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ESTABLISHED 1867. V ILMINGTON, N. C, XII tJ Kg DAY, DECEMBER 20, 1894. - .. I II. 1 I - i PPTflT? K ni?TMrrs TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY, In a St. Louis policff court rcom a row occurs between policemen and a crowd of negrjbes ov( r the arrest of one bfj the latter -Eugene Kelly, the Nwj Yrk baDktf, is dead President Eloffrnan, of the Seaboard Air tine, denies inltoto the rumor of the abWption of hjs rKil road system by the Southcrn railway. Conductor Goodman, who j killed Col. Parsons, has been granted ajnew trial Mrs. R I. Matthews, of Jtffdrson gy and killed The committee has finished its inspection of the books and accounts of the Treasurer and the Auditor. Tjtiere was a balance of $303,139 of the ge leral fund on hand December 1st, 189. The committee recommend that thisann lally increasing surplus be made a sii king fund for retirement of the 4 per State bonds A Virginia negro cent, way- lays and kills another negro, takes the body of the dead man to his jformer home and then escapes- The Secretary of the Navy lays before Congress the correspondence between hia department and Admiral Walker, in command of our naval forces at Honolulu, as to the situation in Hawaii A Milwaukee clothing house is closed to satisfy mort gage debt3 of fOO OOO--Students of Richmond college hang in effiayi the new president tf the" college The -enate Naval committee favors the reijnstate-j ment in the navy of Paymaster Sullivan, j Mr. Cleveland is having finp spjrt, among the ducks. He will go deer driving to-day. He will be given a re-j ' ception by the Palmetto club-Sa urdav George Atkinson, a wealtny tnan o ew Yoik city, now in Floridsf, while drunk shoots and mortally wounds an old colortd woman Ther prices obj tuned.yeeterday at the big sale qf cott r goods were very atisfactofyj The Comptroller tf Tennessee brinjgs Buijt 'against the ex-county clerk at Memphis on his bond for $90,00v) uncollected taxes due the State, There are $3,000j,000 Un CoHecttd taxes one-third due from he Memphis liquor dealers Vic 3 Presi dent Stevenson will spend the aolidays at Asheville. The condition of j his daughter remains unchanged - Presi dent Spencer, of the Southern railway, . denies the rumored purchase of the !j3ea boarJ Air Line system The defalca tions of the cashier and teller of the bank at Rom?, N. Y., amount to $40,( 00. The latter baa not jet been - ca ight The Japanese4 treaty ia favor ibly re ported from committee to the Senate in executive session Congressm? n Lester introduces in the House bil's for i marine hospital and a sub-treasury at Sa vanniah. The Richmond college stud nts sus pected of the deed dery their p articipa iion in the banging of President Boat wright in effigy.-; A negro preacher, a white man aEd a negro woman are killed in Georgia. Death of Eosene Keljif YoHit, Pec. 19. Eugend Ke the millionaire banker, died this morn ing at his home in this city. H(iwa3G vears of age. He breathed h s last at 'J:55 o'clock. 'The end was peaceful. When it came thebiinkeV was surrounded by the members of his fjimily w io have bt?en at his bedside alajiOot co4tinually for the past few days. Dr. MpCrtery, the attending physu ianwaa also present, Xdralvt-ia was the ause'of deathj. j j! Mr." Kelly brgau to fcink rapidR- yester day morning and it was not thoi ght that he vvould live until evening. H rallied & trifle last night, but his condition was eucb that Dr. McCreery wa3 of-he opin ion that he wculd not linger long after daylight. There - was no commotion crcatt d in the household by the anker'a death, as all were prepared for ip. Word of -his d ath was at once senttb-Hiis down fcowu olrice aud in a short time ihe news was knott'n in Wall street and tele graphed over the country- A Riot in a Court Room. BT. Louisa Dec. 1!. A miniatkire riot broke oat in the Court of Criminal Cor rection at neon to-day. William Wright, a negro, had just been discharged on a o.harge'of mifdemeanor and was leaving tbe court room l Officers atteinpted to arrest Uim'on another charge, when his friends, believing that he was ti victhx of police persecution, resisted and i at tempted to release the prfeoner. A furi ous struggle ensut d, during whi ;h clubs tvere freely used and revolvers' drawn. vha Pd n.Imtanta surced backward and h tlio rnnm. ovdrturninsr desks and chairs and it was neijAfsary to ring for reintorcemencs trom poiace ueau ...isorirg tipfotc th row was oualled.ii A r i escaped Hath f roni a nistol shot bv Officer Dewar . .... . I f rt-. . .a o oonlf rf ihn riot, ri tc nt-rsdns were badly injured and two deiectires have been suspended from the force pending iXn investigation. A College President Hanged ip Efflgy. RichmosO, Va , Dec. 19. S'lullents of Riohmm.d colieire w ho were dife-atisfied at the election of ' Pr .feasor Btwright as president of the coilega met 4arly this morning ana lianged me yiuti pico- dent-elect in effigy. Cbairroa'.! iJuryerjr, nf t.h faultv. had been directed to rep-: rimand to-day the students who made an unseemly dfc-monetration last vreek overtlie Boatwright ebctioa. jThere is Interne excitement at the collegfc ! ; It was ger-fcrally supposed shat thia was the work of efudents who list-week publi ly demoristrated their dishpproval of ?hi trustees' action in adanping the ouiig rofewor, but they iegueijl a etate-OM-nt to-niht declaring that tbfy knew nothing whatever about the majtter, and utterly condemned the proceeding. thfj advance the theory ih&t ma thing svaa tally done by others to get them into trouble. The faculty werd looking into the matter this evening, but have t &ot decided upon asytourse or iction. i Heavy Suit for Uncollected Taxe. ; SlEMPnis, Tenn.. Ptc. 19. Scajte Comp troiur liar ?is has begun action against ex-County Clerk Quigley and his bonds men to recover 0,000 on hisj bond o jeimbureeahe State for privilege taxes pot collected. There are $3,000,000 cf these uncollected taxes, one-pird of vhich are aTainst the retail liquor deal ers cf this Ftty. The Comptrjoller has - .recently beeri fibng ; t$St against aU iU't se delinouents. but the dp;iler8 organized and brought t euch pressure to bear that yesterday the Comptroller announced that he puld t - of the amduntsdue ifiiWottiement. Other classe of tU3; i oess men are not included inthecom promise. . j ; - Tho Bicycle Tournament, J Philadelphia, Dec . 19. The score: in the six days' bicycle race at paidnight to-hight was; Ashinger 797: Foster 738;; Gannon 6 '.5; The twenty-five riiiie race, fjra puree of $50;between Mattin and Starbuck was won by the former, by half a lap in 1 hour, 11 minutes and 42 seconds. THE INSANE ASYLUM. EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT OF THIS INST1TOTION. Great ImproTements Made and Bene ficial Change fa Treatment of In mates Imperative Need of Fur ther Improvements The V Confederate Monument The Supreme Court fOmciale-Elect - Notified. " ; Messenger Bureau, ) Raleigh, Dec. 19. f The insane asylum here is certainly a well managed institution and the -improvements Jare striking. Your corre spondent, as a frequent visitor, is pre pared to make this statement from per sonal observation. A great deal has been done in the face of inadequate appropri ations. Bui t to accommodate only 24) ,y yeara ago, the building is patients, for now required to accommodate a daily average 'of 307. It is overcrowded. Patients in not a few cases have to sleep in the corridors. Yet in the face of this overcrowding, only 5 per cent, of the pa tients have died during the past two years, and $4 per cent, of those admitted during that' period have been cured of their mental maladies. That this is a fine showing will be apparent when it is Stated that the average rate of mortality in insane asylums in the United Males is per cent, land of recoveries of mind 35 er cent. Two vears aeo there were 300 pitients, of whom 141 were males and io lemaies. uuring me two years ena ing NoVerfiber SOth, last, 84 males and 87 females, total 171, were admitted j while 96 were discharged cured, 20 improved, 3 spnt home under bond, and 4 died, leaving remaining 305. . .- I i Maj.iJonn a moadfoot, president of the board iof directors, says the annual appropriation made in 1880, and on a basis of 2i,5 patients, his been continued. It is o3,5Q'J. It was based on a co3t per patient ofjf 190.91 per annum. But owing to the increas- in number, without any increase in allowance, the cost per pa tient has Been reduced to sisu o . lnis is broiigbi about only by the meat care fui and economical management. This,1 sum most1 cover . focd, clothing, nursmg.l medicine J repairs of buildings :and man chinery, fuel, insurance, etc.,Jand most remarkable economy of maintenance, io comparison with asylums in other States, is shown. During the past two years a new building for females, with wards accomodating seventy-five, and a dining room for 'all the females, has been built It wos tujroed over last August, com pleted, feut the Legislature neglectedLrto make any! provision for furnishing it or for maintaining any more patients, bo the hanusome ana wen pianneu new building ha3 never been occupied. The need for it ia pressing in the extremej Seventy &ve patients could be placed inj it andl that number could be admitted tq the main building from among the large number bf applicants for treatment rhis binding, and other improvements oE the main building, etc., cost f4,5U0 more than the approoriation for this purpose. These improvements include new boilersj etc.. as well as the new equipment ofi tho steam! laundry. II i Tho changes in the psrsonneii or the asylum start nave Deea very numerous. Dr2 Wood, whose ability as a; Eupenn- tendeat was marked during his six years of srvicel resigned last spring, !Dr. T,. Kirbvi succeeds him. Ur, ;W, Cobb, cian, ' JrJ, resigned as assistant phyei Drt Francis T. Fuller, fori thirty- eight vears an aamiraoiet nrsc assistant man AtA Tra 7 A "Fnisrtn AnH! K. S. McGeachv. fill the vacancies canned bv Dr. Fuller's death and Dr.? Cobb'sj resignation. Thev are already Showing, not orilv amituda for their work, buti devotion to it. The board of dir. c ors declare that the asylum was never better. managed than at present, lorsixyears be fore ha became superintendent Ur.Jiirby was a member of the executive I commit A tee of thH board tf directors and all the! knowledge thus acquired has baen added! to his Well known skill as a physician. The directors mo3t earnestly iirge the rerislature to make such provisions fori tho care Qf the criminal insane that they mav be senerated from the good charac- tpr natients: in other words, " that the; eruiltv mav not be mixed with the inno cent, as is now the case. It is held to be a 6in against society to thus mix the evil with the 4rood. What ia needed is I a spnarate buildine facing awaf from the! other buildine. There are now. Ifive on ix criminal insane. . These far as inosisible in one ward. ire kept as Dr. Kirjby. speaking of the nelw build ing for females, to which reference isj made abojve, siys that it was authorized: in 1893 b$ the legislature, whicn appro nriated for it tl4.500. It was malt ecoH nomicallv and the contractor lost heavily Its real cost was $16,880. It would havd been of ereat service, but for the unfor tunatfi nviersieht of the Lesrlature in not makiner aln appropriation to furnish it In the way of other work done, thiee, boilers', each of seyentjr-fiva horse po ver have been put in, a fifty horse power en frine aWd fan for ventilation,' all costing t tool The e ectric lieht plant, after tu.n faiturea bv contracting companief j is in operation and a great success. Itj cost 14,076, and gives 300 lights brighJj yet Sole, ine special appropria,vn-" this i ws 1(3.000. The launory equipment, of tht bpat pattern, cosif 2,9U0 Tfce improvements pf the grounds ro notpwnrt.hv. The tree3 have been e, imrr,pd land much aradins and repairs! uf roadways done, all by trie maie mfmnto I The latter have also dug 2.000 yards of sewer trinchee, and haye also" done a geac peai or wont u iuo ibj and garden. This work, while extremely beneficial to the patients and greatly reL ished byj them, effects a considerably a diirinsr the vear. and is a factor iri tka tubtion of the per capjt cost tl oniV 4681 eenta car day, which ia less than eve before in the nUtcr of the asy lum. : l If the iLeirislature will equip the ne buildinsr the sum reouired will be $3 500, To provide for the seventy five more patients who can tnen do aamuieu wm co3t, including the 307 now inj the asy lum, 63,245, the daily average of in mates being then 383. Dr. Kirby urgea that some arrange ments be made to give the patits more pxercise. So far there are very few accidents: The patients are, as a rule well behaved. Accidents are' no more frtquentltnan' under the oJ4 plan of Tef Btraint, locks and bars, now happiljf abandoned. Your correspondent is auie to make the statement that nnder the new system not a .tenth part of the medi cine used ten years ago is new n8e4l The patientf are far happier and mors contented. Judicious open air exercise has wrought the change. There ia ar other change in system. The beat of the male and female patients now dance eV0( h I in the new congregate dming- rnnmj This haa a, dutinctly beneficial fheye is quite a pressure for the admia tlon f epileptic insane. Nearly aU those or-c, ,-T,o5ah!. To admit therfl all would rmnd nit the curable insane, A fw exnisvnd, Ol the more uupci w ucwra, havePieen takefl and Bent back home Tbeetdne far t-ie Btsw wjwouci. monument will be eftip here next Monday from Mt. Airy. Captf John White, whose r death a Washington night before last was ported yesterday, was at one Ue corft- ' . I --.-- i vance. Mr. James Maglenn was the engineer. . i ! j : , ' j r; j iProfessor Massey of -the experiment farm tells me he has finished planting 2 ),CO0 flower bulbs sent here! by Peter Henderson, of Philadelphia. Five thou sand of these are cf the whltej lily. The show of flowers next season at the farm will ba very Gn9. Ill The Supreme court has taken a recess until December 27th, when it will be in session a day or two, filing opinions. About forty opinions yet remain to be filed and it is eaid that not over six bf thse will go over until next trm under advisari. In other words, there never were so few cases continued from one term to another. As yet there is no de cision in the much talked : of building and loan association case, in j which the Old Dominion Building and Loan com rjany of Richmond is involved. If the jd8tice3 can agree the opinion will jbe tiled in this case. j Mr. Lse A. Demon, assistant observer at the weather station at Albany, N. Y., is visiting his father, Capt. C. B. Denscn, here. ; i: - . j j There was no end of surmise and talk abjut the rumor in this morning's papers that tbe seaboard Air-Liine railway bad been bousht by tho SouthnVw presidenfA.. B. Andrews, of the latter Bystem, was not in his office to-day, peing at Washington. His chief clerk, Mr. Miller, said he knew nothing of the jnews beyond what he had eeen in the (papers to! day. He confessed his ur jprie at it, aud could not say whether it jwas true or untrue. Many persons tere expressed a belief -that scne thing was up. Some have bad an idea that the Baltimore and Ohio might buy lithe jSouthernj There is a general desire to see the Baltimore and Ohio come south ward j - Yesterday the Secretary of State noti fied the G jvernor of the election o the following justices, judges and solicitors: Supreme court justices, Faircloth, Clark, Furches I and Montgomery ; Superior court julges, E. W. Timberlake, W. 8, O'B. Kobins m, A.. A. Coble, H G. Starbuck, L L. Green, W. L. Nor wood ; I solicitors,! W. J. Leary, Jr., W. E. Daniel, J. E. Woodard, E. W. Pou, Wi. P. ; Byi.um, Jr., M. C. Rich ardson, N. Ai McLean, J. Q. Holtorr; M. L. Mott, J. F. Spainbour, J. L. Webb, fQ A. Jones, i ' f Private Secretary Telfair has wjritten a letter! to each of these t fficer-jfk,ct, saying: J'Your election to e ffice has been certified to according to law and am instructed by the Governor to inform you that your commission to eaidtoffice will be jissueid to you on receipt of the usual fee and seal tax." f Counsel f or C. M. Bernard, epeaking of the fact that Woodard would niot ao cept the certificate, said Bernard ould not accept a commission, as that would run for only two years, while ne was elected for four, but that he woulq keep the case in the courts, where his remedy lie1. One way suggested out of the difn culty is that some one be nominally ap pointed to the position of solicitor p. the Third district, and that then Bernard in stitute quo warranto proceedings against such appointee. - ' j COMM1ECIAL NEWS. Stocks and Bonds in New York-f-The Grain and Provision markets l of Chicago. . I New Yob2, Dec. 19. Speculation at the Stock Exchange to-day wa3 quiet and the tendencyjof prices, except in a few instancds, was downward. Chicago Gas and Consolidated Gaswere in demand, the former rising l per cent, to 7 and the latter 4J to 113$. Subsequently, Chicago Gas reacted to 71i, but Consoli dated left off at the top figure. Chicago Gas waa bought on the semi-official state? ment that the regul ir dividend will be declared and Consolidated Gas on rumors that the! East River company had passed into thelhands of the latter company. Tha seciiritiej of the Eist River Gasicom pany weire also in bharp demand, a4dthe commorl closed at 34 bid, against 3pi at sales yesterday. This stock is rot dealt in at thei board. Sugar was a weals spot and fell 'under moderately heavy (sales from 91 to 89J. The reduc tion iri the price of granulated of l-16a per pound, and ffears of adverse legislation by the Senate account jf or the weakness of this stock. Distiller were heavy, selling down' to 8 on the publication of the official Circu lar, which clearly shows that an assess ment cannot be avoided. The railway list lacked support and the Grangers lo t i to i per cent. The selling was most pronounced in the case of the St. Pau'. On rumors of a reduct onirithediv dend on Jersey Central, that stcclk sold iown to 93J. Reading touched I2i, the lowest point for a long time, j Speculation closed barely steady with prices any where from i to 1 per cent Jowerjthan yesterday's finals. Sugar land" Jersey Central j scored the greatest losse. In the inactive stocks cordage conimon sold dovtn f per cent, to T,i the preferred 1 to 13 guaranteed i to 23 and Ameri can Tobacco 3 to 94 to 96. The fbond m - rket jwas weak. Sales of listed stocks aggregated 101,000 shares; unlisted, 63,000. J ; ' Chicago, Dec. 19 Buying of wheat by NewlYork during the last thirty or forty-five minutes of to-day's session was the! only event of note in tolday's trade inj that market. Previous toj that timji a range of fc was wide enough to accommodate the business. Noi wa the news, anything more than of the ordinary routine. Cash wheat was dull and easy, the nominal closing toeing quotably tjrmer wjth the futures. I Corn f was influenced by the J mild, weather! and by tlie receipts whicli ran over the-' estimate to day, with a fiirther increase in the arrivals promised for to morrow. The final improvement in wheat worked a partial interest in corn, but the jelose was still under ytsterdav. Withdrawals fiom stOFe were 1 9,79$ bushels S and I26.9i3 bushela "cleared ' at the Feaboard. Cash corn was fc ower, Oats CCCllnfld fractionally withi corn and rallied latr with wrv ovnu. prominent commission houses (were active sellers at one and the eamei time early in! the day, but the demand 's't med of 8tiih,cient proportions to aDsoip tae offerings and po prevent much of ft loss to prices, uracil uau pio iff jiuui vc mand, except for choice grades. Prices averaged t to to lower. Packers were unanimous as sellers of product to-day, and shorts -were enabled to cover without aimcuiiytior inac rea- At 1 k Zm. son. ine ineorjr inat nuga wuwu in crease in number at the yards after the holidavs found many supporters.! Ihe situation being weak and the hogf mar ket lower to-day were depressmg condi tions. " At the close January pork was 74c under yesterday and January lard and ribt each 5c lower. - 1 Thrown From Ber Bogey and Killed, Atjousta, Ga., Dec. J9. Wbiiel Mrs! R. I. Arrington, of Matthews, Jefferson county ,1 was returning home last f after noon in a buggy from a visit to 4 sick nflichbor. her horse ran away and jthrew Ler against a tree, killing her. She was the moiner oi iw ci Augua reuuis merchants. Spend the Holidays at AeneTiJle. Washington, Dec. 19. Vice none Sfevantmn left Washington Presi at 11 o'clock to-night for Asheville, N. p., to the holidavs there with his family The condition of his invalid daughter remains unchanged, but Mr. Stevenson bxpeftBhe will soon be strong enough to pe ta&en tovne nuiuer vuumkvi mander of : the blockaderrunner Ad -1 - . -"'!-----' , -- - VIGOROUS OPPOSITION OP SENATOR TURPIB TO TBE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL. Senator Alien Wants an Inquiry Into Alabama's Form of Government The Sblloh Park Bill Passed i Various Arguments on tbe Carlisle Bill Notices of Amendments, In cluding Bland's Silver Bill. SENATE. . Washington, Dec. 19. The debate on the Nicaraguan Canal bill was continued to-day, occupying oyer four hours. The attack on the bill, which was opened by Senator Turpie on Monday and continued on Tuesday, was concluded by him to day, when he offered a substitute for the bill, providing for a board-of three 'civil engineers to makej a survey and esti mate, declaring that that was as . far a? - - 111 should; go at this session. Some of hia strictures and censures on the bill were resented by Senator Mor" gan. Senator. Turpie argued that the reaon why the work was not to be con structed and paid for in sections was that the first section (construction of the harbor at Grey town and of the two miles sea channel in it) wc uld cost over one-fourth of the ) $70,000,000, and that as so jn as that section was. undertaken the bubble would burst and the scheme would be abandoned. Speeches in support of the bill were made by Senators, Cullom and Perkins. No action was reached on the bill. Previous to the opening of the debate on the Nicaraguan bill Senator Allen, Populist, of Nebraska, offered a resolu-j tion for the appointment of a select com mittee to inquire as to whether the State of Alabama has a Republican form of Government and as to the conduct of the recent election in that State. The resolution went ojver, Senator Allen statj log that he would address the Senate upon it after the i holiday recess. . . j A joint resolution to levive the crrade of lieutenant general of the United States army was introduced by Senator Hawley, and was referred to the Com mittee on Military affairs. The House bill to establish a National military park at the battlefield of Shiloh, in the State of Tennessee, waa taken from the calendar and passed. The Senate Adjourned at the conclu sion ot the JNicaragUan debate without transacting any Other business. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . Discussion on the Carlisle Currency bill was begun promptly to-day after dis posing or we routine business ol the mornirg. j j The speakers to day were Mersrs. John son, Republican, of Indiana: Warner, Democrat, of New YorK, and Ellis, Democrat, of Kentucky, all members of the Committee bn Banking and Cur rency. Mr. Warner advocated tbe passage of tbe bill because of the proposed ..reha bilitation of State banks, and because of the fact that it took tbe Government out of the business of issuing currency. j Mr. Johnson opposed it because he believed it vicious and - because of the indecent haste that was exhibited in presenting it to the House. " -v I Mr. Ellis' oppciition was largely based upon the fact that the bill provided for a reorganization! and extension of the National banking system, when every State acd National convention of the Democratic party for yews had de clared against it, and this at a time when the necessity for their Fervices as fiscal agents, if it ever existed, had absolutely passed. i Mr. Bland gave notice that he would move to amend tby substituting for the b 11 his free coinage of silver and coin note scheme. j i Mr, Berry gave notice that he would, with the proper time, move an amend ment to the bill authorizing the redemp tion of note3 issued under the bill, in gold and silver .of equal amounts, and providing for the; coinage ofj silver to meet these payments. I I The House adjourned at 5:20 o'clock to meet at 11 o'clock tormorrow, - At 3 o'clock the debate on ! the Cur. rency bill will be suspended and the ceremonies of unveiling the statutes of Webster and Stark, presented by the State of New Hampshire, will be en- teied upon. I I The Sun's Cotton Keview. New York, Dec. 19 The Sun's cot ton review j says'- Cotton advanced 6 points,;then reacted and closed 3 points higher for the day and steady, with sales of 106,200 bales.' New Orleans advanced 5 points and then lost 3 of this. Spot cotton here was dull and unchanged, Memphis and Savannah declined l-16c. New Orleans sold 6,000 bales and Mem phis 2,000. Liverpool declined i point, but recovered this and advanced i to 1 point, closing very steady with spot sales of 1,000 bales at the changed prices and 2,000 additional last night. In Manches-, ter yarns were dtjll, cloths quiet. Port receipts were 47,359 bales, against 55,886 this day last week, and 47.062 last ywr; thus far this week, 233 611, against 223, 780 for the same time last week. Mem phi receive 4Q33 bales 8,3a2 this day last week iand 2,928 last year; Houston 10,914, against 8,704 this day last week and 6,257 lat.t ye.ar. New Orleans receipts to morrow are estimated at 14, 000 to 15,000 bales, against 11,075 on the am 4ay lae we k and 11,89.3, last year. T- e' pelni weekly '"interior receipts re ported by New; Orleans weie 120.000 bales against 127,000 for the same timh list week, 36,000 last year and 98,000 in 18il. Augusta j received 1,474 bales; against 1,117 this; day last week and 91 fast year; St. Louis 1,771, against 9,101 this day lat we&k and '2;l3. last year, ijoustonl shipped to-day 16,4 746 bales; Memphis 5,935,- and St. Louis 3,286. January I delivery 11 Ka iaanvl nn the 28th of New York warehouse is now 78.000 bales, nonces December. The stock of cotton against 163,0J0, 295,000, 2T0.0OO and 61, 000 the previous four years. The Liver pool -news was j more bmiisn than nas been expected, and the- result of the large auction sale of cotton goods, about 27.000 packages, was regarded as fairly satisfactory, inasmuch as much - interest was displayed in the sale, and prices were 5 to 15c lower than the regular market rates, a decline which many had expected. -There: was some local buying. and tbe market still shows certain iBtup bornnesa, whatever may" be' 'said against it by tbe generality or Kew xorK opera, tors. I - ' -.- ' i - A Considerate Assassin. -f Lynchburg, Va., Dec 19. William Wimbusb: shot and killed Tom Tate in Bedford county last nght and made his escape. The two negroes quarreled pver a colored girl, and Wimbuah laid in wait for Tate and shot him through the head. He then took the body and car ried it to the murdered man's home and laid it in the yard, after which he fled and has not yet been heard from. The Tate family seems to be unfortunate, as the father wt& shot and killed while as saulting ft wbite man named Brksd&le some time aga. - . - - Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 19. H, S. Mack & Co., wealthy. wholesale cloth iers, were closed late this afternoon by mortgages on paper aggregating over 90,0W. ; STATE FINANCES. Their Satisfactory Condition Com i pletlon of Inspection of Books of Treasurer and Auditor An no . " . ally IncreasinicjSnrpltu. - i ISpeclaltotlieMegaenger ; j Raleigh, Dec. 19. The Legislative joint committee to day completed its in spection of the books of the State Treas urer and the State Auditor. The state ment of receipts and disbursements is: For 1893, receipts of public fund, $1,491. 487 and of educational fund, 59,656; disbursements of public fund, $1,284,024 and of educational fund, $26,909, For 1894, receipts of "public fund, $1,446,988 and of educational fund, $51,822,both in cluding surplus from the year previous; disbursements of public fund, $1,143,749 and of educational fund, $43,734; bal ance December 1st last public fund, $303,239: educational fund, $8,C87. i The committee recommends that the annually increasing balance, now a sur PU3, be used in retiring the State "4 per dents and that the Legislature convert it into a Binking fund. ; This year an apportionment of $36,084 was made by the State board of educa tion among the various counties. J State Treasurer Tate is highly compli mented by the committee. He haa ac cumlated and covered into the State Treasury $6,371, clear profit. Fees paid in by the Secretary of State aggregate nearly enough to pay all sala ries of the Executive and Judicial Departments, including the railway commission and the stationery account. THE PRESIDENT IN LUCK. Having Ulne Sport Among the Ducks ' To Go Ueer Drivine Pro gramme of the Reception f-r Saturday. : Georgetown, S. C, Dec. 19. This has been an ideal day for duck-shooting. me morning dawned with a brhk wind from the north, and the sky was over cast with leaden clouds, while the tem pera' ure was. not very far above the freezing point. The President, Capt. Evans and. Mr. Jefferson were up be times and were away for the stands in the marsh before the eastern skies were turning grey. They had a fine day's sport, as the result of the shooting showed up on their return to the Wis taria at 4 o'clock this afternoon. They bagged in all sixty large English ducks, more than half of which were brought down by the President's gun. Commander Mackenzie and Dr. O'Reilly did not attend the hunt to day, but came up to the city in the Govern ment launch Waccamaw. They paid a short visit to the Hon. W. D. Morgan, chairman of the reception committee of the Palmetto club, and among other things said that the President was really enjoying himself hugely, was in excel lent spirits and was beginning to feel the beneficial results from his rest and sport ing. When reference was made to the pro gramme arranged by the reception com mittee, Gemrmmder Mackenzie said that he thought tbe President did not wish, to have more than a public reception lasting about an hour. The chairman, however, submitted for the President's approval the full programme, as arranged by the commissioner,' and received a letter from the President expressing bis cordial ap proval of the entire programme, which will be carried but as follows: ;The light tender Wistaria, with the Presidential party on board, will arrive in the city at 2 o'clock p. m., on Satur day, landing at the South Carolina Steamboat company's wharf. The com mittee will be in waiting with carriages, and the party will be taken at once to thp old historic Winyah Indigo society hall, when a public reception will be ex tended the President. The reception will last till about 3 o'clcck. Immediately thereafter the President and party will be served with a light luncheon tendered by the Palmetto club. At 3:45 o'clock the party will be escorted to the George town and Western depot, from which place the special train to which tbe private oar, Wildwood, will be attached, will leave promptly at 4 o'clock. The ladies of the city are all actively engaged in the preparation of tbe deeora tions, and as the little city never doea things by halves, she will on this day present a typical holiday appearance. The committee will see that the Presi dent is accorded such a royal reception as tbe greatest statesman of the country deserves. Every citizen of tbe city feels honored by the President's presence here and the members of the Palmetto club, especially, are proud that they have the distinguished honor of entertaining so noted a dignitary. . The Presidential party will be taken on a deer drive by the members of the An. nandale club to-morrow in the Friend field woods, and the President will be given a chance to bag a fine buck. THE SE ABO AED AIR LINE. J Rumors of its Sale to. the Southern Railway Denied by President Hoffman. Baltimore, Md.,Dec. 19.. The JSa ufacturez& icojij saya that it ia au thorized by Mr. R. C. Hoffman president of the Seaboard Air Line, to positively state that there is no truth whatever inthe reports that have been circulated to the effect that the Southern Railway oompany had absorbed or would absorb the Seaboard, system. Mr. Hoff man gays that such a proposition has not even been broached to his company, and that theonly recent conference he has had with the Southern officials was about cotton rates, when President Spencer qf the Southern was in Balti more a few wepas gq. Columbia, S. C, Dec. 19. Inresnqne to an inquiry by wire. President Childs of the Columbia, Newberry an4 Laurens railroad, fcxiay received f ne iouowing telegraphic response irom rretsiutui xv. r,. Hoffman, of the Seaboard Air Line system, relating to the alleged sale of his road to tne soutnein system: "No sir. it is not true. It is manufac tured out of the wqle glott! . Nev? York, Dec. 19. President Sam- nel Spencer, of. the Southern Kailway company, to-day denied tbe report that the Southern itauway company was about to absorb the Seaboard Air Line into its system, HigljesT of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Guv" Report OPPOSED TO CLOTURE. THE SENATE COMMITTEE! WILL REPORT NO CHANGE. Correspondence on Hawaiian Blatters Laid Before the Senate Japanese i Treaty Favorably Reportea to tne Senate Bills lor Ma rine Hospital and Sub- j Treasury at j 8 a van- j nah Introduced In j the House. - ! Washington, Dec. 19. The Secretary of the Navy to-dsy sent to the Senate in answer to Senator Lodge's resolution; copies of the correspondence between the Nayy Department and Reai- Admiral Walker relative to the Hawaiian republ UC. . j" ' j ( - : . This correspondence includes the in structions iasued March 27th for the ad miral's guidance. His attention was called to documents already sent to Cori gre3s showing the ttitude and policy of the United States,iand instructed! him consult freely with! Minister Willis.giving due weight to the 'Minister's knowledge and opinion of theactual employment pf the military forces!under his command. It was specifically noted that the ad miral's purpose would be the protection of the lives and nrnriArtir rt Yme;,r.J.n - r v v . iiictittu citizens, and he was advised,! inj case iof civil war in tho fclanin tn j moral or physical, to any of J the parties engaged therein, but to keep steadily iin view that it was his duty to i protect the lives and property of all such citizens (of the United States as should not by their parncipation in such civil Commotions, subject themselves to local laws and thus perfect their right in that regard to the protection of the American flag. j ; He was also instructed that if at any time he observed any foreign interfer ence in the political affairs of tho Ha waiian islands he should report the same to tbe Department. T j . The admiral in his report notes the apparent absence of personal animosity between the Royalists and the supporters of the Provisional Goyernment. As a rule, the English are Royalists. In his opinion the American naval force at Honolulu needed strengthening, land although he anticipated no serious! dis turbances, he thought that should they occur he ought to have a controlling force, stronger than that of .any other foreign power and equal to any twjo of them combined. Every onej including the foreigners of all classes, look toj' tbe United States to take a leading part land be responsible for the preservation of life and property. In this particular he notf s that "At the time we are equaled in: strength by the English knd exceeded by the Japanese." ;j The failure of; the Senate Committee on Rules to take any action at its meet ing this morning on the many proposi tions before it looking to a change on the rules now governing the ! Senate is accepted by Senators as a bositive indi cation that rothicg will be done in this matter during the present Congress. All the members were present.! The whole subject was canvassed in a pleasant iand informal way, j Senators Harris and Blackburn stating that they wanted to bring about a change, but admitting the apparent impossibility of their so doing. Both these Spnatnts fatnr rlnmm Tu - - : vav W W. Republican, however, are opposed! to any I ayuon at tnis time ; and ! in this view of the inpxnfdinw n.t ra. porting any of the amendments referred U it. . ? . f iu mem, wiey are lemiorcea oy Senator Gorman, vho makra a mainritv v,r comxittee. At tbmeeting today Senate r Gorman said nothing to indicate that he naa aiterea nis position on tne subject of cloture, a position adverse to such a rule which he haa nlwavn AerJnraA. KntV.1 in committee and on the floor of the Senate. Although nothing was done to-day it is probable that thri mmmitiva roil I - v VV W the suggestion of Senator Aldrich I and meet during the re?ess after the ad journment of this Congress and prepare such changes as may be deemed advisa ble and reportlto the ooeninz session II of the Fifty fourth Congress, i I M The Senate flnmrnihtaA nn Kairol! af fairs to-day decided to report favorably iub um aumorizmg tne rresiaent to re appoint John Clyde Sullivan as a pay master in the navv. with t.hn rol&ti rank of lieutenant-commander j The committee vindicates Sullivan and as serts that there is no - truth in the charge of embezzlement nnon whirh ha w&q dismissed from the service about a year agO. j ; I In executive session this afternoon the Japanese , treaty was favorably reported by benaor Morgan. He said that he could not call it up for action until there was a ful Senate, which probably means that then will be no vote on it until after tne holiday recess. There appears to be no opposition to the ratification of the treaty.. -i II II Mr I Lester, of Georgia introduced into the House to-day a bill sppropriat- inir Slfill (lOO Fni tha aotehltiitifnani it s marine hospital at Savannah, Ga., The 1 1 . i . i wu uuaiuoi uouHH site (i w ue usea lor the , hospital. He Introduced another bill appropriating $5,000 for the establish ment of a sub treasury at Savannah, Ga. Work Suspended oq New Orleans ll ' Levee. New Qrusans Dec. 19. To-day the trade of the port, as far as work j on the levee front is concerned, is at an abso lute standstill. The stevedors, gave formal notice some days ago that they would, on and after the 19th Lost,, only pay wgges q a reaucea rate- xne re- 25 d taction ment a'cut of perhaps SO to per cent, to wage earners. The steve dores meanwhile perfected:, their plans for an unlimited supply-" negro labor, provided that the whites refused to accept the cut, which it was expected that tbey would do. The stevedores, having a possible fear of trouble, ap plied to the mayor and Governor -for adequate protection. This morning, however, no men of ccloor were willing t work. The white men, reading the different notices in the papers, did not apply for work, while the negroes jdid not show up at an, Decreased Railway Earnings. Baltimore, Dec, 19. The board of directors of the Baltimore and Ohio rail way to-day re-elected Charles F. Mayer president of tb company for the seventh consecutive term. The statement! of earnings and expenses for November shows a net decrease of $5,331. For the five months of the current fiscal year the net earnings were $551,93,3 less than the corresponding period of ihe last fiscal yejv-Tv;"'-"7:l...i.- . -j -: I I ' ' i m The Busiest Store in Town - JOHNSON 13 RAPIDLY GOING, AND EVERYBODY IS DELIGHTED - ' , . : I i - il' . li ' CHASES MADE New Holiday Goods TABLE LINENS in new and beautiful Patterns. An exquisite line of HANDKERCHIEFS, j New Patterns in STAMPED LINENS for Embroidery. HEMIN WAY'S EMBROIDERY SILKS. I A nice line of CLOAKS received by i - - - : OPEN : I t 1 MARKET STREET! Christmas Novelties in Brass Beautiful Carving Scissors in Cases. Pocket Knives. OWEN F. Opposite C53E3E3F2.3C A. DAVID & COMPANY. WE ARE BUSY, rjlHE REASON IS VERY PLAIN;; Goods, and sell them at lowest possible prices. We carry an elegant assort ment of ." " Men's, Boys! Suits and AND CAN ACCOMMODATE THE MORE PROSPEROUS Children's Suits COME AND TAKE YOUR PICK. 4. Men's White Merino Men's Grey Merino Heavy Bibbed, $1.00. - - .... - Ml - BEFORE "iOU Front and Princess Sts. Gbrlstmas : Presents, WHOLl 8TOBX TVhU OF GOOP, GHXAF and oaeral Christmas Presents for Children, largo and small, old and joong. - - j Presents for Every bodyj; ' " -, ' . - il - Fine presents for young Ladies and 6entl men. Uaiicg tbe Holidays, onr ator, wltb electric Ughu, will be open late ererv eveningji Fleaae call early and make your aeltctlon at i HEiriSBERCER'S U71 BOOg A3HD MUSIC 8TOH8. . !i Good TMnas tor CHrlstmas. JpiSE CABDIZS, DRIID AND GKgKK Frolt,Hat and Cnolce ConXectloneriei of all krnda. Gire na a can. vre can tare 70a money. ' " - A. FSAKTOPTJLOR CO, , dec 18 iw m South Front StreeV . IS - & FORE'S. WITH PUR- FROM THEM Just Received. Express at greatly reduced prices. - L - - . EVERY NIGHT. Presents. and Copper. Sets. LOVE & CO. The Orton. JJUNDS AT MUNSON & CO.'S THE Newest Styles aud Shapes of NHCKWEARC White Silk Handkerchiefs, Kid and , Velvt-t Gloves, Silk Umbiellaa. Leather Traveling Bags, Set of Shirts. Handsome Suit, or an Overcoat, all or any, desir able presents for the Holidays. We have also the BircJvProof Pants FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. MUNSON & CO., Mcrctunl Mots and CIolMcrs. "ALWAYS BUSY," WE KEEP AN IMMENSE STOCK OF and Children's ERCOATS i LABORING MAN AS WELL AS HIS BBOTHER. at Si.oo Each. Heavy Weight, 50c. y I - ;- - i j , BUY SEE OURS. & CO i - i Red Rust BAGGING AND TIES, '-y- y . ' -.. -:i h''x; '"'' '1 ; I- fi Cheese, Cakes, Crackefsj y'y- -Hv " -yi y Iji '!vL - Sardines, Salmon, Flour, Bawn, SUGAR, SALT, LARD. Molasse?, 1 v-U v";i 'yr"": :''" y yr,: ' t FOB SALS BT WORTH & WORTH. Oy Proof Oats i i' - i . ' y'4 '- : y ' ''-
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 20, 1894, edition 1
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