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ESTABLISHED 1867
Immary.
TELEGRAPHIC. SI
1
Mr. E. Murray snort ana rour negro
men are Hinea dj ine explosion 01 a
J,boiler at the; former's mill! at Washing
ton, N. C. TheministerBof Richmond
and Manchester, Va., foni: an organization-for
looking after the spiritual and
material welfare of the poor of the cities
Mr. Charles B. Rous, M Newj York,
is anxious to form an , association for
preserving Corrfederate
records in a
Jm museum The Italian Government
F dotton-j- Ex-Police CaptJ Stephenson, of
TlsTew York city, i3 put on tnq on charges
y of receiving bribes while in-office- The
-. . i . . a - i - 1 i t :
I uecemoer report oi me igripuiiurai uv
t Vpartmen gives the farm prices of pro-
' vU.h forrher vpars. Corn is hisrher than
rthe average eince 1880. Waet is lower'
t than in twenty-five yearpj Oats are
higher thanriast year and tojbacco is low.
The low price of cotton is unprecedented
An 'assistant bank cashier of Syra
cuse, N. Y., pleads guilty tb larceny of
80,O0O and is sent" to the bemtentiary
The, Japanese ' are jcMcentrating
forces for an attack onShanKaiK wan- -At
a meeting of the Washington City eu
campment of the Union Vetejrans' Legion
a resolution is unanimou$ljy adopted
strongly condemning the pHange of the
name of .the postoffice at Appomattox to
Surrender The Chinese are preparinf
for an expected attack on Wjet Ilai Vei,
' The f orejener3 there are forming sl
volunteer fcrce for their own
rotection.
A strong anti-foreign feeling
revailsin
Pekin -Judge Cox. of
the District ! of
Columbia courts appoints! Uep
receivers for
the l' ldeuty liuuaing, Loan
ni Invest-
ment company and for th
Fidelity
Building and Loan associa
ion -uur
cruiser Concord i3 now at W
hu, China,
aw mues up tne x ang ase
It
ang river
The Navy Department has
just heard
from the cruiser Columbia.
She is at
Caiuiantva, Cuba. The
1 hotel in (Chattanooga, one b
somcst in Tennessee, was
Southern
the hand-
pumed last
afternoon, i 1 here were many
narrow
escapes, but no deaths Much damage
to property at Blockton, Ala.
is done by
a storm.! A little later
in
the day a
fierce wind storm did
mueli damage
near Westville, Fla., andj
Bartdw
county, Ga. , the aamage was
great and
, one man was killed and others wounded.
Many persons in the track of this storm
Vionnmfi nnralvzpd Revern.1 hmirs after its
passage -M. T. Summerlin land Buclk
I Thornton kill each other in Atlanta arid
J
do
the mother
of the former; w
ho is
years old
is ajing irom me
shock-
7
Tlie Chicago police last night
arre3ted
a
man whom they are sure is the
default
ing casiner or tne onoe ana
Leather
bank of New York Louis G,
Sihler,
a saloon keeper of Jacksonvjll ?j Fla., ori
a bet of o00 enters a lion cagi in Worn
bell'a circus, containing three .honS, and
remains two minutes. J
VIEWS OF A FUSIONIST.
Rtiator-T:iect: Fred B. Rice llnterr
vinwprt bv a Meesencer Reporter
as to the Changes to be Made
by the Next Legfslatu
Wrightsville, N. C.t '. )ec. 10
Your correspondent in the course of
conversation with Senator Fred B. Rice
asked the litter a number . of fahiestiohs;
re
nrflintr rjolitics. which were most
courteously answered. It is no
secret
tt!t TIr. Tlipeiisin the ''inner circle" p
the f utionists. He attended the Repub
lican caucus at Raleigh at whiclh1 fusion;
w-aa brought about, Mr. Eavei retired aa
State chairman and Mr. Holton put in
hat Dosition.l I 1 i
Mr. Rice says that Dr. MottJ x-Judgei
Russell and Mr. J. C. L. Hams did 4 si
much as Mr. Ewart to bring about this;
caucu? which overthrew Mr. Ej ves and
brought about fusion. I
ilr. Rice, when asked why the notice
regarding amendments to the charter of
the city of Wilmington was published,
said that it was because it was thought
best to Rive a thirty -day notice J just as
tn the case of proposed changes pi a pn- J
vate charter, as an eminent Democratic
lawyer says the charter of a city ii oh
inrr na that of ftlirivate Cor
oration, it will also be noticed that
these charters are all printed m the
"Private Acts " M .
.Mr. Rice thinks the Legislaturf will in
some manner amend most of jthe city
charters, As to county government, the
whol system may be changed, or, as to
magistrates the number may bd so in
t to cive the dominant party a
mainritv. He warmly favor3 the bmploy-
hv the Legislature of a Committee
1hee counsellors, a "steering 0
mmit-
tef," could be paid under a jotnt
;An onH thpiv ; advice would be
resolu-
nvalu
MM" -" ' i I I 1
ahjle. ' I:
fi.r. iviuc caiu iiinv - " 1
Ditblicans to "pull out," of co-oprationj
Yfen if they wante t to do po. rpr nia
jEart, JJ would not favor pulling but. He
ininkd the' Legislature will so cbabge thej
election1 svstem aa;to get as nfear the
Australian ballot as practicable;; that
more t lection precincts are peeud, cer
tainly in the eastern counties andmll be
provided. ! . ! ,
Mr. Eice knows of no opposition what
ever to the election of . Marion Bitier as
United States becator. xneiwp mrua,
Republicans and Populists, may : riforfn
fiUy agree a3 to who will be Senators and
theu name the men together in a Joint
caucu He thinks Jeter Pritchard will
be the Republican Senator, the I second
possibility being 3 even thing as be
tween Messrs. Mott am Dockeiy. He
does not think A. E. Holton, Republican
fc5tate chairman, will be a candidate
vhea the election time comes. J I
i Mr. Rice spoke of the solidity Of the
negro rote and illustrated this byfsaymg
that in Kew Hanover county p4ly two
heeroes voted the Democratic 14 et, at
- . TT . E.
election. He says he has no
tha lata
doubt that the fusionists will ho
4 joint
.caucuses on public questions.
The Sun's Cotton Review.
New YoKKt V?c 10.The SuM cotton
report says: Cotton 0Cunea a to poinxs,
then recovered most of it and thn de
clined 6 or 71 points, closing easy! with
gales of 131,800 bales. Liverpool was
weak on the I spot at unchanged -prices,
with sales of 8.00Q bales. Futures de
clined 1 to i points and closed quiet and
steady. In Manchester yarra jnjet w th
not much demand and clpths.wee dull.
New Orleans declined S to 0 points. Spot
cotton here was dull, weak and un
changed, with sales of 72 bales fdr spin
ping. New Orleans receipts to-inorrow
are estimated at 21,000 to 24,000 1 bales
against 20,398 on the same day last
week and 19,617 last year. Receipts at
the ports for the week were estimated at
340,000 bales, against -353. 151 las week
and 296,850 last year. Large receipts,
, d( pression at the South and in Liverpool,
larger offering here of Bpot cotton and
quite a little i long liquidation, caused a
very fair decline, n
of eminent lawyers, preitram y. ivppuuu
cans and Populists, if theaa can! be se
nrPil. if not. without regards tofoblities.
CONDITIONAL! PARDON
GRANTED THE MURDERESS
LOU PARISH.
Wake County People Indignant Over
the Conduct or Treasurer-Elect -'
knight Raleigh's Doom Pro
nounced bv a Crank Per
sons Sentenced by the
Federal Court-Blockade
Stills Cap
tured. ; j
Messenger Bureau,!
Raleigh. Dec. 101
povernor Carr on Saturday, condition
ally pardoned Lou Parish, the youpg 17
year old white girl, who last spring in
Henderson county, killed her sweetheart,
William Johnson, because he said her
character was not . good, f The pirdon
was granted upon the recommendation
of the board of public charities, the
King's Daughters, and many citizens of
Henderson county. The Rescue circle of
Kihgfs Daughters of this city have secured
her; admittance into the Good Shepherd
reformatory, of Baltimore. The pardon
was granted on the condition thai she
remain at this reformatory? until' puch
time as the
authorities considered her
character reformed and she was dis
missed. ' ...
The News and Observer of yeste
May
comes out editorially on the question
of
the legality of the commissioners accept
ing the bond of Treasurer Knight as the
facts; were presented. It is said the com
missioners acted under the advice of; the
Attorney General in accepting the b and,
biit.this editorial very justly says that
the t : I indignation of the people
of this community ia aroused, and
aska hat the solicitor, be requind
to : look carefully into the matter
and siiegests a mandamus' be ordered to
test the question as to whether Knight
has hot forfeited his I right to
the office. It says that I Knight has
practifally sold the ofiice and ;hat
the . people of thia county are not
accustomed to having the duties of treas
urer performed by an alienf purchuser
of that ofiice. It is an outrage and
should! be rectified. It is said that Riggs-
bee who is a ' 'prof eesional bondsman
was oh the bond of the Republican post
master in Durham, and required that his
son bel given certain duties in the; post
office tihat amounted to two positions,
Messrs. John Gatling and A. P. Magsey
of thislcity, and Mr. J. F. Musselwhite
of Cumberland ccttnty, have been jad
mittedj to practice" Jaw in the United
States Circuit court. N I
i Mr. G. Rosenthal brought down from
the Juniata mills in Alamance couhty
one of the finest samples of cotton ! yarn
ever seen here. These mills are a Ra
leigh enterprise, Mr. E. B. Barbeei i pres
ident aind Mr. G. Rosenthal secretary
and treasurer.
; Two United States prisoners were snt
to Carthage jail Saturday afternoon to
servO out their sentences. They are E ob
Brooks land Tony Buchanan,!; illicit dis
tillers, j ; I ! I
Appeals from the Twelfth district will
be calleld in the Supreme court to-morrow;;
This week will conclude the argu
ments fpr the September term, and the
court will then remain in session ohly
long enough to dispose of all appeals
argued. When the court agiih convenes
the new judges will have been sworn in.
The ca- of State against Hall and Doqk
ery, from Cherokee, is again 1 before the
court - This case was decided at the last
term upon the interesting question jof
State jurisdiction when a man standing
in one Sltate shoots across the i line aid
kills a man in another. The court thn
decided that the State within whose bor
ders the lact was consummated had juri3
diction.The C3se is before the court at this
term upon appeil of the. prisoners -froha
the, refusal ot the judge below to dis
charge them from an arrest t made to
await the reauisition of the Governor of
Tennessee. I ! ! '
The convicted defaulting postmaste
W. B. Harrell, was carried on Saturday
to Edgecombe jail where he will serve
bis six month's sentence. i " " !
The two neeroes. Carlisle and Garner,
who were arrested here on suspicion and
sent to Gjarysburg where they robbed the
postofiTcel, on Saturday at ternoon pieaaea
euiltv.: thev having: been sent back here
for trial before the United States Circuit
court.; . ! II-"'
The collector is informed of a seizure
near Roixboro of two wooden barrel
illicit Btills with sheet iron bottoms; of a
50 eallonlcoDDer still and outfit and 60 J
gallons of beer near Julian, Randolph
countviof a 100-eallon still and outfit
near Clavl postoffice, Granville county,
Maj. Richards, -of Granvillef countyt
had beeniindicted for violatiBg; the mr
ternal retenue laws, and he came up
here determined others besides himself
should have a taste of that medicine
wJthPTftforfl bpean bv indictinst" Mr. L,
CL Davis. I Durinc his trial the evidenc
was such as to show that Mr. Richardi
had nromised pav to these who swore i
hia favor land vengeance to those wh
Aid not The result was that Davis was
nroiut.tpd J the other cases nol prossed andi
Richards himself was sent to jail for con-l
At'4! ! ii '7 I
A Mr; Benjamin F. Hunter, oft Wash
inetoni DJ C , ha3 very kindly sent Goy-
Carr a letter of warning: ih which
: he says that every house in Raleigh will!
be made level with the ground, and noj
two citixens can be found, within less.
than two years. This is the feerf lil doom)
awaitiner lis. and vet in; the face of it we;
go on in ohr eyery day day duties and it;
in not pven Known mac uovernor uau
has thanked Mr. Hunter for his kindness
No definite time is stated. 1 . j
Preservation of Confederate Records
TJ ir 'n moxd. Va.. Dec. 10 Mr. S Robert)
C. WcodL representing Mr. j Charles
I Tirondwavi Rouss. of New Yorki ! who is
I very much interested in establishing ar;
institution iyr jiccci "
i Confederate records, held here to day a
I rence w ith committees from Pickett
land LeeCemps of Confederate veterans:
' .mA tho lnilipa mtmcrial s ssociations. i i
fr. wrfii stated that Mr. Rouss' idea'i
was the establishment by private subr
eintion of a museum for Confederate
anA rplifB. the location to be de
tprmined bv a committee consisting of
5a th Rnreivire Confederate gen
Praia, viz :T James Lorsstreet, Stephen
rt t AmhrnoA P. Smart. Smon ii.
nt,pr. Wade Hamtson, Gustavus W.
Smith. Lafayette McLawsS.D. Fwnch, ;
Dabnev H. Maury
The conference aapie p. cbuiimj-
Rouss protect, but could not give! it that
iinniinllnfidfinaorsempni' u u"ii
frZiAinAtencA in this
citTafdrat' mnaem 'iwatedJ iouthM 'pt the i long building we
Jr;hftrMr. plan,
might be go modihed that tne two mu
seums might be united. J --.- ;
Samuel O. Seeley Arrested.
'Chicago1. Dae. 10. At 11 o'clock tc
bight the police arrested a man answer
ing the description of Samuel C. Seeley,
who embezzled 1354,000 from the Shce
and Leather bank, of New York. T e
police are Confident they have the right
man.
As Christmas is drawing near, I will state
to the holiday trade that my hue of Men s,
Youths' and Children's clothing is now
complete, having received a large hne smce
Welcome Week- I also have added largely
fv immense stock of gents' furnishings
onrl fftta. i I- SHBIEB,
Carper Front and Princess Streets.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE
Caused by a Boiler Explosion at Waah-
i injtton Five Persons Killed and
- Much Property Destroyed.
Special to the Messenger
Washington, N. C, Decl 10. About
7:30 o'clock this morning a boiler in E.
Murray Short's saw mill exploded with
fearful loss of life and property. Mr,
Short ) was killed. our colored men
were also killed and two injured. The
loss is $3,000, with no boilef insurance.
Mr. Short's life was insured for $25,000.
He had been burned out twice and this
was the second boiler explosion. He
worked 150 hands. The Iplant was
worth! about $40,C00. The! mills and
schools; of the town have shut down out
of respect to Mr. Short's memory.
Houses were shaken, window? shat
tered and plaster broken by 1 the explo
sion, i-; I
Raleigh, N.C., Dec. 10. News was re-
ceived to:day of
a boiler explosion in
Washington, N,
C, which!
killed in-
siantly Mr. E. S. Short the owner. ;
Mr.
mill
Short is a wealthy man and I large
owner. V No narticnlars could !be learned
. t x . ,
His daughter was here at school and left
for home immediately, but did not know
the worst.
I - 1 (By Southern Press )
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 10 A Keivs and
Uoserver special from Washington, N. C,
says: Ex-Mayor E. M. Short'f 4,000 foot
capacity steam saw mill was wrecked
this morning at 7:30 o'clock by the ex
plosion of one of the four big boilers that
furnished steam to the big mills and its
six j big idry kilns. The shock shattered
windows and plastering all fever town
and was heard five miles in the country.
lhe bursted boiler was blown . into a
thousand pieces. The othersiwere dis
placed, being thrown fifty feet. Parts
of the iron work were throjwn blocks
away, demolishing everything in their
path. I i
Mr. Short, the owner, had bust gone
into! the boiler room to find the reason
for the lack of steam. The water was
low J and; the engineer turned on cold
water. The expl ision was instant. Mr.
Short, the engineer, two firerrfen and a
drayman were killed and two other
operators were injured. Thel bodies of
two of the dead were terribly broken and
mutilated. 1 i
Mi. Short had his life insured for $25,-
000. 1 The engineer had insuVance for
$3,500. About 250 men are thrown out
of employment, and a terrible pall hangs
overthe town. Mr. Short started with
nothing, and has been three times burnt
out and once before had a boifer to ex
plode. After each misfortune he built a
better mill and prospered. He was worth
probably $100,000. He will to buried
lueeday with Masonic honors.
COMMERCIAL NEWS. ;
Stocks and Bonds in New York; The
Grain and Provision Market s ;
j ; of Chicago. I
Nev York, Dec. 10. The stock mar-'
ket opened weak on lower London prices
and feblling for foreign account, and 7 the
tendency continued downward to the
close.j Sugar presented a firm front for
a time, a block of. of the stock! having
been laken by brokers generallyicredited
with representing .inside interest. The
rumors that Standard Oil people had
secured control were not credited, but it
was generaiiv ueneveu mat i parties
identified with the Standard company
had acquired a big line of the stock. As
the day wore along the price weaKenea
to 9 from 93 earlier in the eession, the
decline being due to the cut in thje price
of refined of ic a pound in all graded ex
cept cjut, crushed and dominoed, which
were reduced c per pound, lo-day s
cut by the trust was a surprise to lhe out
side refiners, who claim that there is no
profit
now
in : renning at tne
being quoted. The
I figures
general
by the
list was adversely affected
furthei rise in Sterling exchange
rates having been advanced to 4
j posted
.89 and
4 90. It is expected that some
round
amounts of gold will be forwarded to
Europe at the end of the week. Erie was
notably weak and fell to 9f on reports
that the stockholders will be assessed $10.
and probably $20, in order to takef up the
standing debt. The Grangersf were
weaker on rumors that the St. Paul divi
dend will be passed altogether, and the
Rock Island reduced to i per cent, for
the quarter. The anthracite feoalers
were notably heavy and broke 1 to 2
per cent. Lake Shore sold down per
cent, to 134J. In the closing trading
Sugar was weak and the general market
steady.l Net changes show o3sesjbf i to
If per cent. Consolidated ijas rpse if
per cent, to 129 and Laclede Gas pre
ferred 3 to 8H. Sales were 242,000 share3,
of which 137.100 were sugar, 15, 1C0 St.
Paul and 10,500 Erie. The bond iharket
was higher. 1 bales of listed stocks were
101,000 pharesi unlisted, 141,000.
Chicago, ueo. iu.r-wneat aiid not
have a disastrous break to-day, bu ..that
was no iauit or tne news, xrom tne
opening to the close everything favored
a decline. Ihe bulls tried to cheer prices
up, but their success was not brilliant.
Every European market, both7 English
and continental, was lower, xne laisin
clination to trade, arising rom ftneer
tainty regarding the Government report,
thus permitting of support sumcifcht ny
put holders alone, was, no douot, the
sole reason fpr tho comparative steadi
ness. Cash wheat was easy and lapput
ic lower. , . I-.
Corn led wheat up tor a wnne, nut in
the end,j gave way to the weakness of
the gram. ,Cash corn was steady to
firmr S : -' ; -
Oats reiecfea the mfluenee of wheat
and attached to that of corn. There was
a slighly improved activity and prices
held well all day. Cash oats were c
higher fpr mixed, with other grades
steady, - V .. .1.,"
But little of encouragement to holders
or buyers cotld b& seen in the market
for product to day. At tne opening
prices were slightly lower than Saturday's
close, because hogs were weafcer. prices
continued to fall away until the fclose.
January; pork was 2a Jp lower, January
lard 12 k to 15o lower and January, ribs
15c lower than at the end of last week.
Much of; tho depression was a result of
the lack of strength in grain.
Ah Elegant ilqtel Bnrned
Chattanooga. Tenn.. Bee. 10-l-The
Southern hotel, one of the most! ele
trantlv" furnished hotels in Tennessee,
oaught fire at 12;45 o'clock this evening
m the basement. The Hames shot lip tbg
cowi - .
! the building i W four stories oh the
dab0LTh,total loss is fl32,22; m-
nip 75.650. Thtire were a nnmber
of narrbw escapes, L"ib V"D
manaced to escaBe with their lives.i J.ne
nnlv nerson iniured was C. S. Todd! wfco
was severely ourae. - -
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To Lioolc After the Poor.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 10. A general
meeting of the Protestant ministers of
Richmond and Manchester was held
here to-day at which it was determined
to district the cities and appoint Jeom
mittees to look after the material and
nni ritual welfare of the Door. Dr. Strong,
nf Washinzton. eecretarv of the Evan-
crelir'n.l alliance, will be invited to- visit
Richmond and give the benefit of hia
experience in such work, . ,v..-1
WILMINGTON, N. C. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 1
GUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
SENATE RESOLUTION LOOK
ING TO THIS END. j
Oar Government to Guarantee Pay
ment of the Indemnity to Spain
The Nicaragua Canal Senator
Morgan Advocates it8 Con
trol by Our Government j
Its Importance to
Oar People Co
lumbia Bay.
SENATE.
Washington, Dec, 10. Senator Harris
presided over the Senate to-day in the
absence of the Vice President. ,
Senator Cell offered a resolution recit
ing that the independence of Cuba was
an object! of great importance to the
United States, and requesting the Presi
dent to open negotiations with Spain for
the recognition of the independence of
the island and for the guarantee by the
United States of the payment for such a
sum of money as shall be agreed on. On
objection it went over. . j
Senator Gall also offered a resolution
declaring: j "That the further pro3ecu
tion of the war between China and
Japan, to j the disintegration of the
ancient Government and. nationality of
China, will' not be advantageous to the
peace and civilization of the nations of
the world and their progress in the arts;
and that the interests of the world , re
quire that all Governments shall unite in
negotiating with Japan and China for
the termination of the war and the set
tlement of their differences by. arbitra
tion on terms just and honorable to both
nations, and for such guarantees by the
Government of China for the protection
of lives and property of the citizens and
subjects of foreign Governments as shall
be adequate for this purpose" referred
to the Foreign Relations committee.
The President pro tern, announced his
signature to the bill for the dedication of
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Na
tional park.! ' J, - !-
Senator Morgan called up the Nica
ragua canal bill and spoke in its support.
A ship canal connecting the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, he said, was neces
sary to the commerce of the world and
it could be constructed via the San Juan
riyeratacost which would make it a
commercial success, Such a canal, he
declared, was necessary to the naval and
military power of the United States. He
contended that United State3 control7 of
the canal would interfere with no treaties
of Nicaragua and' Costa Rica with
foreign Governments; that no foreign I
Government had interposed any objec
tion to this Government's interest in the
canal and j that'., it was due to
the citizens of the United States
who had already expended money
on the canal that the franchise and
control should not be allowed to pass
under foreign influence. After enumer
ating numerous other social and political
reasons why the United States should
guarantee the bonds of the Martime
Canal company, he described the
geographical features of the country and
the engineering facility with which the
canal could be constructed. ' j j
Senator Morgan asserted that the Nica
ragua canal j would be complementary
to the Suez canal and complete a water-;
way around jthe world and predicted
that its construction and control by the
United States would redound to I the
commercial and naval advantage of the
country as the Suez canal had done , for
Great Britain. . ;
Turning to the financial -side
of the question, Senator Morgan said
that Chief Engineer Menocal estimated
the entire cost of the canal at $65,084,
176, while a special board of experts ap
pointed by the; Maritime Canal company
to examine and revise the estimate, fixed
the figures at $87,799,570. It was gener
ally agreed, he; said, that at the present
time, owing to the lessened cost of ma
chinery, living and labor, the outside
cost of building the canal would not ex
ceed $70,000,000. As to whether the
$70,000,000 needed ' to guarantee the
bonds of the company should be raised
by popular subscription or by direct ap
propriation from the treasury, that was
a matter of detail into which he did not
propose to enter at this time. As to the
objectiqp made; that the 7 United States
should not enter into partnership with,A
private corporation, he said that if Great
Britain could own stock in the Suez
canal he did doc see why tne united
States could not own stock in theNica
ragua canal. He was a Democrat of
Democrats, he declared, and itiwas his
belief that the j United States could do
anything a' foreign Government could
do. Government ownership or partner
ship in the canal would tiot bind the
United States to send troops to the canal
further than it had already done to pro
tect a railroad in Panama in which it
was interested, j Government ownership
would b9 .tbe only means of protecting
the interests of United States citizens,
except by force and in case of war no
treaty or ownership would prevent the
belligerents from attempting to close the
canal to each other, while not interfering
with its use by neutral nations, j
In conclusion ! he declared that the
United States muBt act now , or forever
abandon the canal: and he did not thins
the American people were ; willing to
abandon it.
Senator Mitchell, Republican, of
Oregon,, briefly endorsed the remarks of
Benatov Morgan land favored the canal
as being in the interest of the Pacific
State3. His only doubt, he said, was as
to the extent of interest and control
which the United States should mani
fest, i j .
After a 6hcrt executive session the
Senate at 4:30 o'clock adjourned until
to-morrow. j
HOUSE OF EEPEESEGTATTVES.
The Speaker laid before the House aev
eral executive communications, which
were referred, j
Torday being District of ; Columbia
day, the House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the bill reported
from the Committee on the District of
Columbia and which was pending when
Congress adjourned in August last, for
the establishment of a free public and
departmental library in the District of
Columbia.- The bill was discussed for
several hours and a few njinor amend
ments adopted.' It was then reported to
the House with a recommendation that
it be referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds.
A joint resolution was agreed to author
izing the payment of Congressional salai
riestor December qq SOt of the
meatU." ... . '! -- ':
$he Houe at 4:30 o'clock adjourned, j
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gu Repoit,
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- APPOMATTOX.
union Soldiers Protest Againt the
Charge to Surrender and De-
nounce it as an InsultAlike to
i Federal and .Confederate
Soldiers.
Washington, Dec. 10. At a regular!
meeting to-night of Encampment No,
69, Union Veterans' Legion, an organi
zation of veterans who served two years
or were sooner discharged by reason of
wounds or disabilities battle field sol
diers of which Corporal James Tamer 1s
commander as well as national com
mander, the following resolutions were
introduced by Comrade William Howard
Mills and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That encampment No 69,
U. V. L., considers the change of the
name of the historic village, near which
Oen. Robert E. Lee surrendered all that
there was there of the gallantbut ex-i
hausted and famished Army of Northern
Virginia to GenU. S. Grant and the
magnanimous Army of the Potomac,
apru., ibdo, irom Appomattox to Sur
render, an insult to the memories of
Grant and Lee and the departed heroes
ot those armies, from Manassas and Bull
Kun to Appomattox,'as well as to the j
survivors of these armies, and as an un
necessary humiliation to the men who
surrendered there in good faith, accepted
tne nospitaiities or the shelter-tents,
the blankets; the rations and
the canteens of the Union soldiers
and, have been good citizens since; and
that we will never know nor7 call the
memorable7 ground by any other name
than Appomattox, nor permit it to be so
called within our hearing .without pro
test; that, without knowing or desir
ing to know who ha3 been responsible
for the change, but "with malice toward
none and charityfor all," a copy of this
resolution be forwarded to the President
of the United States with the request
mat he make recommendation thereon
and transmit it to the Postmaster Gen
eral; that a copy be furnished the agents
of the Southern Associated Pre3s and
the other press associations, with the re
quest that it be sent over their wires with
the view of obtaining the sense of the
press of the United States and of Amer-
can-Boiaiery as to tne propriety of a re-
change of the name of the village where
the postoffice is located from Surrender
to Appomattox, whatever the place may
be called where the county, county house
is now located, and that a copy be also
forwarded to the commander of .the
National Encampment of the Union
Veterans' Legion.
Resolved. That the commander of
this encampment is requested to appoint
a committee of five to present a copy of
these resolutions to the President of the
United States. " .
WIND AND LIGHTNING.
Destructive Storms in Alabama,
Florida and
Georgia
rune trer
' son Killed Others
Wounded
Persons Paralyzed. '
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 10. Aspecial
to the Age Herald from Blockton, Ala.,
says: A storm struck West Blockton at
2:30 o'clock this morning. The Btore of
W. Israel was blown off its pillars and
badly damaged, The entire front was
blown from the store of H, C. & W. Iv
Reynolds. A shop occupied by T.'j.,
Vickery & Co., was completely demol
ished, fences were blown down ami the
roads blockaded , with fallen timber.
Fortunately no' one so far as can te
learned was injured. The width of the
storm was about half a mile. It, lasted
about half an hour.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 10, A
special to Times- Union from Westville,
Fla., says: A terriblefcyclone passed
four miles north of thisi place early thi3
morning. It struck the farm of Mr. J.
N. Skinner, the Representative-elect
from Holmes county, and demolished
every huiidmg on tne piace, .every
member of Mr, ssinners ramuy was in
jured, and his wound3, it is thought, will
prove fatal. It is impossible to obtain
information as to tne extent or tne
damage and how far the storm extended.
Atlanta. Dec. iu. a. cyclone ana
electric storm swept over Bartow county
this morning. The storm cloud came
from the southwest and the rainfall was
terrific. It struck the county convict
camp, located one mile from Kingston.
about 6 o'clock. Tents were carried up
anu some x&uueu xu uw uco iups. jo.
tree fell upon a tent in which some con
victs were chained and Abe Thompson,
negro prisoner, was killed. Ihree
other negroes and two white men were
seriously injured and some of
them may die. ueo. Harris Darn was
blown away and five mules belonging
to the county were killed. Timbers from
the barn were carried a mile away. A
large rafter struck John Maguire's house
half a mile away, tore off a corner of it
and demolished the piazza. Dr. God
win's home at Stilesboro was shaken and
a' stove was overturned and the house
caught fire. The rain put out the fire
and saved a part of the house. James
Harrison, who was visiting lit. uooa
win, had left his buggy Btanding in the
yard. The buggy was blo wn 500 yards.
An unexplained teature is tnac many
persons who lived in the track of the
storm became partly paralyzed several
hours after the storm had passed over.
The Baptist State Convention.
Charlotte, N. C Dec, 10. This was
the last day of the Baptist convention.
A warm debate was precipitated in the
rnorning by the failure of the committee
on periodicals to recommend the North
Carolina tsaptist, a new paper, as weu
as the Biblical Recorder, for 6ixty years
the organ of the convention, An amend
ment i recommending the tsaptist was
adopted and a committee afterward ap
pointed looking to a unification of Bap
tist loumaiifiuc luterebiss.
; Greensboro was choaen ft3 the place of
the next meeting, . ,
; The report of the committee- young
people s worK was adopted, which com
mended that definite organisation be de
ferred until the meeting of the present
provisignal Baptist .Young Peopled con
vention at Greensboro next year along
with the State convention.
The convention has contributed $14,-
800 collectively and through individual
members to special causes, outside of its
spirit
the above amount
towards supporting
Japan for ve years.
was contributed
6 missionary
in
Sybacuse.. N. Y.. Dec. lO.-Francis
B. Kendrjck, defaulting assistant cashier j
cf the Commercial bank, to day pleaded
guilty to the theft of fSQ.OOQ and was
sentenced to three years in the peniten
tiary, .
regular channels of giving, it nas been
marked all along by a spirit of liberality
&nd a spirit ox missions. Over $4,0,00 cf
J, 1894.
FARM PRODUGT PRICES
KURORT OF THE AGRICIIL-
TUBAL DEPARTMENT.
!-
Cora Higher than the Average Price
since 1880 Wheat the Ltowest in
Twenty-Five Tears The Low
Price of Cotton Without
, Precedent News From
I Our Cruisers in
' J Foreign Ports
Washington, Dec. 10. The returns to
the statistical division I of the Depart
ment of ; Agriculture for the month of
December relate principally to the aver
age farm price of the various agricultural
products j on the first day of; the month.
By farm prices is meant the price of the
product on the farm or in the nearest
1 1 si-m v n 1 1 . T I A. ' T
wu ji iaunajr UliuJicb, 11 COm-
parisons of these prices! with commercial
quotations, allowance must be made for
the cost I of handling
transportation,
profits of dealers, etc.
4
The farm priceTbf corn averages 45.6
cents per bushel, which is 9.1 cent higher
than the" corresponding price 'oiy last
year. -This price is 6.3 Scents per bushel
higher than the average price for the
decade 1880 to 1839, and is jusY4 cents
higher than the average for the four
years 1890 to 1893. : ji -
The average price of wheat is 49 8 cents
per bushel, the lowest price in the past
twenty-five years. i - i i
The average farm price of oates, as re
turned for Decemcer 1st this iyear is 4 1
cents higher than forthe corresponding
date last ii year, being 32 9 j cents per
bushel. S- -' :( I ! I -
The average price of tobacco is re
turned at 6.7 cents per pound, against
7.8 cents last.year. I The average farm
price in Kentucky, which is the State of
the largest production, ji85.5 cents per
pound, or jl 2 cents below the average
for the country. ; rj j ,
The average plantation price of cotton,
as shown by the department reports on
Decembt r 1st, was 4 9 cents per pound,
against 6.99 cents for thel samp date last
year, and 8.4 cents in the; year J892, a
decline from the prices hof these years
respectively of 2.09 and ,3 5 cents per
pound. Thelowness of this price is
without precedent. ' -'t
I The condition of winter wheat on De
cember 1st averaged 89, . The returns of
correspondents of the Departmenfmake
the acreage of winterwheat sown last
fall 103 per cent, of thefinal estimate of
tne area harvested in 1894, which was
23,518,996 acres a figure; larger than the
preliminary estimate given out in June
last, which? upon further investigation,
was found to be too low. j This prelimi
nary estimatetherefore, makes the area
sown for the harvest of 1895,124,224,000
acres. - . 0- ' it : M
The cruiser Concord arrived at Wuhu,
China, Saturday. This port is over 300
miles up the Yang Tse Kiang river. For
the past month the Concord had been at
Chin -Kiang, 150 miles above the mouth
of the same river, : As she!1 draws only
fourteen feet, it is likely that she will go
as far inland as Kin Kiangwhich is 455
miles beyond Shanghai and half way to
nan r f wv i- i
j Until to-day the Navy Department had
not heard from Capt. Sumner, of the
Columbia., ftinro NnypmhpT 9,8tVi nhon
he reported by cable the arrival of the
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W ULUO TV.AV A VVVA V vv . &. UlUlj
mia HfltArl TTfncrotnTi .TomQina TWotyiKa't
via, ana tne otner irom uamianeva,
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juecemuer lutn. ror economy in
cable tolls; naval dispatches con
tain nothing but the address
place and signature, showing the where
abouts of the ship: When leaving one
Dort for another it is usual i to I include
the destination in the message. J In the
two despatches from Capt. Sumner rigia
OPATiAmir txr a a rrooorTTD1 afirl in ftArica.
quence it is not definitely known where
r-i-i I - .in i -
uie oiuiuuia now is, aitnougn ic is sup
posed that she touched at 1 Kingston on
Mil T" a vr Q n rl immaiafnlir I ! 4sx
Caimaneva, as the vessel would j hardly
nave time to go to umeneias and i return
in ten days. Naval officials think she
has been at Caimaneya since November
xoia
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE BROWNIES
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! Palmer Cox'a musical play,
"The Brownies in Falrv
ABE COMIXG Land," will be rendered by
Home Taleut at Y. M. C. A .
TO 1 Auditorium, i Monday and
! Taesdiy. DecL Utn and 18tn-
WILMINGTON. Costumes and special trainer
! irom new iofk, i
I so Fanny Brow Dies so and
dec 11 tu frl sat SO Pretty Fairies. ; 25 cts.
Sachet : Powder.
-UST KECaiVBD A LAEGB ASSOKTMKNT
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OP SACHET POWDERS. j
All Imported; Goods, 20c per Ounce;.
Remember by buying your DRUGS AND
toilet articles from me you will save
from 25 to 51 per ceat. j! ' i
GEO. L; HARMAN,
Druggist and Pharmacist,
12S South Front St, VooKampen Block.
j 1 1 D Mi I T"U TUP
I UF '.If I 1 II I 1 1 U
IIVIES.
ALUMINUM
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Is the Coming Metal, in Fact - it is Al
ready Here.
HIS LI SET AND BSAUlIFUt METAL IS
now mae inn kitchen utensils, land we are
pleased to be tlie first to introduce them into this
community.
THSY WILL NOT BUST OB COBBODJ.
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THBT AEE ABSOLUTKLT; FKKS FBOM
POISON. (No verdiirla or salts of tin.) j
THIT COOK QUICKBB THAN tIN OB EN-
AMJtLXD WA.BS.; - - ! ! M
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THST ABB SOLID METAL. (No platinc or
enamel to flake off.)
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THST ABE CLEANLY AND
YEBY DU-
BABLX.
MILK, CUSTARDS, &c.f
WILL TJOT BURN
WHEN COOKED IN ALUMINUM.
Call and see them. They cost a little more,but !
are cheapest In tlie end anl best an tbe wlille.
Owen F. Love & Co ,
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i Opposite The Orton.
Davis
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WEEKLY
IN DRyQOOD5, &c.
Novelties in stuiisli Dress Goods.
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i AH Wool Henriettas in the leading shades worth 50c at 89c,
OUT All Wnnl Twn Tntlivl Nnwoltioa nnrlh Ail of QQ
Silk Finished Henriettas worth f
and black, worth 88c at 69c.
7 uar 50-mch Serge in Navy and Black, worth 75c at 59c. 86-inch Cashmere
Flannels and Novelties, something new, a 25c for 19c. -
SPECIALS IN WHITE AND RED FLANNELS. 25 pieces White andEed
Flannel in plain and twills I A big job purchased by our New-York buyer at a
nominal price, -worth 35ci 40c and 50c, will close out at 25c.
unuiLKatiiKio in au sizes at ac, syc,
yuruuaaeu any wnere at our prices. '
CORSETS ! CORSETS !
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100 The Celebrated P. & N. (the
Corsets, a 75c in all sizes at 49c. A complete assortment of the leading
brands at proportionately low prices.
War in Price in CHINA MATTING.
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No. 1 Lot 15 Dieces Jan Mattinsr 10c. No. 2 Lnt 13 niprpa Rpmln MDt;n
124c. No. 3 Lot 10 nieces China Mattinc
Matting 20c. No. 5 Lot 15 pieces Cotton Warp Matting 25c.
We guarantee the nrices on all the ahnve at 2S npr cent. rVioorui fVian onir
uiuci ucaici
Gents' Notions for This Week Only.
303 pair Hose in all colors and Fast Black worth 20c, bottom price 12Jc.
500 pair Hose extra fine, 40 guage, our bulletin price 25c.
50 dozen Suspenders, our 25c grade tbis week 15c. .
25 dozen extra fine Patent Wire elastic and Lace Back Susnenders. drummer
samples, worth 50c at 25c.
30 dozen Gents' Wool Gloves (something extra) worth 65c, this week only at
35c. 50 dozen Gloves, all colors in wool, thia week at 25e,
250 pair manufacturer's closing out sale of Gents' Kid Gloves in sizes 7. 7J, 8,
8J and 10, plain and fur top at from 75c to $1.50. - '
luu dozen unlaundried bhirte, a bankrupt purchase guaranteed to be sold at
a regular, gents' furnisher at 50c, our price in all sizes from 14 to 17, 39c. Better
goods at proportionate prices,! namely 49c, 59c and 7oc. Full line Laundried Shirts.
Household Furnisnings.
25 dozen Chenille Covers worth 93c at 69c.
3 dozen Madras 8-4 Table Covers worth 2 at fl.25.
Piano Covers $6.93.
Window Shades 39c. Portier Curtains $2.98.
In Fancy China Silks, yiz: Head Rests, Pin Cushions, Chair Tidies and Fancy
Scarfs. Full assortment of Stamped Linens in Bureau Scarfs, Splashers, -Tray
Covers and Centre Pieces. We carry a full stock of Wash
and Embroidery Silk for working the above.
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The Leaders in Low Prices.
Corner Front and Princess Sts., Wilmington, N. 0.
A. DAVID & COMPANY.
Kersey Overcoats,
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LONG CUT, SATIN LINED
Closing Out Broken Lots Men's,
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Overcoats
AT 1-4 Offl Marked. Prices.
THE SAME CUT IN OUR SUITS MADE TO ORDER.
tW Remember the Standing;
Rale,
thing not satisfactory and get your money.'
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A. . DAWDI CO.
Front and
A. ' D.
LADIES' FURNISHER.
HOLIDAY
We ask yon to inspect oar stock this week, as we will be displaying hundreds
beautiful Novelties for the Holiday Trade. We cannot begin to describe them all
the assortment is so varied. They - are
catch you. i i :
Fancy Coodo Department:
IJe sure and visit this Department this week, and seek the lovely assort
ment of Head Bests and Couch Pillows, in Silk, Batin, Bilkaline, Da
massie and Chintz. A new line of Hemstitched Linens just received:
beautiful Centre Pieces, Bouffet Scarfs, Tray Cloths, in fact all kinds of
materials for Huh Art Needle Work. ','!'
In Silks, SjtUns, Lansdowiis,
PRICE 5 CENTS.
Zoeller's
BULLETIN
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4Vc and. up tO'$l.50 each. Not to be
best dollarl Corsat at 7Sc200 Vigilant
Ifiin. Nn LJst. 9fl mVoo Hiino tt
iToTrelties
Blue and Black.
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THE FINEST IN TOWN.
Youths', Boy's and Children's
' .
and Suits ;
established by this house Bring back any-
Princess Sts.
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NOVELTIES.
of .
11.
all pretty, and just
the thing that will
Chiffons, Batiste, Bedford Cord?, &c.
BROWN,
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