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WILMINGTON, N? C. j WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1894.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
A man by the name of George Brown
is arrested in Florida and brought to
this. State to answer to the charge of
train wrecking. He is accused of wreck
ing a freight train on . the'Seaboard Air
Line some months ago at Pine Bluff,
Moore county. Ten cars were wrecked
and brakeman, whom Brown had
sworn to kill, was hurt. The capture,
in Rowan county, of two desperate char
acters and notorious criminals, has been
reported to Governor Carr. An execu
tive reward of $200 was offered for their
arrest last week. A training schqcfi
for nurses is to be established at Fay-
etteville. The State Supreme court
delivers opinions in several cases.
"Revenue Collector Simmons has been
notified of the seizure of an illicit distillery-in
Richmond county. The collector
makes two appointments. -The Pen
sion Appropriation bill consumed the
greater portion of the time in the House
yestg rday.Oen. Sickles, Democra tfof
New York, was the , first speaker.
Liord Ro3obery, the new Prime Minister
takes charge of the bflices occupied by
Mr. Gladstone as Premier. -The steady
increase in the China demand for English
products has nad the effect of hardening
the silyei: Market in England. On ac-
counfof the virulence of yellow fever at
Rio, LordResebery, the new Prime Min
ister ofTjEngland, instructs the British
Minister at that port' to arrange for a
temporary cessation of firing in Rio har
bor in order to enable British merchant
ships there to take ballast and leave the
port. An,article published in the
Manufacturer's Record giving the loca
tion of every cottpn mill in the South
with number of spindles and- looms in
each, shows that there was an increase
of 200,000 spindles last y ear oyer the pre
vious year. N(orth Carolina leads in the
number of spindles and mills. A fire
at Rakigh in the plug tobacco factory of
Taylor & Moore causes a slight Joss-
principally by water. -One hundred
and sixty Anarchists were examined yes
terday at Paris, comprising nearly all
recently arrested. Thirty-four were held
for further examination, the others were
discharged for want of sufficient evi
dence to detain . The Senate confirms
the nomination of J. V. Northcum as
postmaster at Marietta, Ga. The Vir
ginia General Assembly passes the Wal
ton bill grafting the Australian ballot
system on. the Anderson-McCormick
election law. A joint resolution for the
settlement of West Virginia's portion of
the undiy ided State has also passed. '
The Virginia Baseball league is partially
organized at Richmond. In a fracus
during the municipal election at Albany,
ZNT. V., Robert Ross shot and instantly
killed by "Pat' Shea, and his brother,
William Ress, is; fatally hurt. Shea is
under arrest. The well known actor,
Charles Coglan, is sutxermg from ner
vous prostration at the Mercy hospital:
Pittsburg, Pa. All engagements haye
been cancelled. Sylvester Khodes, a
xiiegro murder is lynched near Savannah,
Ga.- The Waltertown saw mill plant
one of the largest in Georgia is burned,
'The property was valued at $100,000.
Illicit Distillery Seized.
Special to the Messenger..
Raleigh, March 6.j-Revenue Collector
Simmons has report of the seizure of an
illicit distillery ia Richmond county by
T ifMintv -Colletetor Giboon. The owner is
Re lieved to be James McQueen,
xCollector Simmons appoints George T
Burch, of Roxboro,xetorekeeperNand
rau2er.N and Thomas A. Brown gauger
tViP Tw-tifvinsr establishment at Wil
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THE SEIGNIORAGE BILL.
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SENATOR HARRIS MOVES ITS
SECOND READYING.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
following opinions
Supreme Court Opinions.-
Spectal to the Messenger .J
Raleigh, March
court delivered he
State vsXJones, from
Granville, appeal of the. State dismissed
Weil vs. Thomas,' from Wavhe, affirmed
Branch vs. Ward, from Wlson,xerror
TSuomor, vs. Gibbs, from Hde, error
BtaU-vs. Daniel, from Wake, errW; Pip'
it in vs. Adams, from Harnett, affirmed
Fire at ltaleigh.
rsnocial to the Messenger.
U-ALEion. N. C, March Fire broke
..f fUrl.tat 9:30 o'clock in the top
floor of Taylor & Moores' plug tobacco
f actorv. The entire fire department was
called out and the fire, a dangerous one
was quickly subdued. The principal
damage is by water.
Xhe Australian Ballot System
.Richmond, a., Alarcn o.ine gen
eral Assembly to-day passed the Walton
bill grafting the Australian ballot system
on the Anderson-McCormick election
law. The law goes into effect the . 1st of
one
resoi
; meet
July next. - iit
The joint resolutions for the settlement
of West Virginia's portion of the debt
of the undivided State . has also
oassed, and the commissioners are Sena
tors Wickham, of Hanover, and Flood,
of Appomattox, elected by the Senate,
and Delegates Downing, pf Warren, and
Harrison, of Lynchburg, Selected by the
J louse; Senator Berry Amhurst, chaip
xnain of the Senate Finance committee,
find Delegate Moore, of tbi House Finance
onmiittee. The Governor is to name
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more, x nere is no suiw itaiujc
uuons. lne commissioneiu a iu
n. similar commission 10 w ay-
WinOI1' l.v the West V lrsrima Legislature,
endeavor to arrive at a friendly under
standing a nd report to the next General
Assembly. i
. Two Ki mis of Women
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those who want to be matle strong and those
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It's for young girls ust entering womanhood-
for women who have reached the
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W "Favorite Prescription" is the only rem
edy so unfailiDg that it can be guaranteed.
If it doesn't benefit or cure in every case the
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riL.i.:- ooD7ini and everv other form
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p0rr.c Mtvfs. Ont.. March 6. Three
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i, in the Ophir gold mine yesterday.
An Old akd Scccessftl Pk.vctitiok -Few
physicians ever practiced so many years
as Pond's Extract has, nearly half a century,
still fP7f.r ran attain the universal success
in treatment which that popular family
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scribes for individuals Pond's Extract is
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- perfect by nearly fifty years of experience,
s.t still possesses the vigor of youth.
Senator Hill Offers a Resolution An
"Article in the New York Herald
Criticised General Sickles
Sneaks in the House on the
Pension Bill A State- 'y
mentof the President,
Denounced.
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Washington, March 6. While the
chief clerk was reading the journal of
yesterday, there was a good deal of quiet
consultation going oh' between Senators
on uotn siaes oitne cnamber. presuma
bly over a supposed combination between
the protectionist Senators and the Sena
tors from the silver States, to precipitate
a -fight this morning over, the second
reading and reference of. the Seigniorage
bill. Senator Aldrich, Republican, of
Rode Island, was noticed as being re
markably active in negotiation with the
Senators from the silver States.
Senator Hill offered the following res.
olution, and asked that it be raid on the
table for the present: . y
" vv hereas, xne tsecretary ot tne Treas
ury has announced a deficit of $78,000,-
000 for the current fiscal year; and
"Whereas, House bill, known as the
Wilson bill, proposes to discard $76,000,-
000 revenue from present taxes, and to
meet the doubled deficiency by new in
ternal and direct taxes.
" 1 Resolved, That ythe Senate Finance
committee frame Xmendments to the said
bill, omitting the said internal and direct
taxes newly proposed , and instead thereof,
make provision tor sufficient revenue by
taxing other foreign imports, and other
wise revising the tariff, without creating
a deficiency."
Senator Harris thereupon moved the
second reading of the Seigniorage bill
which had its first reading yesterday and
said that there was no more earnest ad
vocate of silver coinage than himself,
but believing as he did that there was, at
least one question that should take pre
cedence of its consideration. Without
any breach of confidence he was able to
state that the Committee on Finance
was on the very eve of reporting the
tariff bill. He therefore objected to
further proceedings on the Siegniorage
bill. Under that objection he claimed
that the bill would go to the calendar.
The chair ''held Senator Harris' mo
tion to be debatable and Senator
Stewart tookthe floor, but in a
few minutes Senator Berry, Democrat,
of Arkansas, rose to a question of per
sonal privilege. He read the headlines
of an article in to-day's New York
Herald which were as follows: "Ob
structing commercial prosperity. Some
of the Senators who demand for the
protection of local interests, delay in re
porting the tariff bill in the Senate."
He complained that among other
names, ins name was mentionea. lie
spoke of the article as so infamous, so
utterly without foundation and so thor
oughly unjust that he could not allow it
to pass without notice. He believed that
there was a motive behind this news
paper attack 3ome malicious purpose;
for it was known to every Democratic
Senator that no one was more anxious
than he to have the Wilson bill passed.
Democrats who undertook to defeat it,
for any purpose, ' he cared not what,
ought to have, and will have,- no place
inside of the Democratic ranks.
Senator McLaurin, the new Senator
from Mississippi, whose name had been
mentioned among the obstructionists,
said he had no hesitation in saying that
in relation to some of the provisions of
the Wilson Tariff bill, as it came from
the House, did not suit his views. He
had gone before the Finance committee
as a Democratic Senator and had sug
gested certain changes which he believed
to be for the interest ot his people ana
also in accordance with the Chicago
platform of his party. He believed in a
revenue tariff, and if he had the formu
lation of a tariff bill, he would not haye
any free list at all, but would put every
thing on the dutiable list at a revenue
rate. He would do so not for the sake of
protection, but for the sake of revenue,
and of revenue only,
Senator Morgan wa3 the next Senator
to seek the floor. He said that it wa3
verv clear, clear beyond reasonable
doubt, that the Senator from West Vir
ginia is not guilty as charged. Laugh
ter. x I have to say, for myself, that I
have not been nearly so abused as he,
and that therefore, I am not guilty.
And the Senator resumed his seat amid
continued laughter,
x Senator Call, another of those Senators
referred to as obstructionists declared
that the statement, so far as he was con
cerned, was absolutely false, and that he
believed it to be false in regara to every
other Senator mentioned. x
Aftr a few remarks bys Senator Alli
son, Republican, of Indiina, upon the
Tariff biH, the question was allowed to
drop, andthen the discussion on the
Seigniorjgehill wa&resumed, and con
tinued until 2 6!plock At that hour it
was allowed to remain on the table, to
be presented again to-morrow for its
second reading, andwith a notice from
Senator btewart mai ai j ud. v. .
to-morrow he would .move to take it up
as unfinished business.
A conference' was ordered, up:ntn
UrgenttDeficiency bill, a couple of pri
vate bills were passed, and thexSenate.
thpn at 3:20 o'clock, after a short execu
tive session, adjourned 'uitil to-morrow...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .
the law of December 21, 1893, so that a
pension believe to have been procured
by fraud upon the United States may be
temporarily suspended, pending exami
nation. '
Gen. Sickles, Democrat, of New York,
was the first speaker. He"" said pension
laws had been voted for by all parties,
and the present bill was approved on all
sides. It appropriated a larger sum than
was ever voted for pensions by any Gov
ernments "That is good policy he
said. "If you would have good soldiers
in the next war, take good xcare of the
soldiers of the past war." Applause.
To the commissioner jaf pensions, he
said, was committed a vast responsibil
ity and great trusts He must of neces
sity confide much of his duty to subordi
nate officers.They may not always have
the judicial faculty; they may "not always
be active and vigilant in the examina
tion of claims. Congress has a right
to expect from the commissioner and his
superior officer, the Secretary of the In
terior, and especially from the President,
a wise administration6f the principles
enunciated in the President's letter of
acceptance. But he could not agree with
the commissioner of pensions in respect
to his interpretation 5f the law of 1893.
In his letterto Congress in answer to the
resolutioivof inquiry, the commissioner
had said that the law was "inexact" and
"inapt." Before the letter -had been to
Congress, his superior officer should have
returned it to the commissioner with a
direction to treat Congress and its legis
1 ition with more respect. Laughter
and applause. The commissioner is as
f alty in his law as he is in his manners.
He need only have consulted a law dic
tionary to determine the meaning of the
words "right" and "vested right."
In conclusion Gen. Sickles said: "In
a larger and broader sense, before the
pension laws were passed, the people of
this country decreed that from time to
time as an expression of their grateful
appreciation of the services of the de
fenders of the Union, money, ample
sums of money, should be appropriated
as an expression of the Nations grati
tude. The decree is as good to-day in
the hearts of the American as it was
when made. That decree will never be
modified, rescinded or revoked as long
as one surviving soldier of the war
fives. Applause.
Mr. Grosvenor, Republican, of Ohio,
quoted the statement in the President's
message that thousands of neighbor
hoods of the country had their f raudu
lent pensioners. He denounced the
statement as slanderous and untrue. He
said that there were more frauds com
mitted every day in the New York cus
tom house than hadibeen committed by
all the Union veterans together. There
were more illicit stills', ten to one, he
charged, than could be found on the
pension roll. , If there were 200 fraudu
lent pensioners on the roll the commis
sioner of pensions should be impeached
for incompetency." Mr. Grosvenor re
furred to Mr. Black's charge in his
speech that eight companies of a certain
Northwestern 100-days regiment had
contributed 614 names to the pension
roll for disabilities incurred in that term
of service. The regiment he said, was
the 182nd Ohio .Volunteer Infantry. It
was an organization composed of vete
rans ot two ana tnree years service, en
listed for a year and not for ninety days,
as Mr. Black had stated, and its service
was arduous and valuable.
Upon the question of fraudulent pen
sions, Mr. Grosvenor said he had been in
formed by an official in the pension
bureau that the greatest number of
fraudulent pensions upon the roll were
placed there by the gentlemen frorrr ll
noi3, (Black), when he was commissioner
of pensions under the Mexican Veteran
bill.
Mr. Coombs, Democrat, of New York,
said he supposed that when this bill had
been reported to the House there would
be nothing to do but to vote for its pas
sage, as it was the unanimous expression
of the committee. But he had forgot
ten, he said, that the House of Repre
sentatives was the place for making
records for its members, and so, for the
past few days the old stories have been
retold. He said that the claims of the
Republicans to be the only friends of the
soldier were not well founded; that there
were amdng the Democrats, including
those who were our enemies during the
war, just as true and faithful friends of
soldier as the other side could show.
Mr. Mahon, Republican, of Pennsyl
vania, said that the pension policy of the
Democratic party and administration had
aroused the antagonism of not only the
old soldiers, but of members of the party.
The vote of the recent election in Penn
sylvania, by which Mr. Grow was chosen
Repre ntative-at-large by the enormous
majority of 188,000, could not be charged
altogether to the tariff question. He be
lieved that fully 25,000 Democratic
soldiers in bis State voted the Republican
ticket to express their opinion of the
present policy of the administration.
He gave notice of an amendment he pro
posed to offer, .making a pension once
granted, unless obtained by fraud, acci
dent or mistake, a vested right, and shall
bai so held by all the courts and officers
of the United States.
At 5:40 o'clock the committee rose and
the House adjourned until to-morrow.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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MR. CLEVELAND RETURNS
TO WASHINGTON.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Mr. Money,
sippi, oiiereu
morning
ing" the
appoint a
Democrat, x of Missis
in the! House this
a mi nr, rpsoiuuou auuivi
Secretary of th Navy to
cadet to the naval academy
from the Fifth district of SoUtli Caro
lina. This grew out of the case w,here a
cadet was appointed froml Alabama upon
the failure of the Representative from
that district to appoint, bat was credited
to South Carolina. S .
Mr. Hopkins Republican, of Illinois,
said the case was not unique, that the
same thing had occurred in Illinois, lne
Secretary of the Navy, bet said, had vio
lated the law in this case ind what ought
to be done was to compel! the Secretary
to vacate the appointment from the
Smith Carolina district. He objected to
'"rther consideration bf the resolu-
Ult5 l- if. TltnaiT aairt rift
Vf IV T o V
L . . mbttp, nf nrivi-
would present it rrthL,Jhfr
lege, involving the rights roUna
from the Fifth district of Soutu Carolina
The Speaker stated tnat t1.,1""""
was not privileged and it was withdrawn
under objection. .
The resolution authorizing an investi
gation of the famous order issued ny
Judge Jenkins in the Northern Pacific
receivership case, was called up by Mr.
Boatner, Democrat, of Louisiana, and
passed. .
Reffering to the resolution proposed
by Mr. Money., Mr. Strait, Democrat, of
SouthCarolina.rose to a personal question
and related the circumstances surround
ing the appointment of a naval cadet
by the Secretary or tne isavy, credited
to his district, the Fifth South Carolina.
On motion of Mr. O'Neil, Democrat, of
nTo!ifh,isettB. the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the Pension
Appropriation bill with an agreement to
close general debate at 3 o'clock to-
mMr". Enloe, Democrat, of Tennessee,
had read the additional section of which
he gave notice yesterday, interpreting
Killed at an Election.
Teoy, N. Y., March 6. There were
five candidates for mayor in to-day's
election, but i nterest centred in the
contest between Mayor Whelan, Inde
pendent Democrat, whom the Republi
cans had endorsed, and Francis J. Maloy,
the choice of the regular Democracy. In
several of the wards during the day, the
struggle between the Maloy and Whelan
faction was extremely bitter. In the
Thirteenth ward two- brothera, named
William and Robert Rosswere among
thfiK Renublicans. Thev crabbed at a
couple of men who were being shoved
forward to vote. In a minute there was
agtruggling mass of humanity and
during the fracas three or four shots
were fired. W hen the reserve police
force finally secured order, Robert Ross
was found lying on the ground dead
from a pistol wound; and his brother,
William, lying near by fatally hurt. x
It is said that the man who murdered
Ross ; was "Bat" Shea. Ross, in the
melee, had stumbled and fallen pros
trate. ' It is said Shea walked up to Ross
and held his revolver within a few
inches of Ross' head and fired while the
victim's face was oh the ground. v Shea
was arrested. thi3 evening on a charge of
murder- ' x
Incomplete returns indicate the elec
tion of Maloy, the regular Democratic
nominee by a majority of 1,200. The
board of aldermen will remain under
Democratic controL ,
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no oacuet upwn to Business Alter a
Nine Day's' Trip Through tne
Sounds ofNortb. Carolina The
Hearing of the Hatch Anti
Option Bill Continued
Before the Commit
tee on Agricnl-
ture.
Washington, March 6. The President
reached the White House at 1:45 o'clock
this afternoon from" a nine-days' trip
through the North Carolina sounds, look
ing as well and strong as at any time
since he came to Washington nine years
a jo. His ruddy face showed unmis
t ikabla Bigns of exposure to the sun land
wind during his trip for recreation
and rest, and his step was noticeably
more, elastic than when he went
away. To some ' friends who called
1 ite this a f ternoon the President said he
had never in his life had a more enjoya
ble hunting trip. Every moment of it
had been, a delight to him, and as for
substantial results, he asked his friends
to look at his bronzed face and hands
and then at the pile of swan, wild geese
and turkeys that he had brought back
with him.
Capt. Evans, who was in charge of the
President's party, stated that from a
sportsman's view the trip was eminently
successful, and nearly every day after
reaching the North Carolina coast the
entire party enjoyed excellent shoot
ing. The trip down the river,
Capt.' Evans said, was entirely
without incident. A blizzard which
had been threatening Sunday overtook
the Violet below Fort Washington, and
when Quantico was reached it was
deemed prudent to anchor for the night,
as the storm was bo thick that the pilot
could not see a ship's length ahead of
him. The second night was spent at
Portsmouth, Va., the third night at Long
Point, N. C, the fourth night at Croatan
sound, N. C, the fifth and sixth nights
at Hatteras, the seventh night, on the
return trip, at Roanoke marshes, the
eighth night at Long Point, and the
ninth night, last night, the vessel ran all
night. ,
While lying at Hatteras the President
and party took ajsteam launch and vis
ited the neighboring inlets and light
houses in that vicinity. He met a num
ber of the people inhabiting that section
and shook hands with them. He was
treated with the utmost respect and con
sideration by all.
Mr. Cleveland buckled down to work
a few minutes after he reached the
White House. In ten minutes after he
sat down at his desk, he and Private
Secretary Thurber had disposed of a pile
of routine business. Soon after 3 o'clock
Secretary Carlisle called on the Presi
dent and the two had a talk over treas
ury matters. By -the.vPresident's direc
tions the wagon ldadvofigftme was dis
tributed at the houses of all the Cabinet
officers, by Private Secretary Thurber
and Capt. Evans. -
Mint Director Preston said to-day that
wi hin an hour after the passage of tho
beifrmoracre bill he could be arm
the coinage of silver dollars. The San
Francisco mint has the silver planchetts
all ready for running them through the
stamp machines. All these preparations
were made last October when Secretary
Carlisle was considering the propriety of
coining silver. )
The hearings on the Hatch "Anti-Option"
bill was continued before the House
Committee on Agriculture to-day. J. O.
Bloss, president of the New York Cotton
Exchange, spoke against the measure,
characterizing it as prohibitory, in
quisitorial, obnoxious and unconsti
tutional and not intended for reve
nue purposes, but simply to sup
press what it proposed to regulate.
He felt that there was very little to say
that had not been said heretofore. He
called attention to the testimony given
on the subject before the various Con
gressionalv committees, and to the
speeches ofx Senators and members
aeainst it on the floor. Anyone who had
etudied ihe subject through the means of
the testimony referred to, could hardly
fail to reach the conclusion that, not
withstanding the opinion of certain peo
ple that the system of trading known as
contracts for the future, delivery of cer
tain products has a depressing effect
upon the articles so traded in, the counter
assertion is as fully proven, and, in aa
dition the eto, the far greaterfact be
comes apparent, and that one outweighs
all others in the discussion, that any leg
islation looking; to its overthrow and
suppression is outside the power of Con
gress and ishmconstitutional and is an in-
f rinement of the rights ot tne citizen to
make contracts, which have been de
clared legal by State and United (States
courts. An effort had apparently
been made in the bill now under
consideration, to distinguish be
tween what the friends of the meas
ure are pleased to term "legitimate"
and "illeeitimate" transactions. The
earlier bills upon the subject practically
prohibited the selling for future delivery,
whether the property was ownea or not,
In the present bill these restrictions are
modified somewhat, nevertheless, the re
strictions and inquisitorial features im
posed upon even the "legitimate" trans
actions are so great, to say nothing of
the so-called "nominal" tax", imposed,
that even that character of business is
stifled.
, The case of Robert L. Wharton and
others against the sheriff of Accomac
countv. Virginia, which involves the
ri?ht of the Virginia authorities to arrest
the citizens of Maryland fishing for
oysters in waters under Virginia's juris
diction against its laws, is on hearing in
the Supreme court. The plaintiffs were
arrested for fishing in Pocomoke sound
and sentenced to imprisonment, and ap
plied for a writ bf habeas corpus to the
United States Circuit court, which was
refused. Attorney General Poe, of Mary
land, and B. T. Johnson are representing
the fishermen, and Attorney General
Scott, of Virginia, and W, R. Staples
the Virginia authorities. V
Lord Rose be ry Takes Charge of Brit
ish Affairs The English Silver
Market Hardening The Viru
, lence of Yellow Fever at
Bio Causing Anxiety
Among British.
Ship Owners.
HE WREGKED A TRAIN
AND IS ARRESTED IN THE
STATE OP FLORIDA.
London, March 6. The offices occupied
by Gladstone, as Premier, were taken
charge of by Lord Rosebery this evening.
The new Premier was cordially greeted
by the retiring Prime Minister upon his
arrival at the rooms in the official resi
dence In Downing street.
The steady increase in the China de
mand for English products has had the
effect of hardening the silver market.
The demand for India council bills has
been very active. Bills to the amount of
upwards of 100 lacs have been allotted
since last Wednesday at prices as high
as Is, 1 23-82d. Silver securities hae
advanced and rupee paper reached 6p
buyers, and lower. '
The virulence of yellow fever at Rio is
causing a great deal of anxiety among
the Liverpool ship owners who have ves
sels at or en route to that port. Lord
Roseberv has cabled to Mr. Wyndham,
the British Minister at Rio, instructing
him to arrange for a temporary cessa
tion of firing in Rio harbor in order to
enable the British merchant ships there
to take on ballast and leave the port. ' J
Sir Wm. Harcourt, the leader of the
liberal party in the House of Commonsi
has issued a circular letter to his sup
porters requesting a full attendance of
liberal members in the House on Mon
day next, March 12th, when matters of
great importance will be considered.
Lord Rosbery attended the Queen's
drawing room to-day. The weather was
colder and windy. The Countess of
Craven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brad
ley Martin, of New York, was presented
to ht r Majesty by Ambassador and Mrs.
uayard and was afterwards granted an
audience by Prince and Princess
Christian.
Telegraphic advices have been re
ceived from Panama that a revolution
ary uprising has taken place in Costa
Rica. It is understood that the rebels
have not yet met with any success.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Stocks and Bonds In New York The
Grain and Provision Markets
of Chicago. j.
NewYork, March 6. Rarely, if everf
in the history of the Stock Exchange
have their been such violent fluctuations
in a Btock as were witnessed in' American
Sugar during the first hour of business
to-day. At the start there was a decline
of about 2 points to 88, following which
a rise of 12 points to 100 took place.
Then, in less time than it takes to tell it,
the sto3k sold down to 91, and then back
to 95f. Reasons innumerable were given
for the sensational changes in the stock.
It was said that Washington and local
bears had been alarmed by the placing
of a big buying order and had rushed in
to cover, which resulted in the
phenomenal rise already noted. Others
had it that the rise i was the
result of pool buying. Keene was
credited with having the manage
ment of this latest combination. The
subsequent collapse to 90J was said to
have been due to the facjLthat the big
bears in the stock had been compelled to
make a private settlement at 100. Of
course with the elimination of the short
interest there was no. longer anv reason
to support the price and buying orders
were withdrawn with the result already
noted. Closing transactions in the stock
were at 90$, a gain for the day of only f
per cent, ihe dealings in the stock
footed up 167,700 shares out of a grand
total of 351,582. Naturally the bears in
the other issues were much alarmed
early in the day because of the rise in
sugar and made frantic efforts to
cover. Their purchases brought about
an advance .of i to H per cent. Chicago
Gas, Western Union, .Lead and , the
Grangers figuring prominently in., the
improvement. , Late in the day ah at
tack was made on the Grangers, 3 1.
Paul selling down to 60$, Berlin and
Quincy to 79, Rock' Island to 69J and
Northwestern to 104$. The sellers of
these stocks displayed unusual confi
dence and one broker sold, fully 7,000
shares of St. Paul alone. Chicago Gas
was a favorite of the sellers and declined
64f . The result of this attack was a very
irregular closing with everybody watch
ing for further developments in the
sugar deal. Net changes show losses of
i to H per cent outside of Whiskey and
Sugar, and Western Union which gained
to o. Railway and miscellaneous bonds
were strong with an active demand.
George Brown, Who Wrecked the
Freight Train on the Seaboard Air
Line, is Captured Two Des
perate Characters Caught
in Rowan County
Notary Public Ap
pointed. MESSENGER BUREAU, 1
Raleigh, March 6.
Some months ago at Pine Bluff, in
Moore county, a fast freight train on the
Seaboard Air-Line was wrecked. y There
was suspicion and detectives have been
at work on the case. To-day nero
reached here that the man who did the
work had been captured in Florida and
brought back to Moore county. He is
George Brown. He had a fight with a
brakeman ou the train wrecked and
swore he would kill the brakeman. He J
filed the switch and the train was
ditched, ten cars wrecked and the brake
man hurt.
The Raleigh Y. M. C. Afhas now 325
active members, and is in fine shape.
The Caraleigh Phosphate mills here
have thus far this season made 5,500
tons of acid phosphate.
The number of veterans hV the Con
federate Soldiers' home here has in
creasod to seventy.
Governor Carr has reports of the cap
ture, in Rowan county, of Joseph B.
Moore and William Littletonithedesper,
ate and notorious criminals who broke
into and robbed the Btore of Kilrain &
Gibson at Taylors ville, Alexander county,
and for whom an executive reward of
$300 was offered last week. The sheriff
of Rowan made the arrests.
A training school for nurses is to be
established at Fayetteville. This is a new
enterprise in this State.
SheriffJA. W. Owens, of Tyrrell county,
to-day completed his State tax settlement
paving in $1,528.88.
Governor Carr appoints the following
to compose the board of visitors to the
State University: Rev, J. L. Stuart, of
Sampson; D. G. Worth, of New Han
over; W. T. Faircloth, of Wayne; R. A.
Doughten, of Alleghany; R. T. Gray, of
Wake. The board will visit the Univer
sity in May. ,
The Governor had a letter to-day from
J. M. Munger, of Moore county, inform
ing him that the latter owns a portrait
of Governor Benjamin Williams. The
Governor at once wrote to know if the
portrait can be secured for the State.
Governor Williams lived and died in
Moore county, and his homethere is
well preserved.
Claudies L. Coggins, of Stanly county,
is appointed notary public.
During February there were twenty
six births and twenty-seven deaths in
this city.
Business is fairly good and merchants
say the outlook for the spring trade is
satisfactory here.
Mount Airy Notes.
Correspondence of the Messenger
Mt. Airy, March 6.
During the last few days a large num
ber ,of- skiUedjjpckrCutters have been
added to the force of hands at the quairy
of the Mt. Airy Granite company. This
company has recently secured contracts
for large quantities of dressed stone.
The farmers have reached the conclu
sion that the price of leaf tobacco will
not advance, and are now marketing
their last year's crop more freely. The
exceedingly low prices and the agree
ment among ', dealers tin commer
cial fertilizers to sell only for cash, will
cause the average in tobacco to be
greatly reduced this spring.
On a trin throueh the count rv vour
correspondent found the farmers busy
preparing for larger crops of oats and
corn. The wheat crop is looking well.
Messrs. Gilmer & Waytt have leased
the Galloway opera house and are en
deavoring to relieve the monotony of
life by furnishing amusement for our
people in their leisure moments. Just
now the Druckenmuller family are giv
ing a series of concerts which are well
patronized.
"Beauty" may be "only , skin deep," but
the secret of a beautiful s'kinis pure blood.
Those coarse, rough, pimply complexion a
mav in most-cases, be rendered soft, smooth
V
Virginia Base BaUJLieague Organized
Richmond, Va., March e.-The State
Base Ball league was partially organizeu
n a mwtintr held hereto-night. Th9
ntiaanf Rip.hmnnd. Manchester. Norfolk,
Petersburg, Staunton and Roanoke will
omhranpd in it. The season will
ahnnt Arril 15th and last five
mnntha. Another meeting will
1 MAV4- UTaylnivulo V whan
in retersuurg uc.v n cuumuaj , "
the arrangements will De penectea anu
and fair by the persevering and systematic a schedule' reported.
use of Ayer's Srsaparilla. '
Chicago, March 6. There was hope
in xthe nearts ot tne wneat duiis at tne
opening to-day that a cold wave, which
was discerned on tne weatner map in tne
neighborhood of Minnesota would suc
ceed in making its way into the winter
wheat belt, but when the Government
weather bureau sent out indications tor
warmer weather they experienced dis
appointment. At the opening prices
were nu?ner and tney conunueu w ruie
so-during the first half of the session,
but weakened later and declined to the
closing figures of yesterday. Then came
Bradstreet s report oi a aecrease in tne
world's visible supply of 4,700,000
bushels which caused a reactionary firm
ness and advance. The closing was easy
at a-gain of fc over yesterday. May
wheat opened at 59 to 69c, ranged be-:
tween 60Jc and 59Jc, closing with the
gain mentioned above, at 60$c. x
The strength shown by wheat at the
start was communicated to corn.
The market opened about yesterday's
final figures, advanced i to f c, declined
ic and closed with a fractional gain for
the day.
Oats were very firm. The strength aside
from the better feeling in wheat was j
principally on covering by shorts. There
was also a good cash demand which was
felt in the futures. The opening was at
a little advance on yesterday s close.
Prices then, advanced f to ic, reacted
to $c. firmed again and closed with a
gain of i to fc for the day. '
In provisions there was very little sup-
part to products. The opening was weak
on lower value for hogs, and the latter
weakness and depression was caused by
liquidating sales for the account of a
prominent speculator, who was impressed
with the belief some days ago that an
advance in provisions was due but who
1 I nnnm-1 V in T l-wt "To TT
d neia . JTi.. irtoa on frtr tha
day. May lard lost 10c and May ribs 5 ,
to. Tc. h
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Mtvt Auerli5ratrit
Metropolitan Dry Goods EstaDllsliinent.
Davis
& Zoeller,
I he Leaders in Drv nnnri
J WWAy
Corner Front and Princess Sts.
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Hew Building, Four Floor Space 120x240 Feet
Popular Dress Goods (all wool) in French and German weaves at astonishing
volues in plain and mixed materials at 23c. 39c and 49c.
A11.001 Henriettas, Serges, Whipcords, and Irish Poplin, in new Spring Shades
at 24c, 49c and 74c.
A selected lot. of Imported Easter Dress Suits, at 33 per cent, below regular
prices. ; "
Domestic Department.
FILLED UP WITH A NEW LINE OF, SPRING PRINTS.
Purchased direct from the factory in case lots Lousdale Shirting 8c, regular
price 10c. "-.,
Remnant Unbleaching,-1.000 yards, best quality, 5c. : ' J
Calicoes in Spring Shades, at 4c.
Shirting Prints at 5c. 12Jc Cheviot at 10c.
Plaids and Checks, (for apron) 2,000 yards, at 5c.
500 yds Dress Silks in an unusually wide range at 27c.
Exclusively Novelty Effect, wide, at $1.00, 1.25, $1.49, less 25 per cent..' making
a net price of 75c, 94c and $1.13,
We want the trade if low prices and clever treatment will do it.
Dress and Wrap Trimming in Persian Design to match, (any material) at 25 per
cent, less than the ordinary prices.
Advance Spring Goods, Wash Dress Fabrics, "Beautifui Zephyrs," as shown in
our windows at 12 Jc. ,
Duck (a novelty) in all leading Bhades at 12ic.
Crepong, a new lot, worth 25c, at 12c and 18c.
A beautiful line of Dress Trimming Laces, Irish Point, Point de Spre, Point de
Paris, Pomtde Chene, &c., in Ecru, White, Black, Chantilley and others at cut
prices. 1 , - ,
CORSETS ! CORSETS !
; In all the Leading Brands at astonishing prices.
The $1.25 Dr. Warner's Health Sty lS for 75c.
The Celebrated R. & G'. at 49c. Call early as there are
only a few left.
$2.93 all Silk Umbrellas with name, worth $2.49. A
special job $1.49.
25 pieces Matting worth 15c for 10c.
17 " , " " 25c for 18c. ,
All wool 3-ply Ingrain all wool carpet worth $1 for 69c.
Moquette Rugs, 27x56, of exquisite design at $1.75. A
big drive. '
Trunks, new styles, at prices ranging from 50c to $20.00
each.
Curtains in Point de Spre, Point de Chene, &c. , at 65c
on the dollar.
Curtain Poles and Fixtures complete for 25c and up.
Big Drive jin every Department too numerous to men
tion in print at
DAVIS & ZOELLER' S,
Xjesucers in Xao-r' Prices.
Cor. Front and Princess Sts.
Snow White Sale !
Anarchists Examined.
PAEis.March 6. Examining Magistrate
Meyer and Judge Espinas completed the
examination of 10b Anarchists yester-
dav. comprising nearly all of the Anar
chists who have been arrested recently.
Of the whole number exammed thirty-
four were held for further examination
or trial and the others were released for
want of evidence sufficient to justify
their detention.
YyHlTE GOODS HAVE FALLEN.
BEGINS. THE FOLLOWING
THE MOUNTAIN PRICES:
Yard Wide Lonsda
THIS WEEK OUR SNOW WHITE SALE
SNOW WHITE GOODS AT SNOW- ON
The Old Friend
And the best Iriend that never
fails you is Simmons Liver Eegu-
lator, (the Red Z) that 8 what
yxm. hear at the mention of this
excellent jLiver medicine, and
people ehould not be persuaded
that anything else will do.
It is the King of Liver Medi
cines ; is Tetter than pills, and ".
take3 the place oi (Quinine and
Calomel It acts directly oa the
Liver. Kidney and Boweb and
gives new life to the whole sys
tem. This is the medicine you
want. Soldby all Druggists in
Liquid, or in Powder to he taken
dxj or made into a tea.
! 4S-EVEBT PACKAGE-S
Has the Z Stamp in red on wrapper
J. II. ;,E1I,IN & CO Philadelphia, 1.
le Shirting, 8c.
Yard Wide Hill Shirting, 8c.
Yard Wide Pride of West Shirting, 12 1-2C.
Yard Wide Cambric, 10c.
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Our store having been remodeled, jwe will be prepared to. wait on all customers.
FENNELL, FORE & CO.,
FROM! STREET, NEXT DOOR NORTH OF PURCELL HOUSE, WILMIHGTON, H. C.
Do you Wear Pants ?
yr-E HAVE A FEW DESIRABLE
styles left which are going at a bargain.
Don't know as your size is among the lot
but it won't hurt to come and see. Win
ter Suits are low in quantity, while the
usual high standard as to quality is
strictly maintained. We're anxious to
close out balance and the price now
quoted is certainly a big inducement to
purchase.
Too much Underwear on hand. The
price this week can not fail to reduce
same, A few extra suits would fill out
the winter and be good for next season
as welL
A big reduction on all our Winter
Goods this week.
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mi l ife
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taa to Georgia to Save Her
Name.
Atlanta, Ga., March 6. Mrs. A.
Banks, a widow who . came here from
Houston, Tex., in tZlav
Killmyer, was married to him to-day.
Immediately -after the ceremony the
bride and groom separated, and Mrs.
t: lJfh fr Tpxaa. She has been
io-o covornl H 3.VS searching for the
m,t whn has a lob clerking in a
hotel. He declined to marry her at first,
but after being arrested consented to a
ceremony which protects the handsome
widow's name from possipie scanuai xii
the near future. Killmyer lived at
Houston until recently.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
AESQULfiTHCtf FURS
. omimTIFIC EXAMINATION OTf TUB
i. SYBS MADS FR3B OP CHABGE.
A. Startling: Fact.
That verr few persons have perfect eyes. It
most tw evident that it requires both knowledge
and skill to Know wnai tne eyes neea .ana to nt
them properly wita giawes. xnose wdo trust this
work to nniustrncted dealers are criminally care
less of the most valuable of all the senses, their
sight. DK. H. 8CHWAB'8 Glasses correct all
Tlsuai impenecuou mat may exist spectacle
and Ere Glasses to suit all eyesight. Dr. G.
MAKUUS, ye specialist and graduated optician,
S20 Market street, near South Third street. Spec
tacles and Eye Glasses repaired. This Optical
institute is permanent. mui
DON'T SEND ABROAD
. -FOB YOUR
. Stationery, Blank Books and Office Supplies.
VOU CAH BUY THIM AS CHEAP AT HOME. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF ENVELOPES,
PAPER, BLAKE. BOOKS OF ALL KINDS, IN STOCK AND MADE TO OEDEK, LETTSB COP
hbSsoS
ING CARDS, etc.
N. C. DEPOSITORY OF STA1K BUUiuJ.
LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO MERCHANTS.
117 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C.
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