GOODS!
REIVING. BAPH)LT. .PBICES ABB AS-
tonishina1. ' Bargains ' ia every department.
World's Fair SereU are only loc ' -
i; vw .... jh RKHDER 4 CO., -
" Fottrth Street; Bridge.
Car fre pa)i..oji,.aU pnrrJuset. of f and up-
a POWDS
.ivi .-Ui.FQR.i .u.;. ?lve the frosts or too late a lin- - FOR
,; DIIF " SernSby garden gate again aroused nn, n
.,, . that RHEUMATISM so peacefully COLDS
i"tBURHS":":i"'f1,uaiberi,lS the SUImer long? Well, if ... - CUTS
" " CnOC itS Very bad you must chanSe your diet " .
ri OUnt and perhaps take some distasteful drug BRUISES
EVES the doct0r wiU tell you what but first CDD A IMC
'' m..;. 'gWy the part afflicted with 5KA,W
;;;:;W0Ulips P0ND s extract, then WraP it SORE
MMnr-M warmly with flannel! ann the rh,,m,:"" '"
; tf,Tii .-.1.sl may wholly disappear. It will cer-
'0 H8adaCh8 tai-n-1y ba much reLeyed. r Now that you Catarrh
' AND ' -i the POND'S EXTRACT try it for
. ... . m... . i.r "; '''' 'py of the many things its buff wrapper '
i- i. vrr. .... - mentions. . It's a wonderful curative. AFTER
V ' PAIH 1 But don't accept substitutes.' ' ' ' SHAVIHP.
' " POND'S EXTRACT COm 76 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Wl,nf "IU
:T1EE ADMITAGE
OF
OPPORTUNITIES.
p.
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THE REMAINDER
i v
dfltif
-TO MAKE
Dry :: Goods
SPRING
Davis
Corner Front and Princess Sts.
WILMIfJCTOTJ, N. C.
"yyfi OPEN OUR SPRING IMPORTATION OF ENGLISH, SCOTCH AND
-. -. French' Suitings and Trouserings, comprising a very attractive line of
'..a-, it,. -'-;' ;"";;- ' 'y' ;
Diagonals, SergdS, Tweeds, HomespunSiCas
, , sirneres, Cheviots,; Thibets, &c, "
..... . ... ..i ' , ' ' "' ' ''" " ' -T
.;. i And hive marked at a close margini Come and see us. Balance winter '
"' " ' ' ' '.' .. '. . goods at COST. :' '' -' , ,:.;
BlGOGle Rifling Scliooi.
J'OR THE ACCOMMODATION OF LADIES
and Gentlemen who desire to learn i idlng a
Bicycle we have opened a.BICYCX-H RIDING
SCHOOL, where aU who wish to learn and bny a
High Grade 'M Bicycle from, a large line we
represent, either a Victor, Cleveland, Baleigh,
Loweii, Apollo or Cresent, will be learned freer at
HE INS BE RGER'S
"" " Live Book and Mnsio 8tore. , .. i; ,
THE GROUND HOG.
rjlHR GROUND HOG IS . ON TOP AGAIN.
., ORDER '
COAL r. AND - WOOD
- """FB03t . , . . . .. ..
j. A; SRRIWCER;
EXTRACT
ii ii wn .
ROOM FOR
(TIRE WINTER STOCK
GOODS.
&iZoeller,
:: Emporium,
lommissioncr's Sale.
E
Y VIRTUE AND IN PURSTJANCltf OF DS-'
rre made in a certain action pending In the'
Soperior ourtof New Hanover count wherein
thH Marine "atioDal Bai k of Ba tiinore is p ain
tiff and .1 M Korsliee andotfrers are dt-frouarits,"
the under-igned, (inmnii amuer appitnted by,
saii decree, will sell by pnhlic ancrin f r rash.
on Monday, th 4J6th day of March, lb4, at Jl
o'clork a. m., at the court hons do r i'i th :ny .
of Wilmington, the fallowing Heul Kstate situate
In said city, boonded and escribed as f l ows,
V)-wit: - Beginning at a point in the we:em Mne
of Front street, 13 feet south of Nun ctreet and
running thence westwardly parallel with un
treet, 40 fen more or l-s to a br. wa i.tnen'-e
mthwarrily alovg said wall to p inr "re ine ,
onthern line of Lot 4. in Mock 99. !;" .
wail about 26 feet from Kr nf t, eet th- nt
eaitwardlf parallel wlih Nnn street abut 0
. . . !lLV rf,..i iluiI tli.ee nrihwarlly
n.TBtreet mSetTto the besinning, the
m& lit- 3 .nd U lock 99, plan
of said city. LUTHER A. BLTJ, ---
" feb s 5t M mch 1, 8, 16,88 . .Commissioner..:.
MR. DAVID SOUDERS,
OF MfUVHLE, N. J..1 x '
IS I WILMlNTON, SETyLING THB -CBA
taqna Combination Ur'awing Board and ri
tiiK lk- Ttta is the completeftt, moot tisefnl -aBd
mt vaiuaWe device lnvpnted . lor
school chiTdren It fastens on the wU-and con
tains roller scrolls with, oblecta aud desirs to-be-v
epied in drawing and writing t'outains com
plete ouintof pens, penrts ana wrrrrngmaterfal,"
and will delight girls ana boys. 1 h H8MgNOKSt
Httff waa-oo pM-ased-vnth It, they gave three or-,
dera for it instanter. Higniy recommended by
al school teachers. ' , tab X w e od
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