ESTABLISHED 1867.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMIT.
Ernest. Williams, in the penitentiary
for life made a. clever escape Saturday
night! The naval board to investi
gate the alleged armor plate frauds have
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municipal election between the reform
and the anti-reform parties was the
closest and most exciting ever held in
that town. Five hundred Alabama
. strikers destroy much property at mines
where the workmen had refuesd to go
out. DL-quiting rumors from ports of
South America and Central ' America
have caused Secretary Herbert to order
several men-of-war to these localities.
Cases involving the validity of the
last Dispensary law and the question of
prohibition or free, liquor were argued
before the- South Carolina Supreme
court yesterday and the decision will be
announced today. Richard Croker
announces that he will give -up the ac
tive work of organization of Tamany
Hall, but will not resign the leadership.
The State National bank, of Wa-
chita, Kans, has suspended. An
archists who in pubjic speeches in Lon
don advise the killing of Gladstone and
Salisbury are mobbed by their hearers.
The University of North Carolina
again defeats the Richmond college boys.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender
tells the Pope that he cannot counsel hia
followers to abandon his own cause in
Spain. There was serious rioting in ,
Vienna yesterday, caused by strikers
trying to prevent laborers working. !
An invitation ia extended to' all Cbnfed
erate veterans and organizations to at
tend the unveiling of the Confederate
soldiers' and sailors' monument in Rich
mond on the 30th inst. More earth
quake shocks are felt in Greece. The
Tiking
miners at White-well, Tenn.;
have1 teen
ordered to take their tools
frdin "he mines and vacate the premises.
They threaten to blow up the dynamos
if convict are put to work in the
mines. Employes of the East Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia railroad ask
the Federal court for an injunction
against threatened reduction of wages
by the receivers, -Nothing of interest
was done in the General Conference of
the Methodist Church yesterday. The
commission of the last General Confer
ence on the revision of Chaps. 7 and
H of the Descipline relating to trials was
presented and made the special order for
Wednesday. The Abbott-Bowen fight
at New Orleans was declared a draw.
The Griffo-Murphy fight at Boston was
won by Griffo in the eighth round.
Senator Jones yesterday presented in
executive session the amendments to the
Tariff bill agreed upon by the Demo
crat. Senators, known as the Compro-
... : t i .. TU minilini. Afifi nA
make a treasure differing ereatly from
Finance committee bill. A number of
articles, chiefly agricultural products,
have been taken from the free list. The
duty on rice is reduced. The tax on
leaf tobacco is raised. The chaDges in
the cotton and woollen schedules have
leen numerous and in some cases ma
terial. Coal, iron ore, lead ore and
lunTher were not touched. The iron and
glass bhedules were overhauled and
many chanjeJ made. Col. Breckin
ridge spoke at x'arid yesterday to 5,000
people. His speech was bolder than the
one at Lexington. His denunciation of
the press, the ministerial nfon.'sad his
foes generally was a brilliant pfece t
denunciatory and dramatic oraJOrj'.
Mr. Evan Settle, his opponenthen spoke
and gave the colonel some hard thrusts.
Arguments in the Coxey trial began yes
terday but the court adjourned before
they were cqmpleted.
Williamston Municipal Election.
Special to the Messenger.
Williamston, N. C., May 7. The
municipal election here to-day was" very
exciting and close. There were no
politics. The issue was reform. Per
haps it was the closest and most exciting
election ever held in this town. The
anti-reform ticket elected Mayor A. H.
Smith by four vote3. The reform ticket
elected all the commissioners by an
average majority of fifteen. The follow
ing were elected; Wheeler Martin, Eli
Gurganus, J. D. Leggett, W. A. Ellison,
Benj. Spruill.
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Clever Escape of a Convict.
Special to tne Messenger. .
Halkigh,- May 7. Ernest Williams,
colored, from Mecklenburg, serving a
life sentence for burglary in the peniten
tiary has made a clever escape. He was
the prison barber and shaved the guards
in a certain room. He had succeeded in
making a key to the door of this room
and Saturday night he unlocked the
door got out in the courtyard, climbed
up a water spout and upon the great
stone -wall, thence upon the wooden
stockade and reached the woods. It is
the first escape of the kind ever made
there.
IOet ruction of Property by Strikers.
Biemingham, Ala., May 7. A mob
Tmmberine: from 100 to 500 went to
Ho9e Creek at midnight last night and
-to the boilers and machinery at
r.M'nea and fired one 100 shots.
No one was
hurt. They then went to
the Victor raimN
ears wcfa hliwn
where several treignt
ud aDd others were
wrecked. Tho KWh" and a strong posse
hurried to the
0. .-iC toe moo nau
disappeared.
The mine.
at
Horse
Creek all ..!, mo- rfn,) tv Cf, e ana re
j .
ceived many threats in con&v,Ittence
The mob is supposed to have been Com
posed ot parties who made these thre.1
The Griffo-Mnrphy Fight.
Boston', May 7. The much-talked-of
Griffo-Murphy fight came off to-night at
the Casino. At the end of the eighth
round GruTo was awarded the decision,
amid scenes of wild confusion and dis
order. It was a Murohy crowd through
out the contest. When the decision was
announced by the referee, Murphy, who
was just as fresh as'when he entered the
rign, threw up both hands and made an
attempt to speak to the audience, claim-
iner the decision was unfair. He was
hustled off the stage.
The Spanish Pretender and the Pope,
Rome, May 6. Don Carlos, the Spanish
pretender, has intimated to the Pope
that, while he is devoted and obedient to
him, he cannot counsel his followers to
abandon his own cause in Spain, which
is that of reclaiming his legitimate
-righto, wbifh nlaim is similar to that of
the Pope for the restoration of temporal
. . . t - t .L.I
power. This declaration, wnicn cuju
lenges the Pope's present attitude towards
the reigning dynasty in Spain, has pro
duced a deep impression at the Vatican.
A large part of the Spanish clergy follow
Don Carlos. ..
2.
THE0MPR0MISE BILL.
NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS TO
THE TARIFF BILL.
Senator Jones Reports " hem as the
Work of the Democratic Compro
mise Committee The Bill
Greatly Changed From the
Wilson or Senate Bill
Some of the Changes
Proposed.
Washington, May 7. During the
executive session to-day Senator Jones
presented the amendments to the Tariff
kill which have been considered and
agreed to by the Democratic Senators,
known as the Compromise committee.
There are over 400 of them and it makes
a new bill, or a measure greatly differ
ing from the Wilson bill and from the
Senate bill in any form in which it has
been presented. The amendments here
to presented by Senator Vest and re
ported from the Finance committee are
endorsed by the Compromise committee.
Thare is a general increase in the bill
and in some schedules the increases are
very marked. Many of the changes are
unimportant and consist of a restoration
of the House duties which the Senate
had decreased. A number of articles
have been taken from the free list, chief
among these being agricultural products.
Probably as the result of the criticism
that the bill has been drawn on sectional
lines, the committee has reduced the
duty on rice.
Another exceedingly important amend
ment is that relative to leaf tobacco, in
which there is a very material increase
in the rates of duty.
The chemical schedule, against which
the Republicans have levelled some of
their arguments, has been reconstructed
in many particulars and here, as in the
other schedules, the change is noted from
ad valorem to specific -duties, to say
nothing of the increase in the rates.
The iron and glass .schedules have
been overhauled and changes demanded
by manufacturers have been made,
some of them not so much in the nature
of increases as in the way of reclassifi
cation and the equalization of duties.
The rumors that have been floating
about for some days of the mysterious
influences at work in regard to the
woollen and cotton schedules appear to
have had some ground, for the changes
in these fines have been numerous and
in Borne cases very material.
Coal, iron ore, lead ore and lumber
were not touched. The lead trust was
not the gainer by these amendments for
there was not an increase on duty in
lead products.
Nothing was done with whiskey, but
if all the rumors in connection with that
article be true it is very likely that a
vigorous fight will be made to put the
tax on whiskey back to $1.00 a gallon as
when the bill came from the House.
The tobacco schedule is changed to
read as follows: "Wrapper tobacco, un
stemmed, imported in any bale, box.
package or in bulk, $1.50 per pound; if
stemmed $2.25 per pound. The House
and the Senate bills were $1 and $1.25
respectively on above articles. Filler
tobacco, unstemmed, imported in any
bale, box, package or in bulk, 35 cents
per pound; if stemmed 50 cents per
pound no change in rates, but the fol
lowing proviso is added: Provided that
the the term wrapper tobacco, wherever
used in this act, shall be taken to mean
that quality of leaf tobacco known com
mercially as wrapper tobacco; provided
further, that if any leaf tobacco im
ported in any bale, box, package, or in
bulk shall be the growth of different
countries, or shall differ in quality
and value, save as provided in the suc
ceeding provision, then the entire con
tents of such bale, box, package, or in
bulk shall be subject to the same duty
as wrapper tobacco; provided, further,
that if any bale, box, package or bulk
leaf tobacco of uniform quality contains
exceeding 15 per centum thereof of
leaves suitable in color, fineness of tex
ture and size fo wrappers for cigars,
thTl ftlfc) euu.ro uuucouifi ja buuu
box, package, bale or bulk shall
. - 4-Yk a art -m a Hn 4-rr o a if
be subject to rrr J "
ll Tcrnta wraimtf tobacco; provided
further, that collectors WiiaU not permit
entry to be made, except uuer regiua-
tions to be prescnoea Dy me w'J1
of the treasury of any leaf tobacco Im
ported in any bale, box, package or in
hnlk. unless the invoices covering the
same shal1 specify in detail the character
of the leaf rbacco in sucn Daie, dox,
package or in bu!k, whether wrapper, or
filler tobacco, queDiZuu seu-wuriuiig
bales, as the case may" be. Snuff and
snuff flour, manufacture oi toDacco,
ground, dry or damp, aiiP- piCKiea,
scented, or otherwise, of all descrip
tions, 50 cents per pound." Senate ud
House bills were 40 cents.
mi - 1 i 2 J t-
ine cigar paragrapn is aiueuucu w
read as follows:
"Cigars, cigarettes, Cheroots of all
kinds $4 per pound and 25 per cent, ad
valdfem, and paper cigars and cigarettes
including wrappers shall be subject to
the same duties as are herein imposed
upon cigars." k
The duty on cigars in the House and
Senate bills was $3 per pound and 25 per
cent, ad yalorem.
Rice, free of outer hull, is of a cent,
per pound. House and Senate bills
were 1 cent. Paddy or rice having outer
hull, is ic per pound. House and Senate
bills were fc per pound.
The sugar schedule is:
"On and after January 1st, 1895, there
shall be levied collected and paid on all
sugars not above No. 16, Dutch standard
in color, and on all tank bottoms, syrups
of cane juice or of beet juice, melada,
concentrated melada, concret and con
centrated molasses, - a duty of 40 per
centum ad volorem and upon all sugars
above No. 16, Dutch standard in color,
there shall be levied, collected, and
paid a duty of I cent' per pound in
addition to the said duty of 40
per centum ad valorem, and all
sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of
cane 1uice or of beet iuice. melada con
centrated malada, concrete or concen
trated molasses, which are imported
from or are the product of any country
which at the time the same are exported
therefrom, pays, directly or indirectly, a
bountv on the export thereof, shall pay
a duty of 1-10 cent per pound in addition
the, fnrpe-oiner rates; orovided, that
filing herein contained shall be so con-
ltL,ri ti to abrogate or in any manner
Strut- - ,r j. il Jr.ic nf tha
imnair Of tuwv-mo pu.iiauuu
impair v mmmorril reciDrocitv
c3dedVtweentheUnitM States
and the KinV?
islands on the luiniBl"...ri
January, 1875, or the1 provision j
act of Congress heretofore paed r
execution of the same, n
after January 1st, 1895, therC
levied, collected and paid on mc18868.'
testing 40 degrees or less by the po.1""
scope, and containing more than 20 per"
cent, oi moisture, and on molasses test
ing more than 40 degrees and not above
56 degrees polariscope, a duty of 2 cents
per gallon; of testing above 56 degrees
polariscope a duty of 4 cents per gallon."
More Earthquakes in Greece.
Athens, May 7. Another severe shock
of earthquake was felt here and in the
Att alanta district to-day. Passengers on
board the steamer traversing the straits
state that they distinctly saw the earth
trembline to such an extent as to cause
nnrt of the fortifications of Chalcis to
fall. .
BRECKINRIDGE AT PARIS.
Five Thousand People to Hear Him
His Brilliant and Dramatic Ora
toryHome Thrusts From His
Opponent.
Parts, Ky., May 7. Five thousand
people crowded around the court house
of this little city to-day to here Col. W.
C. P. Breckinridge speak. He had come
upon the invitation of 400 of his follow
ers who were the first to send him a
cheering word during his recent trial.
Of this immense audience fully 3,000
crowded into the court house and took
in every word he said, while the others,
like an animated wall, got as close as
they could and cheered wildly at every
opportunity.
CoL Breckinridge arrived from Lex
ington with some 600 others early in the
morning and, without straining the
truth in the slightest, it must be said he
was accorded an ovation. His speech was
much the same as that delivered at Lex
ington on Saturday, but was much bolder,
showing plainly that he feels encouraged
and more certain of his footing. His
attack Jipon the press and the ministerial
union of Lexington, which is fighting
him, as well as of his foes generally,
was the most brilliant and dramatic dis
play of denunciatory oratory ever heard
in the Ashland district.. -
At the conclusion of CoL Breckin
ridge's speech, he introduced Hon.
Evan Settle, who, with Hon. W. C.
Owens, is opposing him. Mr. Settle was
deliberate, keen, and caustic. He began
by saying that he had lots of sins and
might confess them if he just had a cue
as to which was most likely to draw the
people to him. In view of this doubt he
was at a serious disadvantage. This re
ference to the colonel excited him
noticeably. Then Klidiny smoothly
along for a time, Mr. Settle returned to
the colonel and dealt him several blows
that made him wince.
"I come to you unheralded," he said,
"hampered by youth and the lack of an
illustrious name. But, sirs, I would
rather be one of an obscure, but honest
family than have the distinction of bear
ing unworthily the name of a distin
guished ancestry."
The excitement during his delivery of
this and other pointed references-to the
Breckinridge scandal was intense, and
though the audience was largely against
him, there were many anti-Breckinridge
men present who made themselves
heard.
Sun'sCotton Review.
New York, May 6. The Sun's cot
ton review says: Cotton dechned 6 to 7
points and closed quiet and steady, with
part of the loss regained. Sales were
98,700 bales. Crop accounts from India
of late have been less favorable. Texas
crop accounts continued favorable. In
some sections ot Mississippi there will be
a decrease in the acreage. Ram is needed
in parts of Alabama. Liverpool de
clined 3i to 4 points, closing quiet and
steady, with spot sales of 8,000
bales at easier but unchanged
prices. Manchester was dull for yarns
and dull and irregular for cloths. Bom
bay receipts for the half week were 26,
000 bales, against 37.000 for the same
time last year. The receipts at the ports
were 3,609 bales, against 7,805 this day
last week and 4,589 last year; thus far
this week, 8,465. Spot cotton here was
steady and unchanged with sales of 301
bales for spinning. Deliveries on con
tract were 1,100 bales. The Southern
spot markets were generally quiet
and unchanged. New Orleans re
ceipts tomorrow are estimated at
1,000 to 1,200 bales against 1,425
the same day last week, and 3,766 last
pear. All the news was bearish, and it
cannot excite surprise that prices are de
clined. Liverpool was lower. Man
chester was -depressed; there was a
failure reported there on Saturday; the
South was dull; speculation was slug
gish; cotton goods were hard to sell and
supplies are plentiful here and abroad.
In the meantime the Hatch and Wilson
bills still hang over the market. It was
a short market. August liquidation was
in progress and it broke 7 cents.
All
Confederates Invited to
Rich-
mond.
Richmond, Va., May 7. The soldiers'
and sailors' monument association of
Richmond to-day issued the following:
"Richmond, Va, May 7, 185.
"The magnificent monument to the
private Confederate soldiers and sailors
will be unveiled at Richmond, Va., on
May 3th 1894.
"The committee find it impossible to
obtain the address of every veteran and
military organization that they desire to
reach. They therefore take this method
of extending to all Confederate veterans
and organizations and all volunteer
military bodies in the Southern States
a very cordial invitation to be present at
this grand re-UDion of Confederates.
"Quarters and rations will be provided
for all organized bodies who will notify
the secretary, Capt. Thomas Ellett,5 of
their intention to be present, with in
fnmmtinn as to the time of arrival, the
route by which they will come, and the
number of men they will bring.
Tha railroad eomoanies have made
reduced rates for the occasion
(Signed.) R. S. Boshee,
Chairman Invitation Bommittee."
The Methodist General Conference.
Memphis. Tenn.. May 7. The session
of the General Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Chuych, South, to-day was
scare two hours long md consisted of
little else than the routine business of rs-
ooivinsr memorials and resolutions.
A voluminous report was presented by
the commission appointed at tne last
General Conference at St. Louis In 1890
on the revision of Chapters 7 and 8 of
the Discipline, relating to trials and ap
peals. The reading of this report was
made a special order for Wednesday. If
this report is adopted it will not affect
the trials or appeals that may come be
fore this session of the conference.
The remainder of the session was de
voted to religious exercises.
To Settle the Dispensary Law.
COLUMBIA, S. C, May T.-rThe Supreme
court to-day heard the Florence injunpT
tion and habeas corpus cases, which are
mncmared to kill the disoensarv law of
1893, and to settle the question of prohi
bition or free liquor. The court an
nounced that it would render its decision
to-morrow morning. In the habeas cor
rma rasp. J. Ellis Brunson seeks to be re
leased from custody. He was arrested
fnr RAlliner liouor. The injunction case
is to restrain the city council of Flgrence
from issninar licenses for sale of liquors.
The latter case was given the most prom
inence, but botn involved me same quco
tions.
Anarchists mobbed.
LoKDOJf. May 7. An Anarehist at a
meeting held yesterday near that of the
working men of Hyde Park, said that an
ia-ht hour day must De ODtaiueu even n
it should be necessary to siu wiauaum
and murder Lord Salisbury. ex
cited the fire of the crown
was made for, the platform, the crowd
being apparently determined to lynch
the speaker. He was dragged from the
platform and was being very roughly
treated, but was finally rescued by the
police. Two other Anarchists attempted
to make similar speeches, but were simi
larly treated.
WILMINGTON, N. C,
THE CHINESE TREATY.
EFFORTS TO HAVE IT CON
SIDERED IN OPEN SESSION.
Resolution for Investigation of Ar
rest of Coxey, Browne and Jones
To Build a Government Print
ing Office Republicans Fili
buster Against Limited
Debate Contest for
Mr. Enloe's Seat.
SENATE.
Washington, May 7. As soon as the
blind chaplain of the Senate concluded
morning prayer, attention was called by
Senator Chandler to the small attend
ance of Senators. The roll of the Senate
was called and after some delay, it was
ascertained that there were forty-three
Senators present. As that number con
stitutes a quorum, the journal of Satur
day was read and business proceeded
with. Senator Allen, PoDulist. of
Nebraska, offered a preamble and reso-i
lution reciting that Coxey. Browne and
Jones, citizens of the United States, were,
on May 1, 1894, on the grounds of the
National Capitol, in the city of Wash-
j ington, assaulted by a police force in the
service of the United States and arrested
and imprisoned while peaceably enter
ing such grounds, in a quiet and orderly
manner; and providing for a select com
mittee of five Senators no more than
two of them to belonar to the same rjoliti-
cal party to investigate all the facts and
circumstances connected with such
assault and imprisonment and to make
such recommendations as will prevent
such outrages hereafter.
a he resolution was laid over till to
morrow, on objection of Senator Cock
rell. Senator Mitchell, Republican, of .Ore
gon, reminded the presiding officer of
the resolution offered bv him some weeks
agond laid over till the third of May,
requesting the Chinese treaty to be con
sidered in open session. He asked that
it be now laid before the Senate.
Ihe resolution was thereuDon laid be
fore the Senate by the Vice-President
and instantly Senator Perkins, of Cali
fornia, was on the floor addressing the
chair and statine that the Chinese treatv
had already been published by authority
of the Senate. He was interrupted with
a question of order from Senator Chand
ler, and with the privileged motion that
the resolution be considered in secret
session.
Senator Perkin3 reouested Senator
Chandler to withdraw his motion so as
to afford an opportunitv of disc use ine
the resoluiion in open Senate. He re
peated that the treaty had been already
published by authority of the Senate.
senator Chandler s motion was not
withdrawn, but was seconded bv Sena
tor Manderson, thereupon the Vice
President directed that the galleries be
cleared and the doors locked. And so.
at 11:30 o'clock a. m.. the Senate Dro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive
business the Chineee treaty being: the
matter immediately before it.
ine senate remained behind closed
doors until 5:40 o'clock p. m., when the
doors were re-opened and a conference
report was presented on the bill to regu
late the sale, of intoxicating liquors m
the District of Columbia. As soon as
the report was read, and agreed to, the
Senate, on motion of Senator Morgan,
proceeded to executive business, but
twenty minutes afterwards the "four
bells" indicating adjournment, were
sounded, and the Senate adjourned until
to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The amended New York and New Jer
sey Bridge bill was passed under suspen
sion oi tne ruies.
An order was reported from the Com
mittee on Rules, by Mr. Catchinus:
'That this day be assigned to the con
sideration of House bill No. 5483, a bill
for the erection of a Government print
ing office; and Senate bill No. 23, a bill
for the erection of a hall of records in
the city of Washington, this order to
continue (subject after to-day to the con
sideration of general appropriation bills)
from day to day until said bills are dis
posed of.
Ihe order was agreed to without objec
tion.
The House resolve itself into Commit
tee of the Whole and took up the bill for
the buildings of a Government printing
omce.
This bill appropriates 1300,000 to buy
the square north of the Capitol and ad
joining the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
station, and authorizes the construction
of a substantial and fire-proof building
at a cost of not exceeding $1,500,000.
Mr. Bankhead then endeavored to ob
tain unanimous consent to limit general
debate, but was unsuccessful. To over
come this he moved that the committee
rise, which was agreed to.
While the House was in session, Mr.
Patterson reported from the Committee
on Elections its conclusions in the case of
P. H. Thrasher, contestant from the
Eighth Tennessee district, occupied by
Mr. Enloe, in favor of the contestee.
The minority of the committee, through
Mr. Mccaii, Republican, of Massachu
setts, submitted their views to the con
trary.
The Republicans desired that general
debate on the Printing Office bill should
run to-day, at least, without limit, but
Mr. Bankhead declined, and moved that
the House resolye itself into Committee
of the Whole for further consideration
of the bill, pending which he moved that
general debate be restricted to two
hours. Thereupon tne ftepuoucans
manifested a disposition to fili
buster, and Mr. Bankhead yielded "to
the solicitations of his pemocratic asso
ciates, and modified bis motion so as to
permit two and a half hours debate to
the opponents oi tne dui, tne inenas oi
the bill to take an hour with the option
of two and a half hours if desired. This
was agreed to and the discussion pro
ceed in Committee of the Whole.
The discussion took in a good many
subjects besides a site for a public build
ing in Washington the Tariff bill, the
Silver question, the issue of fbonds, etc. ,
and continued until 5:15 o'clock when
the committee arose and the House ad
journed until to-morrow noon.
,
Injunction against Reducing Wages.
Washington, May 7. A special frpm
KnoxvilleTenn., says: Attorneys for the
employes of the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia, and Georgia railway system filed
in the United StatesCircuit court here to
day a bill jrestraining the receivers of the
road from reducing salaries 10 per cent.
J r -i
mi was announueu lyr juy xav. auo
Gase will be heard before Judge
in Cincinnati, May J5th
Lurton
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest V. S. Gov't Report
TUESDAY, MAY 8,
BOSS CROAKER TO RETIRE
DTom the Active Work of Tammany.
He Will Still be Leader
This Move a Surprise.
New York, May 7. Richard Croker,
the Tammany Hall leader, made the
following statement this morning
"I do not intend to attend to the active
work of the organization any longer.
cannot give tnat attention to details in
future that I have given in the past. The
details of the organization must here
after be attended to by some one else.
Ine executive committee must appoint
one or more sub-committees' to do the
woik x nave oeen doing, l nave given
tne organization my time and attention
for the last thirty years' and I need a
rest. My physicians say that I cannot
afford, for the sake of my health, to con
fine myself in doors, Remember, I do
not wish to shirk the duties and respon
sibihties of leadership. I will give to the
organization whatever assistance I can
render, but I cannot continue doing the
work which can be done as well by some
one else. I find that when I go away for
3?- - "S TJ"
any lengtn oi time, my
it very difficult to overtake it. The
executive committee must therefore take
some action towards relieving me of this
strain. I will put the matter before
them at the next meeting.".
Mr. Croker was emphatic in his state
ment that he would not resign the leader
ship. When his statement was repeated
to Mayor Gilroy in his office, President
Martin of the police board, Corporation
Court Counsel Clark and Commissioner
bf Public Works Daly were standing at
his desk. They all looked surprised.
"That's the first I have heard of it."
said the mayor.
"Well," said President Martin, "the
matter will come before the executive
committee. Until it does, I cannot say
what action will be taken. We must
consider it."
"Yes," added the mayor. "Nothing
can be said until it comes before the ex
ecutive committee. It will then receive
due consideration."
Corporation Counsel Clark and Com
missioner Daly had nothing to say. The
executive committee of Tammany Hall
will meet on Thursday.
Base Ball.
Richmond, Va., May 7. The Rich
mond college "Spiders" were beaten by
the University of North Carolina club in
a well played game at West End park
here this afternoon. Superior batting
and fine fielding were the forces that
brought victory to the North State
athletes. The score was: Richmond col
lege, 3; University of North Carolina, 6.
Batteries Elly and Johnson; Stevens
ana uiaiiam.
Savannah,
May 7. Savannah, 6;
Batteries Cain, Duke
Neal, Wads worth and
Memphis, 13,
and Jantzen;
O'Meara.
-Atlanta, May 7. Atlanta, 5; Mobile,
12. Batteries Chard, Boyle and Bolan;
Underwood and Trost.
Charleston, May 7. Charleston, 7;
New Orleans, 9. Batteries McFarland
and Fitz; Fanning and Schabel.
Pittsburg, May 7. Pittsburg, 6; Cin
cinnati, 17. Batteries Knell, Gumbert,
Nichols and Sugden ; Parrott and Vaughn.
Philadelphia. May 7. Philadelphia,
7; Brooklyn, 5. Batteries Weyhing and
Clements; Gastrigbt and Kinslow.
New York, May 7. New York, 0;
Borton, 1. Batteries Rusie and Farrell;
Nichols and Ryan.
Cleveland, May 7. Cleveland, 7;
Chicago, 1. Batteries Young and Zim
mer; McGill and Schriver.
Louisville, May 7. Louisville, 6; St.
Louis, 8. Batteries Stratton and Grim;
Breitenstein and Peitz.
Washington, May 7. Washington, 0;
Baltimore, 17. Batteries Esper, Maul
and McGuire: Horner, Mullane and Rob
inson. Macon, May 7, Macon, 9; Nashville,
2. Batteries Kerwin and Hoover;
Lookabaugb and Stallings.
Cruisers Ordered to Central American
Ports.
Washington, May 7. Disquieting
news from Central America and South
America, has .caused the Navy Depart
ment to assign several ships to localities
where American interests may be en
dangered through prospective hostilities.
On occount of the revolution in Salvador,
the assignment of the gunboat Benning
ton to Bering sea has been changed and
to-day she was ordered to proceed from
San Francisco to the berturbed Central
American republic. Orders were issued
for the cruiser New York to proceed from
Kingston, Jamaica, to Colon and the
cruiser Charleston from Montevideo to
CaUao. The emergency which calls for
the presence of the New York at Colon
is the Blufields affair and the big cruiser
will be Kept there pending any serious
renewal of the Mosquito coast trouble.
The Charleston was originally assigned
to the Pacific naval station and left New
York for . that service soon after the
Columbian naval review, but was de
tained at Rio Janeiro until recently, on
account of the Brazilian revolution. Her
presence at Callao is not urgent, but re
ports of dissatisfaction among the peo
ple on the west coast have decided the
department to send her there as a safe
guard, .m m m
Riotinj? In Vienna."
Vienna, May 7. There was a serious
rioting here to-day upon the part of the
striking builders' laborers. A large
number of them assembled about the
burges plats, and tried to prevent the
laborers who were at worK from contin-
uine their occupations. The police in
trying to disperse the mob were assailed
with stones.' Finally they charged the
rioters, striking with the flat of their
words. During the disturbance several
men were wounded and seven arrests
were made. The rioters were eventually
driven away.
To Investigate the Armor Plate
Frauds.
' Washington, May 7. Capt W. T.
Thompson. Professor Alger and Lieut.
Ackerman, composing the naval board
appointed to investigate the alleged
armor plate frauds, left Washington to
night for Homestead, Pa., where they
will sit to-morrow to hear evidence of
the informers and Carnegie employes.
The Carnegie company and the inform
ers will each be represented by an at-
torney. '
A Bank Suspension.
Wichita. Kans., May 7. The State
National bank, of this city, suspended
to-day. The liabilities are not yet made
i miblic. The suspension caused mucn ex-
citement, as the bank was thought to be
I one of the soundest in the estate.
1894.
REFRESHING RAINS
GREATLY BENEFIT CROPS IN
THE RALEIGH SECTION.
ueatn JbTom a Railroad Accident
Improvements at the Confederate
Cemetery Active Work at the
Egypt Coal Mines Block
aders in Trouble Gross
Errors in the World's
Fair Book.
Messenger Bureau, t
Raleigh, May 7.
fine rams have now fallen, with best
effect upon all crops and the outlook
very promising.
A n rr;x i .
is
ojien xuniion, coiorea, wno was so
badly injured in an accident last Satur
day on the Seaboard Air Line, in this
city, died yesterday at the Leonard hos
pital.; He was 60 years old and had for
twelve years been an employe of the
railway. The accident was caused by a
shifting engine pushing two -flat cars
into a passenger train which was empty.
The other man who was hurt is able to
walk about.
The Confederate cemetery here is now
more attractive and in better order than
ever before. Contributions of flowers
and shrubs have been numerous .and
these have been used in beautifying the
grounds.
At one time it was the belief that many
of the trees would-lhave no leaves by
May 10th, whereas in ordinary seasons
they are full-grown by that date: but
they are now coming out. Hickory
trees suffered even more than the oaks,
and both trees-present a aueer sicht no
late in the season as this.
Active work is now in oroarress at the
Egypt coal mines; The extensive outfit
of new. and greatly improved ma
chinery and hoisting apparatus is found
to wors: weu.
North Carolina is this vear without
any base ball teams, save the university
and college teams. Interest in the game
has not abated, but yet it is not at all
probable that there will be a State league.
oenator tJeorge uray, of Delaware,
who was here recently as one of the es
cort at Senator Vahca's funeral, is to de-
iiver tne aaaress at Trinity college at
commencement.
Bishop Cheshire yesterday confirmed
sixteen persons here at the church of the
Good Shepherd.
ion&iderable hail fell Saturday after
noon and night, but so fares heard from
has done no damage.
w. j. jferry is the white man who was :
injured at Wake Forest bv a train Sat
urday. It was first reported that he was
killed. He was drunk and walkiner on
the track as a freight train came along.
He attempted to yet off the track, but
stum Wed and fell and his right arm was
cut off. lie was in Raleigh Saturday
morning. His home is at Forestville.
The State weekly crop report issued
to-day is very favorable. The weather
has been fine. The report for the Cen
tral district says : The planting of crops
is nearly done in this section, except
some cotton and low land corn. Cotton
and corn are coming up pretty well.
Corn is being plowed and chopping cot
ton has begun. Some tobacco has been
transplanted. Many report the plants
very scarce. Cut worms and bugs are
bad in many places, and Irish potatoes
are being damaged by bugs. Crimson
clover is very fine. Some peanuts are
being planted. There are a good many
places where it is still very dry. The
rains reported are: Rural Hall, 0.28:
Big Rock, 0.93; Auburn, 0.02; Laurin-
burg, 0.03; Saxon, 0.40; Rockingham,
0.15; Louisburg, 0.42; Raleigh, 1.02;
Greensboro, 0.15.
The revenue collector has reports of
the seizure in New Light township, this
county, Saturday afternoon, of the illicit
distillery of Nick Ray. Two thousand
gallons of beer were seized. Deputy col
lector Crawford also seized Lonny
Brooks' 60-gallon: illicit distillery, near
Evans. Chatham county. Seven barrels
of contraband whiskey .were seized from
C. T. Ashworth,dealer at Rockingham.
Mr. John Drew's theatrical company
is to appear here May 23rd.
Marshal. u. J. Carroll, Kev. Dr. A. M.
Simmes and wife, Dr. J. W. Bailey, of
the Biblical Recorder, and others left to
day to attend the Southern Baptist con
vention.
The city has purchased 250 opera chairs
for Metropolitan hall.
in the "Uook of the f air" there are
some gross errors in illustrations. Cotton
shown by this State is credited to West
Virginia and to South Carolina whereas
this was the only State which exhibited
cotton, and a North Carolina model to
bacco barn is given as a "cotton pickers'
home."
Threats ot Striking Miners.
South Pittsburg, Term., May 7. The
striking miners at WhitewelL having
been given notice to take their tools out
of the mine and to vacate the property, i
some of them are leaving the town, in
discussing the putting of rconvicts into
the mines, some miners threaten to blow
up the dynamos and cut the ropes if this
is uone. xwo nunarea convicis nave
been put into the mines at Tracy City.
Two Stepping Stones
to consumption are ailments we
often deem trivial a cold and
a cough. Consumption thus ac
quired is rightly termed " Con
sumption irom neglect.
Scott's Emulsion
not only stops a cold but it is re
markably successful where the
cough has become deep seated.
Scott's Emulsion is the
richest of fat-foods yet
the easiest fat food to
take. It arrests waste
and builds up healthy
fleskt
Prepared by Soott A Bowae, N. T. AH druggists.
GENUINE
EYE
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TestinoJ
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'usages
Tkft VTiTT RTTfnR WITH XUUJt HHT
Jul Then why not consult me. It ia more than
probable tnat i can anora jwici"! ..u r
5trin. Hefcdiche. Granular Kyelids, Wek Xye
.ni Hnr Kt. Beine practical Ocultet Optician
of eighteen yean experience, you can aave ex
pense by saying your ejea examined ia the moat
I gertooi case of impaired eyesight and measured j
That Terr few persona hare perfect eyes. It 1
must be erident tht It requires both knowledge
ami bill te know what the eyes need and to fit
them properly win glasses, -i uose woo trust wis
work to uninstructed dealers are criminally care
less of the most valuable of aU the senses, their
Biffht. DR. X SCHWAB'S Glasses correct all
visual imperfection that may exist Spectacles
ana Bye uissses vo suu au eyesight. Dr. w.
HABC08, Bye Specialist and graduated Opti
cian, sao Market street, near South Third street
Spectacles and Eye Glasses repaired. This Opti
cal Institute is permanent. sp
'
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E. O. Q. A. P
WE HAVK
THE LARGEST
Tx7 Jr neap ture
"ortn Carolina,
COMIrT0E FURNISIIINGS
Office?' X?er
rT TS 1 BUYING THE BULK OF OUR GOODS IN
Car Load Lots, we are enabled to sell at prices that defy
justify our claim as "THE CHEAPEST FURNITIF un
, RTH CAROLINA.' THE CASH BUYEReS
bargains, WE HAVE THEM, but, o wnere else for
To fleet the Demand of the Times
We will add the time interest to
conditions :
$100.00 Purchase,
$20.00
15.00
75.00
50.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
And satisfactory arrangements for
payments. .
To Contractors and Builders we have
lin f tt-ttv
No. 16 South Front St.
The Cheapest Furniture House in North Carolina.
"VIAN IS B0R-N T0 S0RR0W SPABKS AS THE FLY RD
Wonder if the writer connected in his mind the sparks (children) of the
family as they fly upward ? -Anyway,
we all admit that they are a great source of trouble, especially
in the matter of dress. a They are constantly out-growing or out-kicking
heir suits.
We can save you much trouble on
have made the subject of
Boys' Clothing a Study
From the time when they don their first kilt up to the hour when they stand
on the threshold of manhood and ask the old man for the last time to put up
for a new suit. Scores of styles
The charm and beauty of which win the admiration oTall who see them.
Everybody's idea in a Junior's, supplemented by numbers of striking and
original designs made expressly for us.
IN SHORT PANTS SUITS.
Our stock is large enough to fit put almost every boy in Wilmington, ard
varied enough to suit the taste of his sisters, his cousins and his aunts.
HI
Economy, with a big E, tells the story of our HAT TRADE. We sell as .
many hats in a month as the ordinary fiat store does in a year. This enables
us to buy and eell to better advantage than the hatters, and you get the
benefit All styles and all new shades of SPRING DERBYS.
S. H. FISHBLATE,
KINO CLOTHIER.
kNCE UPON A TIME THREE PHILOSOPHERS DETERMINED TO INVESTIGATE
the curious creature, the camel. The
out what had been written about the beast ; the German locked himself up in his room,
lit his pipe and evolved a conception of the camel from his inner consciousness, the
rTencnman too a tnousana mile tup to tne desert to bee it. There are three ways of
rinding out our low prices on Fashionable Dress Goods, Notions, Ac. We recommend the
Frenchman's way. Call and SEE our prices. ;
PURE WHITE SALE THIS WEEK.
India Linen, Victoria Lawn,
English Nainsook, French Nainsook,
Persian Lawn, Soft Finish Cambric,
Indian Dimities, Plaid Muslins,
Laces and Embroideries,
All over Embroideries,
Cam brio and Nainsook Tacking,
Crib Spreads, 12-4 Quilts,
Table Linen, Napkins and Doylies.
Checked Muslin, Dotted Swiss Muslin. .
Organdies 50 inches wide, Linen Lawn,
Chiifon .44 inches wide, Duck, ,
QLong Cloth, Lonsdale Cambric,
FENNELL, FORE & CO.,
ONE PRICE STORE,
Front StreeLJext Door Korth of Parcell House, WUmington, N. C.
We Always Have
Harness, Buggies, Trunks and Bags,
You can't find their equal in the city.
The place is '
. AT 114 NORTH FR0HT ST.
H- L. FEN NELL,
PRICE 5 CENTS.
A. Y. W. B. 5.
and House Furnishir
ing Goods in the State"
DWELLINGS, HOTELS, BOARDING
Steamer8 Steamboats, Public Buildings and
the cash
price, and sell on tha following
Deposit,
$3.00
2.50
2.00
1.00
75c
50c
Per Week.
u
larger and smalW s
r
monthly
dW . .
" " iuit ana complete
WOOD MANTELS.
BID CO.
their
account if you'll let us. We
T
Englishman went Into a ere'at librarv to find
Shirtings, Pillow Casing and Sheetings,
Gents' Shirts, Collars and Cuffs.'
Our entire line of Matting at cost by the
RoIL
Pretty httle ripples, frills and ruffles in
unexpected places and odd newnesses of -other
sorts, lift the Silk Waists of this sea
8n1new1fye of loveliness, and prices
are delightfully little.
Amid all the clacking and cackling, pra-
ting and prattling this truth remains. If
yohava any money to Invest in Wool Dress
Goods you'll buy ignorantly if you omit
to study our stock. . ,
"Bankrupt and closing out sales" are not
i a it when it comes to Stylish Goods.
Something New
-IN-
Stylish Turnouts for Hire
We have the most Stylish Turnouts and
the nicest horses in the city at
124, 126 and 128 PRINCESS ST. .
The Horse Milliner.