0
SSTApLISHED 1867
lELEGBAjPHIC SUMMARY.
in Detroit thi
body of a girl who dies
under suspicious
circumstances is found in
an iiindertaker'tf
morgue, being experi
mented on with a new embalming .fluid
The Standard il company has raised .the
17 cents per barrel in two
days- One hundred expert glass workers
in a, factory at Pittsburg strike The At-
torney General gives the Governor an
opinion on the subject of thenew justices of
the peace not qualifying by April 1st -
Samuel Watts, with general stores at
Auburn, Garner md other points, makes an
v assignment; T ie Supreme court justices
file decisions The inter-State commerce
commission grants temporarily the petition
of the Southern railway to charge less for
long distance than for shorter distance for
- passenger traffic- A bottle' has been
picked up at sea containing a note written
Bhortly before the cruiser lleina Kegente
was lost Justice Jackson, of the Federal
" Supreme court, refuses to express an opinion
on the Income Tax law- The captain of
: the British" steamer Ethelred,, arrived, at
' iioston, confirms the report of his ye3sel
haying been firedj on by a Spanish criiiser.
The Delaware Legislature takes its lOGth
baHot for Senator The conductor and a
Meman" on hesIefhorth'-CUrolina
' railroad are killed in a wreck near Marion.
-Ten thousand counterfeits of the pink
2-cent postage stamp have been seized in th
"' office of the Weils Fargo Express company
Jia Chicago; Assistant Postmaster General
Krr Craig says 'that he received such a
. counterfeit about a month ago and secret
services detectives were .then put to work.
Private Secretary Thurber says the
President has rebeived no communication
of any sort urging an extra session of. Con
gress There is! continued enlistment for
the Cuban service of men in Alabama
and. Louisiana I-Venezuela takes steps to
r show England she will oppose any further
territorial encroachments. Grammar
V school No. :j.2, in New York city, with 1,700
pupils, is closed because there is a case of
measles in the family of the janitor In
the House of 'Commons, Sir Edward Grey,
;jn answer to a query, said that England
could not send a commission to act with the
one appointed by our Government to ex
amine the Nicaragua canal unless desired by
the United States
rcanal was taken
to do so; that in case the
under protection of this
Government England would take care that
her commerce should be accorded as favor
able terms as that of any other nation -Shocks
of earthquake are again felt in Italy,
i-j -Troops have a fight with brigands in
Sardinia Mobile men get the contract for
furnishing castings for, a marine railway
in Nova Scotia, against Northern and En
glish- bidders So far only two men are
known to kirvivejthe explosion in the mine
lat New Whitconj; Wash. At Wheeling,
W. Va., tWo buildings collapse and six per
sons are killed; the debris catches fire; in
pn'e of thejm is a car load of turpentine and
oil, but the fire is cut off fromjit Mrs.
Jefferson jDayis will in Kichmond to day
kttend th4 reinterment of the remains of
fier son Jefferson-i There is much diversity
of opinion' among lawyers as to the effect of
t he decision of the Supreme court on the in
Come tax; some say all lower courts are as
ound hy the decision of theeveriiy divided
urt as if the decision was unanimous;
thers say any circuit court co.uw decide t,ne
aw unconstitutional, which Tj-ould be final
&n lone as the Supreme conrii remaineu
U diyided j-The discovery of the Counterfeit
stamps were made through a man ; in
i 'hicago wiio in answer to an advertisement
bought stamps from tue "Canadian Novelty
! and Supply company" of Hamilton, Ont ;
fmdine thev were counterfeit he turned
I them over to revenue officials,
The C. & Y. V. Foreclcsure Prc-
-(" . f ; ' ce.edirgs. f
I'he examination in the matter of
I - - claims against the Cape Fear arid Yad
kin Valley railway was resumed yester-
day morning at 11 o'clock before Special
Master Eugene S. Martin in. the United
States court room.
f lAmonsr the lawyers preset were the
following: ;
Counsel for the plaintiff bondholders
anl Gen. John Gill, reeiver of the Cape
Fear and' Yadkin Valley railway J udge
Crosa and Col. F. P. Clark, pf Baltimore,
if Judge J. H7 Hudson, of Bannettsville,
fj g, c., Kioaud Hf, Weill, ol vviimmton,
I'fy and the Hon. Geo.;M. Rose' of Fayeti
y -rillo nI. Tomnkins. of Baltimore, ore
of the committee of the bondholders was
present.
. Counsel for thej North State Improve
ment company Messrs. Watson & Bux
ton, of Winston ;'R O. Burton, E-q , of
, Ralergb, and George llountree, Eeq , cf
Wilmington. Mr. J. W. Frie?, of Salem,
.receiver of the korth Stata Improve-
y ment; company, a? present.
( The court began its proceedings y
taking oral and jrecord evidence as to
, the North State Improvement company's
claim of owners jip of certain rolling
HtoiSk atid euuibrxicnt of "the railroad in
the hands of the railrcal companj when
the road went into the hands of Receiver
Gill and now in the possession of the
railroad company. The witnesses exam
ined for this behalf were the following
officials of the Cape Ft ar and Yadkin
Valley Railroad company: General
Manager J V. Fry, Chief Engineer H,
L. Fry, , Secretary Hon. J no. M. Rose,
General Auditor R W. Bidgood, General
Freight and Pasfengtr Agent - W. E.
Ky le." Hie ccniplainant trustees and
bondhpldeis admitted the Improvement
company'a ownership of rolling stock
and equipment with certain reservations
to be agreed upon laier i i tLL hearing.
Te following witnesses wera examined
as to the North Slate Improvement com
pany Vclaim cf. $50,C03 on the graded
.rbadbed between Mt. Airy and the Vir
ginia line, teven miles; It- Percy Gray,
formerly secretary of the improvement
company; W. H. Macfarlaud, formerly
. secretary of the improvement company;
' H.,ti. Fry, chief engineer of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Yalley railway, and
General Manager J. W. Fry, of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway.
i Pending the examination of witnesses
In this connection, the court took a re
cees until 10:30 o'clock this morning.
" . A 'certain physician not a thousands
miles away, says the Washington Even
ing Messenger of the 8th. received the
following letter from a brother in the
profession:
Dear Dock, Ihav apashunt whose phisi
calsinfes shos that the windpipe hov
ulcerated olf and his lung hav dropped
into! his stumick. He" ia unabel to
. swaller, and I fear his stumick is gor.
I hav give him every thing without
effecki, his farther is a wealthy, 'onora
bl and mfluenshal. He is an active
member of the Mefodist church and
God nose I don't want to lose him.
What shall I du? Answer by return
tnals, yours in nede,
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DISASTROUS -FLOODS.
ROANOKE, CAFE PEAR" AND
OTHER RIVERS RAGING.
'" " t ' - -... - ,
Cape Fear Pour Feet Above Danger
Line at Fayetteville and Still
liifiiDK Many Bridges Gone
Raleigh Politics Improve-
" n.ents at Oyfoid Asj- '
lam Senator Butler . j
is Interviewed.
Messesgeb Bcbea'u, )
Raleigh, April 9. i f
There is no fear of farther frost , now.
But the floods are doing far more damage
than frost could have done in this section.
At the weather bureau to-day Mr. VonHer
mann said that the rainfalls were phenom
enal. Most of the rain fell Sunday night.
At Morven 3,17 inches fell, and at Chapel
Hill 4.75 inches. Reports at 8 o'clock this
morning stated that the Roanoke at- Wel
don we s 31.2 feet, or 4 feet above the danger
line,, and rising Tapidly, and report from the
Cape Fear at Fayetteville said it was 42 feet,
or 4 feet above the danger, line, and rising
rapidly. The outlook is for great floods.
Theujekness
Mr. Vonliermann says. -
In this county the loss is heavy. Back
water m Crabtree creek carried aw,ay the
bridge (the highest in the county) at the
county home. Other bridges on Neuse
river and other streams are gone. Lowland
crops are badly hurt. The worst of the
rain was from Chapel Hill northward into
Virginia. No more railway washouts were
reported to-day. A careful watch was kept
last night by railway people. .
The new method of making nominations
here, by the Democrats, is attracting more
attention to the election . than in a long
time. The persons who are nominated at
thg primaries for Mayor, etc., are allowed
delegates at the city convention Friday
night in proportion to the votes they got at
the primaries. It is possible that combina
tions may be formed. It is certain that the
sentiment of the voters, as shown last night
was agairst the present administration. If
combinations are made, and there are ru
mors of them to-day, they can readily be
traced. So to-day politics is the chief topic
of talk.
The new ice factory here is completed.
Its lower story is of brownstone from San
ford ' r i ' -
The city Republicans are very quiet.
There are rumors that they will make des
perate effoits to carry the city and that they
may attempt colonization of voters. j .
" This morning Deputy Sheriff Walters
served the summons in the suit of Elias
Carr against Octavius Coke, Secretary of
State, in the Mortgage bill matter. The
complaint was also served. The-oaseoomes
up before Judge Starbuck April 22nd, in
this county. j
Plans are accepted for a new engine house
here for the hook and ladder truck and
Capital hose wagon. The building will be
of brick, 45 by 60 feet, two stories in height,
with rooms on the second floor for firemen.
Architect Bauer, of this city, has just
completed and sent to the Oxford orphan
asylum plans for extensive and imposing
buildings there. These will greatly enlarge
the capacity of that institution and will
giye it modern advantages. ' s
The crop cards for the first monthly re
port of the agricultural department will be
8nt out next week to the 1,200 correspond
ents. I '
There is much stir here by reason of the
dropping of veteran employes of the Sea
board Air Line, Yesterday D. T. Bunch,
who had been with the Raleigh and Gaston
railway twenty-nine years;- S. J. Hunter,
twenty years; T. L, Shaw," twenty-three
years; Henry Wilton, thirty years, and
Albert Johnson oyer fifty years, were
dropped. The dropping pf, Mr. James
Maglenn and of Mr. Dan Hutcbings has also
caused much feeling locally. The Seaboard
has in past years had great strength in its
attachment for its employes and in their de
votion to it. An afternoon paper here most
pointedly holds urVice President St. John
a3 the man who is making these changes,
and he is attacked right and left.
It is alleged that the tax on druggists
under the new revenue act will amount to 6
percent. j,
Mr. Scales, of Statesvillemember of the
Democratic State committee; Editor Erwin,
of the Morganton Herald, and Col. S. McD.
Tate were among the callers at the Execu
tive Office to day. "
Capt Claude B. Denson, of this city, will
go to Wilmington next Saturday to see the
widow of Gen Whiting in regard to secur
ing material for the address he is to deliver
in this city May 10th on that officer's life
and service. He hopes that some of the
veterans of Fort Fisher will come here May
10th. They will be heartily welcomed.
Governor Carr makes requisition on the
Governor of South Carolina for Kuge Eas
terling and Henry Easterling, who are
wanted for larceny in Richmond county.
The Governor has notice that Cicero and
Tom Eskridge are in jail at Shelby, await
ing requistion from the Governor of South"
Carolina for larceny of clothing.
Mr. Robert L. ;Burkhead to-aay retired
from his clerkship in the Treasury Depart
men. He is the last of the Democrats to go.
Maj. W. H. Martin, Republican, succeeds
him. Mr. Burkhead will be connected
with the North Carolina Abstract -and
Guarantee company, which will have its
office here, and which is now having pre
pared abstracts of all deeds, wills, judg
ments, mortgages, etc. It will require three
or four months to cclaplefe this. Lawyers
and bankers are members of the company.
Ex-Commissioneaof Agriculture Robin
son was here to dayjnd tells me he thinks
the sales of fertilizers will be two-thirds as
large as those made last spring. He says
this is due to the large 'increase in truck
crops, ana it is tor tnese mat most oi ine
fertilizers are now bought.
Much mention has been made as to Mar
ion Butler's position it the United States
Senate. He says now: - "
'lhe fact that my seat is on the Republi
can side has no more significance than if it
were on what is called the Democratic side.
I 'am a Populist and will stand by and for
the people against the evil policies of both
the old parties, till the majority of the peo
ple see the truth and join with us in a fight
for freedom and prosperity. Those who ex
pect the People's party to merge into either
the Democraticor the Republican party are
sadly mistaken. I think the outlook . is
more encouraging, and that we can show
to the people that the gold bugs control both
parties. This done, the patriots in both
who are attached to their old parties "will
leave them and come to us."
Report of Firing on iha Ethelrea
Cog firmed.) -Boston,
April 9. Capt. tBopkins, of the
British steamer Ethelred, ' which arrived
here to-day, savs with regard to his being
overhauled by a Spanish cruiser, that there
is nothing to add to the story cabled at the
time. The Ethelred was off Uape Maysi on
the 2nd, when the Spanish warship, hove in
sight and fired a blank cartridge 3o heave
the Ethelred to. Capt. Hopkins stopped his
engines, wnen tne Spaniard cxrpiea arouna
the Ethelred once, then steamed away.
The first part of her name looked like
'Nenve " Capt. Hopkins filed nis report
with the British consul at Jamaica.
A Grammar Sobool Closed.
New Yobk, April,.9. Gramma? school Ifo.
32, in West Thirty-first street, was closed
this morning by order of the Board of
Health. Seventeen hundred pupils were
shut out and will remain, shat oat of the
school until the health officers raise the em
bargo put upon it. Ine immediate cause oi
all this is a case of measles in the janitor's
family, but back of it looms up the old con
tention between the health department" and
tha board of education concerning the
school janitor's living rooms. The contro
versy has this time been carried before the
Mayor wno nas sioeo wicn ine neaitn de
partment; hence the closing of the school.
A Pitched Battle. .v
Bikmingham, Ala. April 9In a pitched
battle at Little Warrior, -Ala., mining camp
twenty-one miles west of Birmingham, last
night, four . men were shot, one of them
fatally. J ne troaoie grew ous pi a isaae on
the Little Warrior coal mine. : formerly op
erated by Hooper fe Co., but now leased to
Thomas & Bibby. The Thomas party claim
that the Hooper party waylaid in the road
for them and commenced firing before a
word was spoken. i -s..; ,
v - i - i w , m w I 4 . . n . I . . vv w n w h x n v : a d u i t in toati -. i . . : : : r
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
Neglect to , Remoye a Condemned
Building; tbe Cause of a fearful
- DUaster Six Persons Killed
by Collapse of tbe Building
Dancer of a" Terrific
- - - Explosion.
Wheeling, WVa., April 9-A few min
utes past 8 o'clock this morning an accident
occurred- .which threw the city into the
greatest excitement. The five story build,
ings, Nos. 1220 and 1222 Main Btreet, occu
pied by T. T. Hutchisson & Co., wholesale
hardware and saddlery dealers, and W. H.
Chapman & Sons, wholesale painters and
builders' supplies, collaped with a deafening
report, burying ten men beneaUi the ruins.
To add to the horror of the situation the
debris took fire from a natural gas leak and
dense clouds of smoke arising, the efforts of
the Tescuera were greatly impeded. The
greatest damage to life was among the em
ployes to' Hutchisson & Co., -all of whom
were at worsr. At 9 o clock to-night the list
of dead and missing reached six, including
Father F. -H. Parke, vicar general of the
West Virginia diocese, and four wounded.
The Hutchisson building stood on the
corner of Alley 9 and 'Main street, the
Chapman building adjoining. At the hour
mentioned the employes in Hutchisson's
heard an omnious cracking, and without a
a moments warning or giving the unfor
tunate men time to make an eff ortrto escape
stley "wall fello w? wuwith traemheH
crash, carrying wuhf it the entire structures
of both buildings. Only the rear wall re
mained standing. '
-Frank Haller, .Adam Blum and T. T.
Hutchisson were in the rear office arid were
saved by the aid of two men who pried off
the bars of a back window and rescued the
men just before a fall of bricks buried the
room.
The men in the Chapman building fared
somewhat better. Clifton, one of the work
men, noticed the plastering and the wall
separating them from Hutchison's crumb
ling and falling down. He immediately
gave an alarm and not a minute too. soon,
for before the men had reached the doors
bricks and mortar were pelting them in
showers. All got out in time however . -
A general alarm brought tha fire, depart-,
ment promptly to the scene and the work
of rescuing was commenced.! Blinded and
suffocated by the dense smoke, the firemen
worked like Trojans and in abouttwo hours
the first victim was rescued. I It was M. J
DeFord who was comparatively uninjured
while he was lying directly across Benjamin
Pritchard, who was cold in death, and a
medical examination showed; that he -had
beankilled-by being crushed about the chest
No more bodies were found until 6:30 o'clock
this evening, when the body of Father
Parke was taken out of the debris, so horri
bly crushed that the body was scarcely
recognizaoie.
In the meantime the fire had gained so
that the firemen had to give their entire at
tention to subduing it. After twelve hours
hard work they got the flames under con
trol, but it will be morning before the blaze
will be completely extinguished.
Father Parke was walking up the alley
when the deplorable affair occurred. Harry
Cowl, th messenger boywas also killed in
the alley while returning from a call.
A startling rumor was extant this evening
that an explosion was imminent, for stored
in the Chapman building is a carload of
tnrpentine and oil. If the flames reach
this nothing can prevent a most horrible
addition to what is already the most disas
trous accident that has occurred in this city.'
At 7:30 o'clock,: however, 1 Chief Healy
claims to have the blaze cut off from the oil.
The cause of the collapse was the defec
tive construction of the Hutchinsson build
ing, which was condemned two years ago.
and the work of removing neglected. .
THE INCOME TAX LAW.
Great Uncertainty as to Consequences
of the Decision Diversity of Opin
ion as to Effect of the Even
V .Division of the Court.
Washington, April 9. The scope and
effeoof the decision of ;the Supreme court
in the income tax cases, so far as they relate
to the collection of the tax upon incomes,
other than those derived from rents and in
terest on State and municipal bonds, are the
subject of general discussion.' A wide di
versity of opinion exists upon this point
and the various expressions tend to confuse
the average mind. i
Attorney General Olney. for instanee, is
quoted as sayine:: I
"So far as the lower courts are concerned,
the division of the Supreme court is as bind
ing as if the whole court had 1 been unani
mous in its favor,-' I cannot believe that
any judge would grant an injunction to
prevent a collector from collecting
the tax on .incomes from "other sources
than rents or State and municipal bonds in
the face of the Supreme courts action. The
only way I can see by which persons who
object to paying the tax can secure, judicial
action is by their paying the tax under pro
test and entering suit for its recovery."
But there are other lawyers equally
familiar with the practical effectof the de
cisions of the Supreme court, who say that
the action of the court yesterday binds no
judge in respect of the points as to which
tne court is evenly aiviaea not even tne
Circuit court for the Southern district of
New York, in which the cases originated.
"Should a circuit judge hold that the law
was unconstitutional," said an attorney this
afternoon who has bad a large practice in
the Supreme court, "and issuean injunction
against the collection of the tax, which,
however, is rather improbable in view of
the general practice - of the courts, that
would stand as the law for that circuit, be
cause it could not be overturned by a
divided court. T Until there is a full bench,
however, there does not appear to be much
probability of relief from the law." ,
A. Victory for Southern Iron.
Mobiie, Ala., April 9. The Edgar Thomp
son foundry and machine works here have
secured the contract for the castings of the
marine railway to be constructed at Hali
fax, Nova Scotia The bid was the lowest
submitted in competition with foundrymen
elsewhere in the United States and in Eng
land - The material factor in achieving this
succes3 was the fact that Alabama iron is at
least f 1.50 -a ton cheaper than any other
iron in the world, while the quality is of
the highest The contract called for about
100 tons of castings .
Experimenting With a Dead Body.
.- Detroit,, Mich., April 9. The police
yesterday found " the Jeody of a girl by
the name of Myrtle Cook in the morgue
of Undertaker Gibbj. The report is that
the girl died two months ago iri a lying
in hospital on Lincoln avenue. The un
dertaker -coolly explained that he was
keeping tha body simply to test the
merits or a new embalming nmd. He
said that the young man who had paid
him $10 to bury the body had said that
he did not care if the body was used for
experimental purposes. When the under
taker learned that tne police wrre in
vestigating the case he hurriedly buried
the fiody. Tha' woman at the hospital at
first denied that any one had died there.
She afterwards admitted that the girl
h,id died there, but she did riot know
who-the girl was. Or. J. ' D. Seaman,
the attending physician, said that he did
not know and said the hospital keeper
was mistaken in claiming that he brought
the girl there. The cause of the death
was given as phejimonia.
Jt is claimed that $he baljy which was
born at the' hospiil is still living. The
body was exhumed this morning for ex
amination. Dr. Seaman could not be
found to-day, but voluntarily save him
self up to the police this afternoon. He
said that he had treated the girl at dif
ferent times and acknowledged he had
taken the girl to the hospital. He de
clared thatrshe had died from natural
causes, however, and said that he did
not know that the body had been kept
for two months. He claims that he does
not know where the girl came from. He
was not held. j ?r .
. ' jy. - - " '
As baldness makes one look prema
turely old, so a full head of hair gives to
mature life the Appearance pf youth. To
.secure this and prevent the f prmer, Ay
eis Hair Vigor is Confidently recom
mended' Both Jadies -and gentlemen
prefer it J any other dressing,
COUNTERFEIT STAMPS. .
-.. i
TEN THOUSAND TWO-CENTS
SEIZED, IN CaiOAGO.
Deteciirf-8 at Work for the Last
MonthThe President Not" Urged
to Call au Extra Session of
, Congress Southern Men
r Enlisting for Cuban Ser
vice I he Income
Tax Matter.
" Washing ton, April 9. A Chicago morn
ing paper printed this morning an account
of the discovery by secret seryice detectives
of an extensive counterfeiting of the 'pink
2-cent postage stamps. It was stated that a
package containing 10,000 of -these counter
feit stamps had been discovered in the Chi
cago office of the Wells-Fargo express. The
names of the shipper and consignee were
withheld.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Kerr
Craig, who has supervision of the postage
stamps, Baid to-day that about a month ago
he received from a postmaster in the West a
counterfeit 2-cent stamp, and upon examin
ation with a magnifying glass he detected
stamp, ne said, were even and regular, but
the counterfeit'was ragged anL blurred and
the coloring defective. An expett, he added,
could easily tell the good one from the bad.
upon receipt or this stamp, inspectors were
set
to
wors, out wnetner tne pres
ent discovery was the outcome of
tnat investigation be would not 'state, but
it is probable that the counterfeit was one of
the many thousands sent out from Chicago.
Mr. Craig said he thought the story some
what magnified, but in any event it would
not necessitate the recalling of the issue of
2-cent stamps, as postmasters throughout
the country would be warned of the coun
terfeits and be directed to keep a close watch
for the spurious article. Postoffice inspec
tors in the field will be instructed to use
every effort in ferreting out the counter
feiters and the secret seryice detectives will
act in conjunction with them.
Private Secretary Thurber's attention
being called to the statements contained in
a Washington evening paper that the Presi
dent was being flooded with telegrams from
all parts of the country appealing to him to
call an extra session of Congress to repeal
the Income Tax law, states that not a single
telegram, letter or verbal communication
ha been received on the subiect.
Information continues to be received at
Washington of enlistment of men ia Ala
bama aud Louisiana for seryice in Cuba.
This is in violation of the United States laws,
but no information definite enough to jus
tify action seems to have been received by
United States authorities.
- Secretary Carlisle has announced that
hereafter no resignation of any officer,
clerk, or other employe in the Treasury De
partment will be accepted when there is
cause for any delinquency or misconduct.
In all such cases recommendation for the
removal of the off ending, person must be
made, and not simply a recommendation
that the resignation be accepted.
Advices received from Venezuela state
that the Chief Magistrate of the Amacuro
region nas been directed by the Caracas
Ministry to erect a church On the banks of
the Amacuro river, which is to form8 the
nucleus of a new settlement which it is in
tended to establish there. ' This settlement
will be located on the river directly opposite
to that now occupied by the British and is
intended as an intimation that Venezuela
regards that part of the territory as her own,
and that British colonists must not encroach
up it.
Commissioner Miller and the' officials of
the internal revenue bureau were busy all
uay enaeavoring to una out wnere tne in
come tax law as construed by the Supreme
court "left them." As a full copy of the
Supreme court's decision could not be ob
tained, it not having yet been printed, and
as its exact bearing on the present regula
tions could, therefore, not be accurately
determined, no additional instructions to
collectors could be issued to day, but direc
tions to collectors how to proceed will prob
ably be ready for issuance to-morrow. In the
meantime this telegraphic instruc
tions was sent to each of the
sixty-three collectors i of - internal
revenue: "Hold income tax list due April
10th until further orders. Retain possession
of -all returns received.": The tax list
directed to be held refers to the returns
for the previous month in the hands of col
lectors, who, under instructions from
Washington, forward the fist here from his
office on the 10th of each month. These
lists will now have to be revised to conform
to the additional exceptions made by the
Supreme court. .
The Southern Railway Petition -Granted.
. Washington, April 9. The Southern Rail
way has been successful in its application
to the inter-State commerce commission for
authority to charge less for longer than for
shorter distance for the transportation of
passengers between various points of its
lines. The decision of the commission
"granting this request was rendered to-day
ine order oi tne commission is as follows:
"That the nraver of said petition tm and
the same is hereby granted, and 'said South
ern .rcaiiway company is nereby authorized
to charge less for the transportation of pas
sengers for longer than for shorter distances
over tne same line in tne same direction,
the shorter being included within the longer
distance, but only to tne extent and upon
tne conditions xoiiowme:
"1. Such higher rates for shorter distances
shall not in any case exceed the lower rates
for longer distance by more than 5,00,
'2. Such lower rates for longer distances
shall not in anv case be less man those ore
viously published by the Seaboard Air Line
or other competing carriers between the
same points.
" -3. Such lower rates for longer distances
shall not in any case be less than the cost of
tne service rendered.
"This order is hereby declared to be tern
porary and provisional pending further
investigation by the commission, and the
same may be modined or revoxed at any
time and witnout or -witn notice in tne
discretion of the commission
The New Whatcom Mine Disaster.
New Whatcom, Wash., April 9 Few de
tails, except tnose received at the hrst news
of the mine disaster, . are to be had. The
formation of the mine and the story told by
the two survivors,- shows that the breast
where the explosion occurred was a third of
a mile from tne entrance to the mine.
Twenty three men were in the mine and
Kearns and Gellum are the only ones known
to be alive. - -
A Wreckn the W. N O. Road.
Asheville, N C, April 9. Last night an
extra freight on the Southern railway ran
into a slide two miles west of Marion.
Engineer W. E. Lee was caught tinder the
car and instantly killed. Fireman E. L.
Early died a few hours later from his in
juries. A track walker passed the spot a
few-minute s before the freight arrived and
the track was then clear. Nine cars were
wrecked. - -
, Oil on a Boom.
PrrrsBTTRG. April 9. Oil is still on the
boom. This morning the Standard Oil
company announced that it would pay f 1.27
per barrel for the crude article This is!an
advance of 17 cents a barrel in two days.
on tne uu taty Jxcnange tne price: is lo
cents higher, Bales being made at 11.37 per
barrel. . . a .
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The New Miners Quit.
: Pittsbtjbq;, Pa., April 9. Bobbins' mine
at McDonald, which resumed yesterday
with about fifteen men at the 60 per cent,
rate ' is idle to-day. : The strikers were buc
cessful in getting the pew men to quit.
There is no other change in the mining situ
ation. . ' " .; .
Highest of all in levelling
ADCOZMSiZZI C3JDE
THB 1TW JUSTICES.
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4ai Opinion From the Attorney Gen
eral on the Statusor Those
Soft Qualifying toy
" April 1st.
; Special to the Messenger.
Raleigb,-N. CT., April 9. Governor Carr
asked Attorney General Osborne for an
opinion as to , whether,) if the additional
justices of the peace elected by the State
Legislature faijed to qualify on or before
April 1st there were created vacancies which
he had a right to fill. There were 3,600
such justices ejected and the act said they
were to qualify on or before April 1st. Very
few of them have qualified. The Attorney
General says j ere delay ; in qualifying does
not in itself work a forfeiture of office. He
advises that- frhere these legislative ap
pointees have" by their oVn negligence failed
to qualify, it matters not how long after
April 1st, .and still, fail to do so, the Gov
ernor should appoint to fill the office thus
yacant If before his appointees qualify
the legislative appointees qualify the latfer
have the better title, while if the Governor's
appointees qualify first they have the better
title. :J.f the lay in qualifying is not due
to the negligjfence of the legislative ap
pointees -because thev were not notified in
e.toiirjihf Aprillst44henthe Governor
should not appoint. This case has aroused
Very great interest The Attorney GeneraVs
opinion gives tne legislative appointees the
inside track. J. . i 5
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Euprejne Court Decisions.
Special to tne Messenger.
Raleigh, N.: C., April j 9. The Supreme
court filed this?evening the following opin
ions: State vsjHatch from Chatham', no
error; Commissioners of Burham county vs
Tobacco company, revised; Wilson Cotton
Mills Vs Randleman Cotton Mills, from
Randolph, petition of plaintiff to rehear dis
missed. - i
Ate Assignment.
' Special to the Mdsaoser.) -Raleigh,
.April 9 Samuel Watts, of
Auburn, this county, with general stores
there and at Shot well, Garner, Clayton and
other points, assigned to day to E. B. Barbee,
of this city, with liabilities of 111,000, which
assets will cover. He confessed judgements,
amounting to ; $5,200, principally to the
Raleigh National bank and E. B. Barbee.
The! Sun's Cotton Review.
New Yoke, April 9.-4.The Sun's 'cotton
review says: Cotton rose; 4 to 5 points, lost
most of the advance, then1 rallied and closed
firm at a net gain ot 4 to 6 points with sales
pf 113,700 bales. JLiverpool advanced 1 point
for futures and! was unchanged on the spot,
with sales of 18,000 bales. New Orleans ad
vanced 2 to 4 points. The New Orleans re
ceipts to-morrow are estimated at 2,000 bales,
against 9,321 last week and 2,540 last year.
Manchester will not be closed during the
Easter holidays, i Silver advanced id in Lon
don, and ic here: The receipts at the ports
were 26,283 bales, against 11,219 last year.
They are expected to be about 110,000 this
week, against 63,221 last year. Spot prices
in this country were ' generally unchanged,
with a light trade. Mobile advanced l-16c.
Dry goods are firm and the Jaffray sale has
been very favorable. Some cotton goods are
higher.
To-day's features were: 1 he was another
bullish budget. It consisted of an active
and higher Liverpool market, a bullish tone
at Manchester, unfavorable weather advices
from the South, a rise in silver, good buying
orders from Europe and estimated small re
ceipts at JNew urieans to-morrow, ine coutn
sent some buying orders, though it also
sold. Local operators covered shorts and
also went long to some extent. The under
tone was firm. The strength just now is
coming more from Manchester than from
any other place, and Manchester is boomed
up by favorable advices from East India.!
At wood vioiewat uo. saia:. uotton can
not be brought here to liquidate a sale of
contracts nearly as cheaply as the short can
cover himself on the market. We referred
Sesterday to the warehouse stock at New
rleans of 251,000 as representing the larg
est supply at any one point in the United
States, but a valued correspondent there
wires us to-day tnat we are mistaken as to
the amount, saying the New Orleans Ex
change estimated that the I railroads held on
Aprillst, 73,000 bales, alliof which practi
cally is in transit, which, j deducted, would
leave in warehouse an actual stock of about
181 .000. We very much doubt if the cotton
in presses to-day at the United States ports
unsold is 550,000 bales. Another feature of
the 8 pot situation in this; country is that
what remains in tne south is in
the hands of people who are holding
it for higher prices, Dehevmg that puttmg
money into cotton at present figures is as
safe, or safer, than anything else. That the
English spinner must buy, tne large sales at
Liverpool, which were tcrday 1,8,000 bales,
are continually proving. (If in February he
was taking 82,000 bales a week of all kinds,
the . consumption cannot be any smaller
now, and perhaps is a little larger, as trade
conditions there have improved materially,
in conseauence of the rise in silver and in
creased prospects of trade in the East. The
English epinner nas been caught napping,
as it turns out now that the Continent and
America have obtained the largest share of
the cheap cotton, and Great Britain
is the buyer when j tne supply is
dwindling and competition increas
ing : tor wnat remains in this
country. The actual stonk at Liverpool on
March 28th, of all kinds was 1,784,110 bales,
of which 1,653,343 was American. Of the
remainder 49,17b was Egyptian and only
6.998 East- Indian. Is it any wonder that
Manchester and Lancashire must see tnat it
is largely American cotton or nothing? Our
jjiyerpooi correspondents write unaer aate
of March 30th: 'Cotton is held in very
strong hands by people who will not sell at
present prices, and England will have to
get xrom America euu,uuu oaies in me next
hye months, but no matter wnat ner re
quirements, how is 8he to get it?' "
Base Ball.
Nobfolk, April 9. The Bostons, of 'the
National league, and the Norfolks of the
Virginia State League, played a game of
ball here to-day before about 1,000 people
and the Bean Eaters showed the Norfolks
what the came was and how it is to be
played, although for the .first three innings
the locals snns.tne Bean Eaters out. in tne
fourth thev lumped on to Herr unmerci
fully and pounded out six runs. Setley was
substituted and fared httle better. Norfolk
made two runs in the third on two hits and
Whaley's two bagaers. They made one l n
the fifth and three in the ninth on loose
playing on the part of Boston. Boston tried
tnree Pitcners. bnmvan. uoian ana noason.
and all showed up well, Hodson puzzling
the locals ; with his deceptive outcurves.
I Baltimore plays Norfolk to-morrow. The
score was jsonoik e, Boston ia. -
Chicago's Mayor Installed.
Chicago. April 9. George B. Swif t was
installed as Mayor. Much surprise was
evinced when he stated that he had two ap
nomsments to make at once. It is an-
O. D. WetherelL a banter, wno held the
same position under Carter Harrison's ad
ministration. The other appointment was 1
that of Fire Marshal Swenie, who is to suc
ceed himself. .
. Strike of Glass Workers
Pittsbtjbo, April 9. One hundred expert
glass worxers employed at Atterbury s fac
tory struck to-day on account of polishing
machinery used by the firm. The men
claim that the work done hy the machines
is inferior and that the ware damaged is
charged up against their salaries.
Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
OK W
rs?
ENGLAND INTERESTED
IN OUR NICARAGUA CANAL
COMMISSION.
The Subject of Our Appointment of a
Board of Engineer to Examine
the Canal brought Up In tne
House of Commons Retire
ment of Speaker Peele
British Troops to
'- Y Iieave Honduras.
London, April 9 In the House of Com
mons to-day Sir William Harcourt moved a
vote of thanks to the retiring Speaker,
Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peele. The
motion was seconded by A. kJ. Balfour, the
Conservative leader, and supported in sulo
gistic speeches by Joseph Chamberlain and
Justin McCarthy; and the House passed it
by acclamation, v
Sidney Buxton, Under-Colonial secretary,
announced that one-half of the troops in
British Honduras would be withdrawn on
April 30th and the remainder at the end of
July. - - : - -.- ' -
Sir Edward J.'Harland asked whether Sir
Edward Grey Svas aware of the fact that
the United States Government had ap
pointed a committee to examine into the
question of the'Nicaragua'canal and to sur
vey the proposed route of the canal. Would
the British Government, he asked, appoint
a commission to co-operate with that of the
United States. .
Sir Edward replied that he was aware of
the appointment of the United States com
mission, and that the board of inquiry con
sisting of three engineers, had been ordered
to report before Noyember 4th. The British
Government, he said, could not ennaiW h
question of sending any one to act with the
American commission unless thn TTniwi
States desired such co-operation. The British
Government was fullv sensible of t.h OToot
importance of the question, and in the event
of the canal enterprise being undertaken by
Jhe American Government would take care
that British trade and commerce received as
favorable terms as those accorded to other
nations.
Sir Edward Grey, replying to an intern
gation by Sir George Baden-PowelL said
mat me government had received -no pro
posal that they advance money to pay dam
ages awarded to sealers, under the award of
the Pari3 tribunal, pending the settlement
of these claims by the United States.
xiOME, April 9 Shocks of earthquake
were again felt at Reggio di Calabra last
evening, but no damage was done, j
The Government is informed that a severe
fight occurred between the troops and a
band of brigands in Sardinia yesterday.
Two of the brigands were killed and several
were wounded and a number of others
were captured. -
The latest results of pharmaceutical
science and the best modern appliances
are availed of in compounding Ayer's
Sarparilla. Hence, though half a! cent
ury in existence as a medicine, it is fully
abreast of the age in all that eroes to
make the standard blood purifier, j '
jpacis! notices.
'"PATTERNS. HAVIVG OBTAINED! THE
JL - Agency for the Baziar Glve Fittini Pattarn
all tns latest styles at 15c eacn We iavite oor
pa- ron and orftf rs to examine our stock j 6 KO.
uaa K'S Music House, 122 Market St- ap 7
SPLEMDID OPPOKTOMTV POK ATOINT
ment of young men in the Railway Mail 8pr.
vice ifxamiaatton soonii everv State, i Wrif
f r particulars. National CorreBDondence insti.
tate, Washington, 1. C. i apT
1
JOHN C. STOUT, ARCHITECT AND BUILD
er. Plans, specifications and Estimates fnr-
nlfiaed promptly. Office in room No. 9. third
floor Allen building, Princess street. eep ;
Tn THE SUMMER
YV inOiit is
a &i-l. iuuaiAiu in good order.
Apply, stating terms, to MESSENQEu OFFICE,
ap a iw - - t -
EG3 FOR HATCHING AND THOROUGH
bred Stock for sale. - Few from best Ply
mouth Rock and Warhorse Raines, ,$1 per get
ting. . B P. BAU.BV, 313 Ann street, ma 311m
T AISIN3 5c. ORANGES 20 to 25c. BANANAS
Xi 20c, best Pickles In town iOc ner dozen. Ac
pies 50c per peck, Canned Apples 10c. We are
oavlag a good rnn on oar iein Creamery Bat
ter the beBt obtainable. BROWN WHIT-
TED. mh2S
OEED RICE. SEED RICE FOR SALE TWO
O Hundred Bnshels Nesbet Variety Pare Gold
Seed fit -e. WOKTH & WORTH.
DO 11 10 tf
T7OB RBNT DWELLINGS, 8TORB8,
JO Offices and Balls. FOR SALE
Dwellings, Stores. Vacant Lots and Fac
tor Sites. Cash or .lime Davments.
Kents.Taxea and Insurance attended to DromntlT
Can advanced on improved city property. AppIv
to D. O'CONNOR, Real Xstate Agent, Wilrolng-
tou, n.vi. ieo
TO THB HOUSBKSBPRRS OF WILMING
ton, One of the comforts of a haoov home
is gooa conee ana a; a reasonaDie price, tnis can
be easily attained by as ting your grocery man
for the "Ornle" brand, put up In one pound pack
ages, if he doesn't keep it insiat on his getting It.
ma iu im .
Plantaaenet Gommanderu No.1
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
OIK KNIGHTS REGULAR CONCLAVE THIS
kC7
(Wednesday) evening- at 8 o'clock.
aji sir mngnts are lnvitea to attend.
HL.V.H. JNOBLE,
ap10 It , . Recorder.
Volume 115 Nv G. Reports
-TTTILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY IN A
few days. It wilt be supplied by THE NORTH
CAROLINA BOOK COMPANY, Raleigh, N O., 1
(successors to Alfred Williams & Co) B. 6.
HAKRELL, (surviving partner of Alfred Wil
liams & Co.) Manager. Price $2 00, postage 85
cen's extra Orders may be new sent in and
books mill ba forwarded promptly. ap 10 It
You Can Buy
pROM J. H. HARDIN'S PHARMACY, NEW
Market, Tetlow's Swan Down lOo a box, Mellin's
Food 55c a battle, $6 50 a dozen, best Extract
Vanilla $I.S5 a pint, Barlaam Oil so a bottle, or 8
for 0c, best Cod Liver Oil 25c a pint, Buttermilk
Soap 6c oate, farmer price 10c, 6fe bottles Pain
fii ler reduce d. to 25c. You can find In my store
any articles usually kept in a 11 st class drug
store. '-'f- - ' - ..
PAAS EASTER EGG DYB3, 6 colors for 53.
Hardin's : Pharmacy,
Nil W MARKET.
TELEPHONE 55.
ISTe-w Crop
Muscavado - Molasses.
XITE GUARANTEE NOW ON THE WAY
and due to arrive In a few daya some very
choice new crop Muscavado Molasses in nogs
heads, tierces and barrels. Write as for sample
and price.
6. 6. Govlnoton & Go.
apt i u
Great : Success,
ACCOUNT OV THE GREAT
8UCCHS3
WE HAVE HAD WITH
Oar 25, 50c and $1 Bargain Counters
we have concluded to continue same a few days
longer. Entire change this week.
S. A. SCHLOSS & CO.
2 NORTH FRONT STREET.
, SzcloaiTe Agents for Usby Tine Cut Glaia.
OILY A FEW
-AT THE GREAT
108 MARKET STREET.
This Sale will continue only a few days longer. HIGH GRADE SHOES at a
cacnace. ine entire stock must be sold
xub mieut line OI XjAUUKT UAH UKUH IN
8allei Lewin fc Co., Hand Made Blu
eher Oxford Ties, farmer price 3.50,
now K2.50.
Sailer, Lewln A Co., Hand Made Ox
ford Ties, Pat. Tip, former price $3.23,
now 92.30.
Sailer, Lewin A Co Btaud Made Ox
ford Ties, Common Sense Opera Toe or
Pat. Tip, former price $2.50 now 81.75.
Ladies' Dongola Oxford Ties, tan or
black, former price $1.25 now 8Se :
Ladie' DnsU Oxford Ties, Com
mon Sense, Opera Toe or Pat. Tip, for
mer price 91.25, now 8Se. ',
Ladies' Oxford Ties, Pat. Tip, former
price 81, now 66c.
Xadies' Oxford Ties, Pat. Tip, former
price 75e, now 55e. . - .
Ladles' Opera Slippers 45c. J
Ladles' Iong-ola Strap Sandles, for
mer price 81, now 66e-... v
Ladles' Pat. Vamp Strap Sandles, for
mer price 81, now 75c.
Ladles' Bong-ola Strap Sandles with
Buckle, former price 81.25, now 81. .
' .-' ' I-.'.
Ladies' Pat-Tamp Strap Sandles with
Buckles, former price 81.75, now 81.20.
Ladles' Pat. Vamp Strap Sandles imi
tation Tip, former price ; $1.75, now
81.30. - . ..,.,;- ' '
Ladies' Tan Strap
Sandles, former
price 81.25, now 83c.
An Immense Line of Ladies'
t -
Shoes in All Styles, j:
Ladies' Band Made Xong-ola Button
StaoeSjContmon Sense,Pat. Tip or Opera
JToe, former price j8guiSLnow 82.20.
Ladies' Dong-ola Button Shoes, Com
mon Sense, Pat. Tip, or Opera Toe for
mer price $2.50inow 8lr.87- -
Ladies' Dongola Button Shoes, Com
mon Sense, Pat. -Tip or Opera :
er price 83.00, now 8 f .37. Xiv
&mber thisfSa
Days
108 Market Street.
Our Magnificent Exhibit
-OF
UP-TO-DATE
Is the Talk
XTO SUCH STOCK WAS
mense business we have already done' is
have of our efforts to introduce the
Latest and Most popular Parisian Styles.
All Orders left with us receive
assured. '-
-AND WE CHALLENGE
. ' - . . ; ; I..'
111
OWE IN F.
NEXT TO
HOULTON
Texas n Red
5 WE CARRY A
FIRST-CLASS
' . - : ; t
SEED
SEED
PRICE 5 CENTS.
DAYS MORE
SHOE HOUSE OF -
as I am going out of the Shoe Business
THE CITY.
Ladies' Bongola Button, Shoes, Com.
mon Sense, Pat. Tip or Opera Toe, for
mer price 81.50, now 81.15.
Ladles' Bongola Button Shoes, Com
mon Sense, Pat. Tip or Opera Toe, for
mer price 81.25, now 8Sc.
The Latest Styles in Misses'
and Children's Slippers.
Misses Pat. Vamp Strap Sandles, sixes
11 1-3 to 2, former price 81-25, now 93c.
Same Sixes, 8 1-2 to 11, 85c.
. " " . 5 to 8, 75c. . - '
Misses' Dongrola Strap Sandles, 11 1-2
to 2, former price 81.25, now 93c -
Misses' Pat. Tip Spring Heel Oxford
Ties, former price 8125, now 75c.
Misses'B-ongoIa Pat. Tin Spring- Heel
Button Shoes, former prlfe 82.00, now
81.37.
Misses' Pat. Tip Spring- Heel Button
Shoes, former price 8150, now 81-10.
Misses' Pat. Tip Spring- Heel Button
Shoes; former price 8125, now 83c.
Misses' Pat. Tip Spring- Heel Button
Shoes, former price 81, now 65c.
A Large Line of Men's Shoes.
Men's Hand Sewed French Calf or
Vici Kid, Lace or Conx;ress,former price
85, now 83.60. v'
Men's Hand Sewed, French Calf Shoes
Lace or Congress, all-style toes, former
price $4.00, now 82.75. . .
Men's Hand Sewed Russia C?ir Tan
Shoes, Lace or Button, former price 8l
now 82.75. .
Men's Hand Sewed, French Calf Shoes
Lace or Congress, all style toes, former
price $3.00, no w $2.25.- -
Men's Calf -Shoes, Laee or Congress,
former price $2.50, now 81.75.
...Men's Satin Calf, Lace or Congress,
former price 82.25, now 8163.
Men's 8150 Shoes, now $1.15.
Men's $125 Shoes, now 93c.
is Limited to a Few
Only.
: fllLLlNERY
of The Town.
EVER BEFORE SHOWN HERE, AND THE IM-
evidence
of the appreciation the Ladies
prompt attention, and perfect satisfaction is
ANY COMPETITION.-
'
-St.
CHEAP.
Refrigerators,
Ice Chests. .
"White Mountain" Ice . ,
Cream Freezers.
. . ... . . -
Lawn Mowers,
Wire Screen Cloth,
Poultry Netting, ' -Oil
Cook Stoves.
LOVE & CO.
POSTOFFICE.
EARLY ROSE.
- OATS.
: Rust : Proof.
GENERALfLINE OF
:: GROCERIES.
POTATOES