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1 ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. G., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1894. PRICE 5 CENTS. 1 V TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. Chaplain Henry Hummer, .colored, the United States army has been dismissed the service f or gettink jfcunkr-- The faikre of Irwin fc Co., discFeiionkry pool operators of Pittsburg, causes! touch excitement -Burglars attempt to get ' into the vaults of a bank in Independence, Mo. -Hebrews of Boston hold a mpck' f uneral of the Cz ir- . Pincess Alix is! jrecived into the Greek Church. She illenj exchanges rings with the Czar -The President greatly extends the classincationj&sryce of the civil service reform -Mr. Cleveland and family move to Woodley. hisjjtoiintry place, where the President will prepare his message t Congress- -Mr. Cleveland subscribes , $1, XX) to the Congressional; 'campaign fund in New York The Attorney General of New York decides tbatjnp jone can be assisted in yoting except in .teases of physical disability -The French jCapipet votes in favor of declaring war against Madagascar -jSecre-tary Carlisle decides in favor of Howard, Mr. Morton's coachman In Halifax county the Populist .candidates with Idraw to prevent adding to the chances of election of negroes on the; Republican ticket -By a fire in Indianapoljs the' Scottish Rite ''"Masons lose their paraphernalia, the finest in the West: A medical college is also I urned and in it eighteen I bodies procured for dis section -The byner of the Londonj Times dies Czar Nicholas speaks English flu ently. He is of I quiet disposition, averse todispiay -Mr. (Hermann creates .& good deal of excitement jbefore the Lexow com mittee The University of Virginia! team defeats the Rutgers team at football! The University fojf ; North Carolina j team w ins ca victory oVer the Columbia college! bpys One negro stabs another to death in Raleigh- -Chairmen Holton and Butler issue a secret circular calling for spies at the poll?- Chairman Pou sees the evidences of the breaking down of fusion; respectable! Populists and Republicans are withdrawing from. the. tickets In some towns all the . business houses will close Tuesday. jChairi man Pou is anxious for this to be done all over the State, pjD. "Waddell, member of the State Republican Executive commit tee, repudiates fusion, and E. P. Powers, an ex-State committeeman, announces his op position to Populism Miss Elizabeth Howes, of Philadelphia, reached Raleigh at 1 o clock yesterday afternoon and was immediatelv married to Mr; ' V. W. "Whitehead Republican managersof New! York express confidence that Morton will carry the State hi from 50,000 to 75 jOOO- Mr. Grant, candidate for mayor df New Y York, says he is berfectly confident bt elec- tion and that Hil will carry that jcity by 0,000 majority;! 1- Thirteen persqns are killed bvr the earthquake . in the City of Mexico In, Orangeburg county, 8. C, a negro assaults a young lady. He is caught and the supposition is tljat he has been lynched -The Republicans of Mississippi are trying to get up fusion with the Popu lists -Elmira gives Senator HU1 the grandest -reception of the campaign- Vice President Steveiisqn spoke at Sprmgfieldi ' Ills.. wFesterdavPr-There will ibe Chinese voters in San j Francisco at Tuesday's ejec $ t on -The anti-Tammany candidate in the '." Sixteenth Coneressionalldistrict withdraws : A terrific storm .occurs on Lae Erie The late Czar's i funeral will taie place about November 26th and the present Czar's marriage a few- ddyp thereafter; i II- A HOMICIDE IN RALEIGH. One Neerro Stabs Another Killing Him I Almost Instantly. ' Speitotae Messsenger i T?4T.Fiir. Kov. ! 3. This evening at 9 o'clock in a bar-room here Charles Walton, colored, almost ipstantly killed! James Dafis, also colored The latter made some remark impugning the chastity of Walton's wife. . Walton i cursed Davis who struck him and then Walton stabbed Davis several times near thespsneart. Davis died before leaching a hospital. Walton fled and is not -cet cartured. Davis was an employe of the Seaboard Air Line. ; ; The carriage (contain ing the dead body for some unknown rea son paraded the principal streets. Senator Hill's Grand Reception, j ". .Elmira, N. Yj Nov. 3. Senator Hill never received such an enthusiastic tion as he did to-night from his old! recep-; friends and neighbors of the Chemung valley. It was the greatest joyation that has bleen ten-j Aotp( him since' he opened his campaign 0vrl thnnsand" teoDle were in town to-; night from all dyer Chemung county and the several counties sj.iuaiu m mp vane v. Special trains 'bearing hundreds o Demo crats were run fdm surrounding places in this section and from towns in Pennsylvania along the line. The meeting was held in a wigwam which holds over 5,000 people and there was standing room for 2,000 more. The structure was; densely crowded. When the Senator made his appearance, on the stage platform lie received a cyclonic greet: ing .which lasted four or five minutes. The vast audience rose to its feet,- and the name of Hill was on every lip. Speaker Crispy Speaks in Brooklyn. Beooklyv, IMiiX.,--. -Nov.. a. uovernor Flower and Chasj F. Crisp, Speakeij of the House of Representatives, were received at the Clermont ayenUe rink in Brooklyn to night by about 5,000 enthusiastic Demo crats. Wm.- C. Beecher, son of jthe late Henry -Ward f Jeecher, presided. Mr. Beech er . introduced Speaker Crisb. who "then began his address, which w4s inter rupted several times with loud cheering and flapping. ..- - J : ' " :. With drawal ofian - A nti-Tammany Candidate. New YoRKT.-ovji-Mr. B. Franklin Lis auer the anti-Tanimany candidate for Con gress' in the Sixteenth district, withdrew " from the race to-daV- .In a letter to Edward Regan, chairman the committee which dominated him, h$ aid .that he withdrew for the good of his party, as ne jam not want to be the pins of splitting the Demo cratic party, i j i. . AWAITING RESULTS. CHAIRMAN POU CONSCIOUS OP WORK WELL DONE. Politics the AH-bsorbinc Topic The Cost off the Last State Fair Inter esting Keports from Demo- . cratic Legislative Nominees The Muddle at to Fu sion Candidates for r Solicitor. ' , , Messenger Bureau, ' t Raleigh, Nov. 3. . Thines were quiet i arotml Democratic State headquarters to-day, Chairman Pou had the appearance of a man who had done his work well and could await the results with complacency, j He has certainly worked hard for the party in this,, his first State effort, and he has hearty appreciation for what he has done. He appears to be ex tremely well satisfied with the outlook. There is more talk about politicV to-day than at any time this year. Apathy is the thing the Democrats have had to contend ,with, and hence any stirring up of the peo ple is beneficial to the Democrats. There is plenty of work and stir now. The October weather report for this sta tion shows that the highest temperature was 84 degrees, and the lowest 31 degrees, the mean being 61 degrees, which is 3 above the average. The rainfall was 7.08 inches, while the average for October is only 4.71 inches. Last evening the father of James Ben son, the student who died Thursday; at the Agricultural andf Mechanical college, arrived here from Hyde county. He had never re ceived the news of his son's death. To-day he took his son's body to his home at Lake Landing. Three of the students accom-. pained the remains, i The board of aldermen last evening elected Mr. Louis Mahler chief of the fire departments to succeed Mr. E.B. Englehard, who recently resigned. . Your correspondent to-day had a talk with Secretary H. W.j Ayer regarding the State fair. Mr. Ayer says that the number of entries to the fair this year were 3,300, against 1,800 last year. Every good pre mium was contended for and won, amount ing to t4,000. The race purses paid aggre gated $3,100, . The running expenses of the fair, including improvement of buildings and grounds were $4,000. So it costs some thing to operate a great and successful fair! Secretary Ayer estimates that $50,000 was spent here by reason of the fair. The fcnext fair will be really an, exposition. Col. Julian S. Carr's splendid work for the fair is bearing the finest results. Your correspondent yesterday referred to the fact that while the Winston Republican prints in its list of "co-operative" nominees for Judges L. L. Green, of Watauga for the Tenth district; the tickets sent out by Chair man Butler : bear the name of Jacob ,W. Bowman, of Mitchell county. Yesterday afternoon a ticket was received from Chair man Butler bearing Bowman's Jname. A ticket for solicitors was also received from him yesterday. This i gives as its nominee for solicitor of the Second district Malvern H. Palmer, of Warren! county. But the Winston Republican's list, as printed, gives the name, of Robert W. Williamson, of Craven county, as the nominee. It is cer tainly very strange. ; So far as your correspondent can learn, the question of State aid to the university and other educational institutions . enters as a disturbing element into the campaign in only one county. i A series of my interesting reports is on file from the Democratic nominees for the - Leg islature. These reports show that the Dem ocratic majority in the Legislature will be a good one. These reports further show that the Senate will be closer than the House. The number of orphans at the Oxford asy lum is now 187. ' '" : ! A day or so ;ago your correspondent stated that the Baltimore and Ohio railway was coming South and would probably build the link of partly finished road from Petersburg to Ridgeway, and then build a line from Hamlet to Columbia, s. C, via. Cheraw. Now this brings up a lot of railway talk among other things, of the possible building of the strangely incomplete Coast Line divi sion from Spring Hope to Raleigh and also of the building of a line by .the :Nbrf oik and Western from its present terminus at Dur ham to this city. FROM; THE SEAT OF WAR. The Japanese Advancing Upon the Capital of Manchuria Success- ful Movements of Their Armies. Washington, Nov.! 3. The Japanese Legation has received the following cable from the Japanese Goyernment, . "The first army under Marshal Yamagata has taken possession of Fong Fang Cheng. The Chinese fled toward Matienung, The second army under Marsh'al Oyama is now attacking King Chow and botn La Tien Wan and Port Arthur will soon be taken.1' The last sentence to the effect that . Port Arthur will soon be taken, seems to indi i cate that the despatches last night that Port Arthur had been captured were premature. ! As the press despatches frequently precede 1 the official advices, however, it is regarded as possible that Port Arthur has in reality i fallen, and that the above despatch wis written before the event occurred. Kin Chow and La Tien Wan are outworkers of Port Arthur. Fong Fang Cheng is a strong hold on the line of march to Moukden. Its occupation shows how close the Japanese are drawing to the Manchurian capital. Political Fusion in Mississippi. New Orleans, La., Nov. 3. A special to the Times Democrat from Jackson MisSy says: It has just developed that during jthe week .several very prominent Republicans met behind closed doors in this city and de cided to go Over, bag and baggage, to the Populist tfarty. It is said that a representa tive of the Populist party was present, but whether he had a commission to act for his party is not known. Neither is it known whether the Populists would consentjtojform that sort of an alliance. That these Repub licans were eager for the alliance is believed. Part of the scheme, as developed, is to start a Populist paper in this city to advocate" the principles of that party, which is to receive the support of .the Republicans. The Re publicans in case the scheme works; have sbreed not to out any State ticket in- the field, but are to heartily support the Popu list nominees.in the hope that a coalition of the parties may stand a chance of defeating the Democrats. Whether the scheme will pan out or not, the future alone can tell. TAR HI ELS FRONT. Oar University Foot Ball Team Wins the Game With the George---town College Roys A. Hotly Contested and Well Won -f Game. WAsimrGToy, Nov. 3. Twenty-two legs. blue striped with white, and twenty -two jlegs. striped blue and gray, were mixed into many an indistinguishable mass on the Georgetown college campus to-day, and after an hour of playing and almost as much iime spent m wrangling and the resuscita iion of the players rendered temporarily hors de combat, the champions of North Car olina, the foot ball team, from the Univer sity of North Carolina, had added another game to their list of victories. The, great similarity of uniforms of the two teams, aided by a liberal coating of mud and to ward the last of the game, by darkness, rendered it necessary at the end of each scrimmage for the referee to make a close' inspection of the wriggling mass of players to determine which side had title to the hall. The grounds were liberally marked here and there with a mud or water puddle, rendering the footing very uncertain and. probably accounting fOr the three goals missed, two of which were easy ones. -j i The stand recently erected along the west side of the field was filled with pretty girls and4foot ball enthusiasts who braved -the father cold north .wind that blew all during the game. Not a few of the spectators wore blue and white. But once dtring the game was their college yell heard. Long before the game had ended shouts of praise were heard fromr even the most partisan' of the wearers of the blue and gray, for Guion, left guard of the Carolina team. His run ning was nothing short of marvelous at times and on but one occasion did he fail to advance the pig skin after it had been put into his hands. GuiOn and big "Mike" Ma honev were the pillows of strength of their respective teams, both being called on at the most critical stages, Mahoney did most of the ground gaining for Georgetown and he Was worked for all he was worth "from the kick off. j North , Carolina secured a touch down seven minutes after the game began; Collier pushed across the goal line after it had been carried almost the length of the field by Successive runs by Guion, Collier and the backs, and a peculiar run by Gnion and (Pugh, who secured the ball after a fumble, sand arm in arm dashed through the oppos ling line for thirty yards,- although tackled by three or four of the Georgetown boys. BaskerVille kicked an easy goal. ! The first opening plays of the visiting I team wer6 fumbled by Stanley, the ball j when snapped rolling along the ground. It took Carolina sixteen minutes to score the next touch down, every inch of theway to the goal being fought for fiercely. Guion made several beautiful runs arounds the right end, during one of which Mahoney and four other Georgetowns failed to down him. In his next run.ne was tackled very high and when the referee had cleared awav the debris, uunen's rignt cneek was badly cut, Guion and two others of his team had bloody noses, and nearly all of the players were spotted with their own or some one else's blood. Moore was pushed across the line and Baskerville failed On a rather difficult goal. After another six minutes of play the ball was again rushed down to lieorgetown's goal and Moore was carried over the line on the shoulders of, the rushers. Baskerville kicked goal. Time was called for the first half with the ball in the centre of the field. In the second half the Georgetown team was greatly strengthened by Carmody taking Smith's place at quarter, carmody s inter f erence was very hne and his appearance had the effect of greatly enlivening his plavers. and after twenty minutes of the very hardest kind of playing the ball was . forced across the Carolina goal. Murpny missed an easy goal. Carolina retaliated by adding another touch down iust bet ore the end of the half. It was then very dark and Baskerville again failed on the try at goal. The final score stood 20 to 4,:. The teams lined up as follows: NORTH CAROLINA. POSITION. GEORGETOWN. Merritt .Right end.-. Boyle Baird .... ... .... Right . tackle . . Nelson Collier.'. . ... . . . .Right guard . . . . .-.Walsh Sharp. Centre. . ..... .. .Bryant Guion Lef t guard Davis Pugh Left tackle Callahan Gregory ....-.. Left end Farley Stanley... ....... Quarter.. Smith, Carmody Stephens JLett nail Manoney Moore Right half... ........ Baker Baskerville Full.. Murphy , Referee, Wells; umpire, Burroughs. Mr. Wells also acted as linesman. Time, 30 minutes halves. A Romantic Marriage. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 3. The local sensa tion here to-day was the romantic marriage of Miss Elizabeth Howes, the daughter , of Mr. Henry Howes, a wealthy importer of Philadelphia, and W. W. Whitehead, Esq., who recently came here from New York and opened a brokerage and banking estab lishment, a branch of Cuthbert & Co., of New York. Miss Howes left Philadelphia last evening at 6 o'clock and lomed her sweetheart here at 1 o'clock to-day. ' She was met by the prospective groom and im mediately driven to the residence of Dr. Tuttle, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wilkinson, where they were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony. , 1 The following message was sent to Mr. Henry Howes: "Arrived safely; married at 1 OClOCK. Signed. Elizabeth Howes Whitehe ad." Mr. Grant Says the Democrats "Will Win. NEwYorK, Nov. 3. Mr. Hugh J. Grant, thecandidate for mayor, said this afternoon: i "I feel absolutely certain of the election of the entire Democratic city and county ticket by a majority that will emphasize the f act that this is a Democratic city and that Democrats cannot be led to desert their party by men who pose as reformers in the hope of getting themselves elected to office. I jneyer, in any campaign, at any time, felt more confident of victory than I do now, on ttie eye of this election. The Democrats of the city are substantially united and I ex pect to win by a large plurality: The plu rality for Senator Hill and the State ticket; ih the city, will, in my opinion, exceed 60,000. . . - KepuhliCans Confident of Carrying .j New York. New York:, Noy. 3. The Republican State managers say they haye reports from all parts of . the State, which satisfy them that Morton will be elected Governor by from 50,000 to 75,000 plurality. So sure are they, that leading members of the execu tive committee told a betting man yesterday to put his money on 50,000 majority for Morton and promised to cover all losses. The leaders of various organizations which are supporting the Committee of Seventy's ticket were unanimous to-day in the opinion that that ticket will be elected by; more than 30,000 plurality. THE POLITICAL SKIES BRIGHTENING WITH 'EACH SUCCEEDING DAT, Republicans and Populists Abandon- ins usion Col. V. II. Iitchin t lie tarn s to the Democratic Fold Democrats to Close j . Their Business Houses Tuesday Holton and Butler's Spies. : . j . Special to tne Messenger. Raleigh,: N. C, Nov. 3. Your correspond ent to-night received from Edward P. Pow ers, of Cumberlatist enclosing a cir cular issued by; C D. Waddell, member of the State Republican Executive committee, calling upon all true Republicans to vote for Spears for Congress. Powers writes as fol lows: r - "While I am a Republican, I am against Populists to the death and have authorized all to say so. I believe in haying a Repub lican Congressman. : My second choice is a Democrat.'.' ; . '. Powes is an ex-State committeeman. Chairjnan Pou says to-night that Chair men Holton and Butler have issued a cir cular calculated and intended to bring about disturbances at the poles and probably cau ing bloodshed next Tuesday; that they advise that spis be posted at all election precincts to scrutinize ballots cast by each person and supervise the election. Chairman Pou says if any spies dare gojnto any polling booths except $o vote themselyes they will be promptly sent to jail. He says the , people Of the State will pay no attention to secret circulars or spies. . A telegram received here to-night says ex- Congressman Kitchinand the entire Populist ticket id Halifax have withdrawn and that in will support the regular Demo cratic Ideal ticket in Halifax. He has re peated lyt stated during the campaign that he would support, the 'Democratic State ticket. His act Was not unexpected by Democrats. In an interview to-night Chairman Pou said the evidences were strong of the break ing down of fusion,1 that respectable Popu lists are coming down from the tickets in various counties; that some Republicans are coming down , in; each county and that in Johnston county only one man, white or colored, could he found to acknowledge that he' would vote for the full fusion ticket. He says positiyely that the Democrats will carry Wake county. -1 . . Chairman Pou has information that in1 many towns places of business will be closed on election day and he ; hopes that thUllifeuoneeyery vvherettfh'aliews of a great gathering of Democrats at Mor- ganton to-day--one of the largest during the entire campaign inthe State jand is informed that Burke county will give 400 to 500 Dem ocratic majority. .He says he is positive of Cooke's election in this district. A yast amount of work was 'done all oyer the State to-day to arouse the people. Welpon, N. C., Nov. 3. The 'Populists of this county held an important meeting at Halifax, to-day. The Republican leaders were also present. ; After various proposi tions, the Populists decided to withdraw their ticket from the held and leave the Thirdites free to vote the Democratic ticket. Kitchin, Bowers and White were all present; This means a heavy majority In the county for the Democrats. The negroes on the Re- publican ticket ref usedto get down in favor of the Thirdites, hence-the action of the Populists. ' PEESIDENT CLEVELAND Contributes to the Congressional Cam paign Fund. An Important elec tion Decision. New York, Nov. 3. Maj, Jas. W. Hink- ley, chairman of the Democratic State com mittee, this morning confirmed the state ment that President Cleveland had contrib uted to the Democratic Congressional campaign committee. "He sent two checks," said Maj. Hinkley, "the first for $500. I do not know what amount 'the second check represented, out i oeueye it was tor a simi lar sum."- The State committee has re ceived no contribution from ithe President and no Other communication than that sent out by Senator Faulkner last fnight. j Assistant Secretary McAdoo has spoken at uonoes and Peekskill, and he sent to Mr. Thacher a message in which he states that the outlook for the Democrats in those places is bright He says the mills are run ning over time and that people seem to be satisfied that an era of prosperity has begun. I The decision of Attorney General Hancock to the effect that persons cannot be assisted to vote,unless on plea of physicial disability, will have an important result on the elec tion, Mr. Thacher said. It; will prevent many illiterate and careless, people from voting and will make this election entirely dillerent from otner elections. ! A Very Natural Supposition. j Charleston, Sw C, Noy. j 3. Yesterday afternoon an unknown negro near Cordova, Orangeburg, county, assaulted a young lady, whose name is suppressed, on! her way from school. She reported the fact to friends With whom she was staying and they or ganized a posse and caught the negro. It is reported and believed that the negro was lynched. w i Highest of ail ia Leavening Power. Latest U S- Guv'' Report ": ' V " ' I .'.'-' ;.- ..-,-"V ' .. j,- MRS. HERMANN Agatn Before the Lexow Committee fehe Defies Judges Hngan and ; Smythe Sbo Makes More Disclosures New York, Nov. 3. Mrs. Hermann came in a few minutes after 12 o'clock and took the stand. She was very indignant and whispered to Mr. Goff. ; ''Tell the committee what you are telling' me," said he. "I want to say," said she, V'that every thing I stated yesterday was true.; I heard that Police Justice Hogan says in the morn ing papers that I lied. I say I did not and I am not afraid of him. Recorder Smvthe nor anybody else, and I have plenty more to ten. When l said 1 got that 1,700 from the police to go away, I told the truth." Here the witness looked around the court room and spied officer Pettermah. "Don't look at me like that," she half shrieked. "You are a thief and a loafer. You know you came to my sister and got money from I aermoreiuaa imny umes.; . wiralreT OffieT mTsW court in full uniform, his eyes dropped and his face blanched under the storm of in vectives. 44 You know Petterman, I am telling the truth. You know my niece was a good girl until " Here Mr. Goff interrupted the witness and told her to keep calm. ' She was then asked by Mr. Goff if she recognized any of the policemen who met ner tne mgnt she left her house. She again repeated the story of her arrest and her being fined $100 by Recorder Smjthe for assault, and said she had no correction to make in her evidence. The witness then said there was a house at present open in Wooster street by a man nameaxsyrnes, wno is a iriend of Superin tendent Byrnes. Mrs. Herman here said that her sister was in hiding In Jersey City and that the police knew it. well. She said she also received a visit from Lawyer Joe Moss, of the .firm of Howe & Hummel, when she was in jail. 44I was toia to Keep away in umcago," eaidsUe, "until tne .Lexow committee adiourned. My sister told me she was protected by. the district attorney's office and the police, and that nothing could be done to her." She then told how Blumenthal, the professional condsman of tne .Fifteenth precinct, took a flOO bill in a box of cigars to Captain Haughey. She went to the station house with him and waited outside. Blumenthal went into the captain's room, and when he came out he had not the box of cigars. When you went away it was with tne understanding that you could open up again when the Lexow committee adjourned?" "lessir. They told me l could." Then she said that there were a great many wo men who formerly kept disorderly houses in New York living at -present in Chicago, waiting until the storm blows ovr. She said she paid money to Capt. Haughey after she was raided. 440n one occassioni," said she, "Officer Zimmerman told me if I did not employ Judge Stiner he would send me to State s prison." She also said that when her sister was fined $25 Stiner demanded $50 to pay the fine with and got it. HEAVY LOSS TO MASONS. The Scottish Bite Building in In dianapolis Burned The Finest Paraphernalia in the West Destroyed A. Medical College Burned. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov.' 3. Fire this morning destroyed the Indiana Medical col lege and quickly spread to the Scottish Rite building adjoining, where the finest Masonic paraphernalia was reduced to ashes. This outfit had but recently been purchased, and, the estimated loss to the Masons by reason of its destruction, together with the five story building and all , the other contents, will reach $100,000. A ghastly feature of the disaster was the fact that eighteen bodies stored in vats for dissection nurooses were burned to a crisD. The stench of numan flesh was nauseating. The bones of the cadavers dropped into the cellar and presented a sickening Spectacle. The fire was still burning at 9 o'clock. The Character and Disposition of the Czar. London, Nov. 3. Persons who have been thrown into close contact with Czar Nicholas II during his visits to England say that he speaks English perfectly. His Majesty ac quired his education from an English Goy- erness and tutors. When induced to talk freely, he expressed liberal ideas and seemed to care nothing for the rights of Kings. He showed no disposition to militarism and was almost nervously fond of retirement. During his stay in London he preferred to spend his time quietly reading rather than in attendance at ceremonies. Solitary ram bles through the streets seemed, too, to af ford him much more amusement and pleas ure than theatre and opera going.' He has openly professed a dislike for war, and his tendency is in the direction of peace, and his taste and pursuits simple, Jjord Dunraven's Challenge. London, Nov. 3. According to the .Yacht ing World, Lord Dunraven's challenge of the America's cup will contain several stringent clauses and the probabilities are that there will be no race, unless tne JSew, York Yacht club shall agree to consider the concessions. Tne nor la s article is vague,- except for the statement that one of the conditions of the race, under Lord Dun raven's challenee, is that the contesting yachts shall be of the same size'. : . 1 War Against Madagascar. Paris, Koy. 3. A. Cabinet council was held at the palace of the Elysee to-day at which it was decided to submit to "the Chamber of Deputies resolutions declaring war against Madagascar and demanding j credits to carry it on. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. EXTENSION OF THE CLASSI FIED SERVICE. SomeC Vew Departments ; Embraced and Extensions in Others A Col ored Chaplain Dismissed frcin the "Army The President '. Moves to Woodley Mr. Morton's Coachman Released. Washixgton, Nov. 3. The President has directed that Chaplain Henry B. Plummer, a colored Maryland preacher who was ap pointed July 1, 1884, be, dismissed in dis grace from the army. He Was tried by court marial recently for getting drunk witn enlisted men, to the scandal xbf the service, and for disreputable conduct irr the n0Use Of a non-commissioned nffir nf cavalry at Port Robinson, Neb. The charges were fully substantiated before the court and Plummer.in admitting the truth of the charger, pleaded in extenuation, that he was compelled to associate with" the enlisted; men of the regiment, which is a colored command, as the white officers avoided him. He claimed that the colored men led him astray. The court recommended hia dismissal. The President approved the finding and final orders were issued from the War Department carrying out the sen -tence. Plummer had hitherto had a good reputation", in the service, was well edu-. cated at Howard university, Washington, and his appointment was the result of strong, recommendations from many prominent statesmen. The President has signed several orders of great importance in connection with the ciyil service reform movement, making ex tensions of classified service to offices not heretofore classified, and revising existing classifications in branches of service already uaoouitu ou aa ui mm;; rviiuiu ciassxucauon many places . heretofore excluded. Among the changes are the following: Customs classification is revised so as to bring within the service all employes not serving merely as workmen or laborers, without retrard to compensation; extending classification to in clude all customs districts in which are -as many as twenty employes. The present limit is fifty. Classification of departmental service at Washington is amended so as to include messengers, assistant messen gers and watchmen. The Presidential family moved out to Woodley, Mr. Cleveland's coun try residence, yesterday . and will - re-' main there until the winter weather sets in. Mr. Cleveland will drive into town frequently to attend to public business at the White House," but the preparation of his annual message to Congress will be done in the country where there is no danger of in terruption. Secretary Carlisle has decided that J. J. Howard, : Mr. ' Morton's ' under-coachman. . comes within the first proviso Of section 5 of tne contract labor law as a -'domestic ser vant" and therefore ought not. to be de ported. He communicated this "decision in a long letter to Mr. Herman Stump, super intendent of immigration, this afternoon. Howard is ordered to be released. THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Conservatives Iioofcing to Lord Salis bury for a Scheme to Head Off the Anti-Peers Crusade JLocal ' Purity Iieaguers in Trouble. London, Nov. 3. Lord Salisbury's shirk ing of the task of formulating a scheme for the reform of the House of Lords, while ad-; mitting that a reconstruction of that body is advisable, is the theme of general regret on -the part of the Conservative press. Theexpla- nation of the ex-Premier's reticence ac cepted in Unionist circles is that his address . being made only forty-eight hours after thatof Lord Rosebery, he did hot have time to consult with his colleagues as to an alternative programme. Among the Unionists several propositions are being debated, including one for the ap pointment of a select committee of '-the House 'jof Lords to consider what changes can be made i that would promote the ' efficiency of the Upper House. In the pres ent critical situation such action might serve to stave off the attack upon the Peers by the Commons. - The project of Lord Dunraven for the re striction of the number of legislative Peers to 180, chosen by their order in a similar manner to the existing practice of the Scotch representative Peers, with the bulk of the House composed of life Peers, has been revived and meets with considerable: favor among the Unionists. . . Since Lord Eosebery's speech in Brad ford all of the political parties recognize the fact that the question of the reform of the House of Lords dwarfs all others now before the country. The clamor of the Redmonites that' home rule must remain in front of all other meas- x; ures is not supported by a single practical : suggestion as to how this is to enable Ireland to attain the main object of the Nationalists. John Dillon, speaking at Mullinahone, voiced the opinion of a majority of the . Irish party when he said: "We -would be madmen and traitors to the cause if we re fused to give all the assistance in our power to help the Radicals of England break the. power of the House of Lord, which through oat generations has been the bitterest enemy of the Irish people." Disclosures made during the past week that certain, members of the London county council, who are also prominent in the ranks of the Social Purity league, have beenlinan ciering obscure papers at the expense of the rate pay era have caused a shock to the public. The purity league is about to close the sit tings of the divorce courts to the public and to procure th enactment of a law providing" that all actions for separation and diyorce shall be heard in camera. . , The Sun's Cotton Review. ' 1 New Yoek, Noy 3. The Sun's cotton re view says: Cotton advanced 3 to 4 points, ihen reacted and closed steady at a net ad vance of 1 to 2 points, with sales of 45,200 bales. Liverpool advanced 1 point and closed quiet; Spot sales were 10,000 bales, at hardening but unchanged prices. New Or leans advanced 5 points and then reacted " slightly. New Orleans receipts on Monday are estimated at 31,000. possibly 36.000 bales. The advance in New York to-day was largely due to the unexpected advance in Liverpool and local and Southern coy ering. The ex ports of late have been enormous and this fact encourages the bulla not a little. f
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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