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WILMINGTON, N.C THURSDAY JANjjjARY 14, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1867. PRICE 5 CENTS. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. I THE STATE. The senatorial fight 4eas resumed yes terday 'with renewed vigors there la eaidr to be a, movement i to bring Dr. Mott forward as. a candidate, and it is Bald Senator Butler is frying to get Speaker Hlleman to consent j to Je a candidate. Eight democrats declare they will not vote for Cy Thompson for senator. j)-There arl about ten of the majority populist caucus who will not vote for jjPrltehard for senator. A bill will be! Introduced in the legislature to divide the state into school districts and appoint a superintendent for each district; this plan has the approval of Superlnterilent Mebane. Auditor Ayer. refuses to pay legislative clerks mileage uiiess the legislature so drders. -vThe bolting populists met last Wtght and decided to reject the proposition of the majority caucus; fifteen of them will vote Tor Pritchaid, caucus or no caucus;1 the majority lucus, when they : heard this sent a committee to the re publicans to find out ! with which branch of the populists they would co-operate. . Butler'f organ again attacks Pritehard.- Th4 grand lodge of Masons . elected officers last j night; ! eight new charters wjerlf issued;, the report on the orphan, asylum is; 'made. E. J. Holmes, ot Ashevllle, attempts to com mit suicide; his condition is critical. DOMESTIC - The senate committee on . foreign re lations takes up, but does not discuss " the BritisKiarbltratlon ? (treaty. The first ballot for United States senator Is taken in the Idaho legislature. Cap tain Taylor of ;the steamer Howard, pmmits suicide on his steamer between Baltimore I and Norfolk. -Major Crosthwailj, of Kentucky, has Just died; he devises!: that the base of his monu ment shall be of silver,, bearing the In scription: j"Free Silver at the Ratio of 16 to l."---Heavy show storms' prevail .throughout the northwest, and a very ".. low temperature to follow is predicted. . Naval Constructor Dashiell goes to Newport News to inspect the supposed defective plates furnished for the Ken tucky and. the Kearsarge.- -The post offlce department will prosecute the ed itor of The Bristol (Tenn.) Courier-for sending through the mails fiis paper containing a- scurrilous attack on another newspaper. The collector of customs; at' Jacksonville is ordered from Washington to refuse clearance to the Dauntless! The grand jury at Key West is investigating the removal of the war munitions from No 'Name key by the tug Arab. In Kentucky a nejrro who outraged and murdered a. negro girl is being guarded to prevent .ly-C-lng by negroes.' Near Boulder, Colo., four men are blown to pieces by the premature explosion of a blast.- A reduction of $127,000 per annum in the . expenses et.ihe New York custom house ' has been ordered; this necessitates the reduction of force. The cruiser Mont - gomery, while .steaming out of New Y6rk harbor, strikes some obstruction and receives injuries; she will, b docked today. The Indianapolis ;, monetary conference .. refcmmehds the main- ' tenance of the' gold standard and the 'retirement ot the' demand obligations -of the government. In portions of New York the thermometer yesterday got down from ten to twenty-three degrees below zero.-' Senator Sher man will be President McKihley's sec "retary of state. The investigation of charges against Judge Swekt by the committee "of the Georgia legislature was Continued yesterday.' The Chat tanooga. Rome and Carrollton railroad was sold .yesterday under foreclosure proceedings, j " ' Clearance Keiused Hie luutl ss 'Jacksonville,-Fla.. January 13. Col . lector kit Customs Bisbee has received Instructions from "Washington to refuse clearance to the steamer Dauntless, the master, of whicn nas appueai ror clear ance for Nuevitas. Cuba, with a cargo of arnis and ammunition for the Cu bans. The! order to the collector is based upon, the report of the last voy age of the Dauntless, as made by Cap- . tain John Myers. The report is very unsatisfactory, as it does not state the name of the vessel to wnicn ine men and armsUaken from No Name key were transferred -at ,sea: The Daunt less Is 'still in custody of "an officer of the revenue cutter Boutwell, but has not yet been libeled for any violation dt the neutrality! or navigation l-"-c of the United States. The steamer Three Friends Is still ins custody of the United States marshal and her oWnera have pot yet applied for release on bond. Judge Locke's decision in the former 11 hpl is anxiouslv looked for. - The following from Key West shows -tHhat the m-and Jury is trying to get at the bottom pf the alleged filibustering trips of the Three U'rienas ana omer 1 steamers supposed to! be engaged In the business. . - j . . ' ' "Papers were served by Deputy M4f " shai Johnson upon Captain 1 Horr, ex pniiector: of this Dort. and Peter Wil liams, ex-United States marshal, to; ap pear before Juage ixcKe aii jacusui -viiiP. in atanter. charged With impll- ntion in the filibutering expedition which was landed in Cuba byftlie stramer Dauntless on the last trip." Ttiev are charged with taking arms . and munitions ;of war from i No Name key in the tug Arab and transferring the same to me jaunues3. An Editor t be Prosecuted jl Washington. January 13.-4The post office department yesterday received J a copy of The Bristol Com lour, of Brifc toL. Tenn., containing a scurrilous ed itorial signed by the editor of the '" paper. Ciarles H. Slack, In, which be attacks James Longstreet j Faulkner, editor of The CHristlan. The contents of the editorial are such that its cir culation through the mails constitutes a violation of the postal rules, and the paper was today forwarded to a post- J office Inspector to be submitted by h,m to-the United States district attorney 6t eastern Tennessee, looking to the reprosecution of the offender. Sale of a Railroad Atlanta, January 13. A special from Rome to The -Constitution ; says that Simon Borg & Co.. of New York, today bought the Chattanooga, Rome and Carrolton railroad' at foreclosure; sale. The property Is to be reorganized by the purchasing bond holders. The line "is 150 miles long. Th amount bid for the property was $50flf?trt. 0rg & Co., are agents for the first mortgage bond holders The purchasers' lien against the property amounted to $30,000. : r-H -;:-v Attempt at Suicide at Aatkevllle. Ashevllle, N. .C, January; 13. E. J. Holmes, a prominent citizen of A-v-ville. a.nd a native of South Carolina, shot himself this afternoon with a pis-i tol,- behind the right ear, with intent to commit suicide. Hej is still living but it is thought he will die befofe morning. He was secretary and treasurer of the Ashevllle Club and . treasurer of about all of the benefit orders of the city, financial trouble Is assigned) the cause. The Bnrineer Vu Killed Bashneli, 111., January 13. A wreck occurred on the Toledo, Peoria and Western railway, at! Sclots, ten miles west of here, this morning. The en sine, mall, baggage and two passenger coaches were piled up In a hitap. The (engineer was killed i and the baggage " man and five passengers hurt. The fvreck was caused by a broken rail THE SENATORIAL FIGHT kept; up , with ; renewed en ergy ANn NEW MOVES. " Botler Trying to Bring Out Other Candi date A MoTfinent Toward Dr. Mott. Populliil'CaacTMiea "fte Bolters Decline to Return Fifteen of Them Solid for Pritehard To Cooperate With the K -publicans Butler' Attack on Pritehard. (Special to' The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, January 13. The sen atorial fight was resumed today with renewed energy. enator Pritchard's stock fell offi several points. This was ! mainly , due to the bringing in of new men as . possible nominees. It was thought this morning Senator Butler might bring .out Cyrua Thompson as a candidate. Then it was stated that eight democrats had asserted that they would not support Thompson because of his bitterness during the late cam paign. The statement by one of the bolting populistr that- twelve of the nineteen were instructed to vote for Pritehard was much talked of. Bryan, one of the bolters, was specially in terviewed tonights on this matter, and said; "In the case of these twelve, they f were so Instructed - by their county conventions and they so declared dur ing the campaign. There are eight or ten In the majority populist caucus who will not vote for Pritehard, caucus or no caucus. I tell you, Pritehard has not a shadow of a chance. We had be fore our caucus twice the matter of pledging for him and I defeated It." This afternoon it was asserted by republicans that Butler was trying to induce, Hileman, speaker of the house, to become a candidate'. Governor Russell did not go to the executive office today. - A. C. L. Harmen is appointed clerk to Attorney General Walser. Your : correspondent . interviewed Charles H. Mebane. superintendent of public instruction, this afternoon and the latter said; "The retiring superin tendent of public instruction, Mr. Scar borough, has ' treated me very hand somely and I desire to specially ac knowledge it. I am for four months' common schools. A bill will be drawn tomorrow by pie committee of the State Teachers' Assembly providing for the creation of districts composed of one county or groups of counties, each to have a district superintendent of education. I have no doubt as to the need of these superintendents and we must have them." An adjourned term of the federal court, which was to have begun here tomorrow, does not begin until Febru ary 26th. Notice was given today. Auditor Ayer found today 'that as sistant clerks of the legislature have been drawing mileage. .He refuses to issue them any warrant for mileage unless the legislature gives him special orders. , , i There are tonight signs of a populist movement toward Dr. Mott for sena tor. It is asserted that.-he is satisfac tory to all the silver men and from the right section of the state. Matters came to a Crisis in the sen atorial .contest tonight The populist caucus- and the nineteen bolters there from had separate caucuses. Of the bolters seventeen - were present. They adjourned in two hours.. Their chair man said to me: "AH of us were pres ent, save two who are sick. We dis cussed the question whether we should accept the caucus ultimatum that we would have to abide bty the caucus de cision if we returned, and could not vote as we pleased for senator. All of us voted solidly against returning 'on' any such conditions. Fifteen of us will vote for Pritehard, caueus or no caucus. All nineteen of u will vote for him If we vote for any republican. Four will vote for a populist in preferen" to Pritehard. The latter is the logical candidate and he will be elected. I, think tonight's action settles this I think Pritehard. will be elected on the first ballot by a majority of twelve. I think some of ,the majority populist caucus will abstain from voting. If Senator Butler had accepted our propo sition two nights ago to return to the caucus if allowed to vote as we pleased it would have been a winning card for him, but, contrary to my expectation, he has lost Jiia grip on the situation. We have letters , from populists who elected us commending our course. .-I heard of three or four democratic mem- bers who will not vote "for a populist Two of these are gold men and would rather see Pritehard elected than a populist." - The majority populist caucus, after being notified of this refusal of the mi nority to return, appointed a commit tee to confer with the republicans and see wliether the latter will co-operate with the populists maj'ority or minor ity.. It is quite safe' to say that the republicans will co-operate with the bolters. Senator Butler in his paper tonight attacks Pritehard, declaring; the latter cannot favor free silver by. independent action without compromising, his own honesty; that on December 6th he said he would. never declare for sllvef even thought necessary to get populist votes; that a day or two later republican lead ers met to devise plans to capture the senate and then on December ipth he declared f-or free silver. - At midnight Senator Pritehard said to1 me: "You can say from me that I propose d co-operate with thos who are in favor of co-operating with us by voting for the nomfn.ee pf pur caucus." This means the republicans act wlUi the bolters. ' It was reported yesterday that Mar shall Mott was a probable candidate fpr the United States senatorshjp and that Governor Russell would give him his support for the ejection in the event he became a candidate. ; H, L. Grant was seen tonight in regard to the matter apd asked If there was any truth in the statement. He replied that he had seen Russeji and tbat the latter flatly denied the report; saying, he was in favor of tbt re-election of . Pritehard and that it. was the duty of all republi cans to stand bythe nominee of their caucus. Grant aJso aid Mott was not a candidate, but favored pritehard. i The populist majority committee po confer with tka republicans is com posed of Clark, Whitner, Johnson, fix on of Greene, and Rynoid- Tbi mittee. is instructed b40 to reply to the communication from the democratic caucus offering to yoje for any gopd free silver man the' populist ' caueus names, -c . ' . Lusk, chairman of ' the republican caueus, says it wil co-operate with the populist minority. OUR STATE SOIXNS. They Pro pose, a Number of Amendments to the Utw The Honae to Take nw That the Hall May be Cleansed Propo sition to Print 10,000 Copies of the Gov crnor'i Address. ' (Special to The Messenger.) SENATE. . j Raleigh, N. C, January 13. Lieu tenant Governor Reynolds presided. The following bills and resolutions were introduced: ' r '. By Senator Clark, to provide for rea sonable rates on railroads, telegraph and telephone lines and to establish uniform standard ot time in North Car- 0una. By Senator Person, to incorporate Tar River bank at Rocky Mount. " By Senator McNeill, to prevent the sale of concealed weapons. j The following additions were made to standing, committees: Senators Lyon and Geddy to the insane asylums, Dix on to public roads, and Sharpj to edu cation. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Dixon, of Cleveland, to estab lish the North Carolina reform school. By. Mr. Sutton, of Cumberlaxid,jao require foreign corporations doing bus- iness in this state to take out license; to repeal the stock law for certain parts of Cumberland; By Mr. Petree, to make guardians, administrators and executors who mis appropriate funds liable for embezzle ment. By Mr. Hancock, to corporate the Mutual Aid Banking Company of New bern; to incorporate grand lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias of North Carolina. By Mr. Dockery, to incorporate the town of Hamlet. ' By Mr. Currie. to allow Robeson county to levy a special tax; to hire out the chain gang and to abolish the criminal court of Robeson. By. Mr. Cunningham, to mend TJie Code by allowing joinder in actions for wages. By Mr. Dixon," of Greene, to repeal the law forbidding remarriage of di vorced, persons, actions for divorce un der this act not to. be brought later than March 31st next. Mf. Dixon's bill in regard to a reform school provides for the discipline, train ing and education Of youthful crimi nals; It provides for a $10,000 appropri ation for each race for the first two years and for "the purchase of from 300 to 600 acres of land for farm purposes. It was ordered each Monday should be the day for enrollment of bills, but the presiding officers of each branch of the legislature Can ratify any bill at any time. The" resolution to pay- the expenses of the Arrington committee came up with an unfavorable report and was tabled unanimously. The resolution to pay T. R. Purnell $300 for attorney's and clerk's salary was also tabled. A resolution was adopted raising a joint committee to consider the reduc tion of salaries to conform, to the de cline in prices of farm products. Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover, offered a resolution to print 10,000 copies of Governor Russell's inaugural.; ' ..A lively debate ensued and the reso lution was referred to the finance com mittee. The. house decided to adjourn at 10 o'clock Saturday morning until 4 o'clock p. m. Monday, In order to' allow time for the thorough cleaning' of the hall; It was stated that twenty mem-" bers are sick and that the hall of the house is a "grippe laboratory." Committees were announced as fol lows: ' ' On Immigration White of Alamance, chairman. Salaries and Fees Dixon of Green, chairman, f On Claims Petree, chairman. On the Blind Institutions Craven, chairman. On Counties, Cities and Towns Sut ton of New Hanover, chairman. Penal Institutions Parker of Per quimans, chairman. On Deaf Mute Institutions Person of Wayne, chairman. -v GRAND LODGK OF MASONS. Annual Address bj Orator Aycock Eight New Charters -The Orphan Asylum Election of Officers. (Special to The Messenger.) Raliegh, " N. C, January 13. The grand lodge of Masons today heard the ! annual address by Grand Orator Charles B. Aycock. It was a fine pro duction. , Charters were issued to eight new lodges at Rich Square, Linville, Brass town, Saluda, Trap Hill and Statesville, The committee on the orphan asylum reported, appropriating $3,500 for its support this year. The committee sta ted that $10,000 offered by B...N. Duke on condition that the : Masons raise a like' sum had been paid. - , The election of officers was held to night. Walter E. Moore, of Jackson, Is ! elected grand master, R. J. Noble, dep- uty grand master; William bimpson, grand treasurer; John C. Drewry, ; grand secretary. Fatal Plungs Down a Mine Shaft Pottsville, Pa., January 13. William L Taylor, Hesfry Klynn, John Taylor and Peter Tlnco were instantly, killed and Theodore Franenstein was fatally injured at the Philadelpfla and Read ing Coal and Iron Company's new shaft at waaesviue tnis morning, iney composed part of the day shift and stood on the rim of a big lronDucKet to be lowered to the bottom of the shaft a distance of '600 feet. The rope passed through a heavy cross-head. made of angle iron which served as its guide. On account ot the bitter coia weather the cross head did not move when the bucket started down the shaft, After it had descended about 300 feet, the cross neaa gave way, precip itating the four men and bov to the rocky surface below a distance of about 275 feet, . . . " ;, Nev Threiteaa I With Lynching By Negroes : Frankfort, Ky., January IS. Charles Taylor, a negro giant, confessed yes terday afternoon to having robbed, out raged and murdered Nellie Ship, col ored, aged 14 years. For fear of mob .violence on tne pari ; oi negroes, lai prisoner was ordered removed to Lex ington by Judge Williams, but-Circuit Judge 1 Cantrell, whose court was lr session, hearing of the move, com manded that the negro be returned tc the jail and ordered the mayo and sheriff to protect him. Late last nigh Governor Bradley took a hand in the affair and ordered the local militia on fluty with instructions to shoot if amol apgeareg. None snowea up, however . TO CUKE A COLD IN ONK DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money y tw V core, sro. IMPERIALISM IN AMERICA. CLEVELAND ARROGATING ABSO LUTE POWER. Senator Bacon Makes an Argument in Favor of the Right of Congress to Recog nize Powers Hiit Denunciation of the Assumption of Despotic Power by Cleve land aud Secretary Oilier, and Their De fio e of Congress Relief for the Su preme Court, SENATE. Washington, January 13. The sen ate spent the first two hours of today's session behind closed doors in the con sideration of executive bu".ness, (the extradition treaties with Argentina and the Orange republic.) and the remain der of the day was occupied in the de livery of a speech by Senator Bacon, democrat, of Georgia,, on the question whether the recognition of a new power was an executive function, one-exclu sively for the determination by con-? gress. Even where the recognition was by the president its validity, Senator Bacon argued, was derived from -the assent of congress, either direct or im plied. If the president had such exclu sive power, it was rreateQiaBftif which " any 1 constitutional monarch wielded. Never, Senator Bacon said, was challenge of power more sharply - made than that by the secretary of state In the matter and never was de hance of autnority more boldly given Senator Bacon confined himself to. the constitutional and legal points in the argument, refraining irom every allu sion to the practical question of rec ognizing' the republic .of Cuba. He in troduced his suoject by remarking that in December last he had introduced a concurrent resolution which hadbeen re ferred to the judiciary committee, de claring that the question of tne recog nition by this government of any peo- pie as a free and independent nation la ..rsc lnsivoiv fnr thA ritfrmina.tion of congress. As he could not call up his . own resolution ne wouia mane &enator Mills' resolution the text of his re- marks. It was undeniable, he said, that all legislative power was vested by the constitution in congress, except as modified by the president's right of veto; and,-therefore, the test of whether the recognition of a government belong ed to the executive or to congress was "would such recognition make that law which was not law before?" If it did,, then the power lay in congress and not n the power lay in congress and not the executive. He argued that the- in recognition of a new power did create a new legal status, and was, therefore, exclusively within the province of the law-making power. When the act of recognition was the president's. it de rived its' validity from the assent of congress either direct or implied His proposition was this: That the ulti mate power to determine whether a na tion should be or should not be recog nized was in the law-makinf branch of the government and that when that branch, in full knowledge of what is going on, permits the executive to act in the matter, it Is a confirmation of the president's act. Senator White, democrat, of Califor nia, put the case -of the recognition by the president of 'a minister represent ing a new government and asked Sen ator Bacon whether that recognition was final and bound congress and the country. -'. : Senator Bacon gave a decidedly negative response; and -when Sen ator Hale, republican, followed up Senator White's suggestion by asking whether congress might order such minister to be sent home. Senator Ba con s - response in the affirmative was equaly positive. ' Senator Bacon went on to argue that If the" president had the sol- and ex- , MerEESi f ecolti0nJr - iner to recoenize a new eovernment no ing to recognize a new government no monarch ever wielded a more absolute power and there was not on earth today a constitutional monarch that wiHnHi such power. . It was safer, he argued, that the determination of such a great question should not be within the con trol or one man, Dut snouid be under the control of the law-making power. "The secretary of state" he continued. 'has denied the power of congress, has defied its authority ana has proclaim ed through the press to foreign nations that even if such proposed action shall be placed on the statute books in the form of law, the president will not obey it. Me has practically threatened con gress, with the veto of the president and has added that If passed over the veto it will be thrown back in the face of congress as so much waste paper. Nev er was challenge of power more sharply made. Never was defiance of authority more boldly given." Senator Bacon spoke for nearly three hours, most of the speech being deliv ered irom manuscript. The Mills resolution remains on the table. Senator Gear, republican, of Iowa, chairman of the Pacific railroad com mittee, introduced a bill which was re ferred to that committee, appointing the secretary of the treasury, the sec retary of the interior, and the attorney gvnerai a commission to settle the in debtedness of the bond-aided Pacific railroads to the government. The senate then at S:10 o'clock n. m. adjourned until tomorrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The house spent today in work on the calendar and passed a number of minor bills by unanimous consent. The bill providing that oleomargarine and other Imitation dairy products shall be subject to tbe laws of the states or territory into whieh they are transported was sprung unexpectedly. Strong opposition developed at once. with the result that after a long wran- trle the demand for the previous ques tion on the passage of the bill was voted down by a narrow majority, - On motion of Mr. Washington, demo crat, of Tennessee, the senate Joint res- lution was passed providing for expe diting the erection of the government .IZtJ1 thfr Tnne3see centennial xposltion "Among the.-bills passed was the sen ate bill withdrawing from the supreme court of, the United States Jurisdiction of criminal cases not capital, It eon fers jurisdiction in eases ot this char acter upon the circuit court of appeals. At 4:45 o'clock p. m.. the house ad journed until tomorrow. " " Down Below Zero Ogdensburg, N. Y.. January 13. The thermometer registered sixteen degrees below zero this, morning.- The St, Law. rence is frozen pyee. Saratoga, N. Y. January 13. The thermometer registered the lowest tem peraturf thus far this season in many places throughout this section last night. At Blue Mountain the ; v -mometer registered twenty degrees be low; at Marion River, twenty-three be low; at Schroon Lake, twenty and at Warrensburg twelve. At this place the lowest temperature indicated was ten beloWyS . y A New York, January 13. The dry gods market shows signs of imprpvemenx In ?ome directions. Reports receivecltrom 'eading distributinfp centres are gener ally discouraging and some " leading western and southern jobbers niy they are looking forward to an fficeeilent spring trade before they . gt through with the season. The primary market '? without change in tone fn. any de partment , j Highest o jail infl-eavening Strengths Latest U. S. Gov't Report. ABOS-IUITEILY PURE I : OLNEY'S PECULIAR REQUEST. The Addition of an TJ nlslal Extradition Clause to Treaties WlthfTwo Foreign Nation- Proposed The Son ate Opposed to Its Incorporation in the Tpreatirs. Washington, Januarys 1. The senate devoted two hours this j afternoon to the consideration in executive session of the request of Secretary Olney for an amendment to the extradition treaties with the Orange Fre skate and the Argentine republic, ratified Monday, by the Insertion of a clause requiring each government to give up ktl own citizens on extradition demanded I by the other government, a party fto the treaty. This language appears Jin none of our treaties and was so omt ijof the usual j order of things that it precipitated a ! long debate participated jj in by Sena- ! tors Morgan, Sherman, jjChanaier, Hoar : and others. These senators took the 1 position that each government was the : judge of its own rights- in such cases. ' Senator Davis also spoke at. some i length In opposition to j toe request of the secretary. It was shown that this country had never giver jup its own citizens and the senata hed that the language asked for was unnecessary. At the conclusion of the debate no formal action was taker but it was ev ident that the senate would decline to make the amendment asked.for and the treaties will stand as ratified Monday last. II The nomination of Dari R. Francis, of Missouri to be secretary of the in terior, was called ud Inf executive ses- Bion nd a(ter a short ppeech by Sen- ator Vest, the case wei over without action. ACCIDENT TO THE MOSTGOMI RT TVhlle Steaming Out of Nnr! York Harh. She Strikes an Cnknowu Instruction aid Jler Plates Are Iujured. j - New York, January 1 L-s-The United ! States cruiser Montgomery met with . an accident yesterday morning while . . ..li! . . . damage to three port sidfe blates and to a blade of her propeller The cruiser was on her way to Harrtoton Roads to Join the North Atlantic Captain Bradford, a t adron, with j orongnly ex- ; perienced navigator in cruiser was proceeding and. The ; 1 a fair rate 1 of speed, when a sudden ishock startled those aboard. Two moreplolent bumps followed Immediately anfl! tne alarm was at once sounded, j I Every man SDrans to his Dost. Til watertignt door8 between, the compartments were ,.Iobmi n(i the citrines ktoDDed. Men sent, below soon reportedfthat the ship was not leaking. Captsain Bradford says he cannot Imagine vifeat the. Vessel struck. He says the shija was a safe distance from the Governor's island shore, and sailing to theS westward on . a line with Castle : William and the barge office at the battesry. The offi cers, assured that ail was right, pro ceeded to Tompklnsvilleji where the vessel anchored for the1 night. Com' modore bicard, of the fljrooKlyn navy yard, was notified. An .iijivestigation of the ships bottom by a pdiver showed that the plates over thef port forward fire room, the middle fireproom and the - port engine room were dented fully a ; quarter of an inch. One of the pro speller blades was bent aad one nicked, v and in the engine room tfce cement un- der the engine was badljjj cracked "The Governor's island fhore is noted for its rocks, and it is thought that one1 of the big boulders so numerous .there may have become washfd out to the channel. Several of the rjavv yard offi cials, however, expressed the opinion that the Montgomery . perhaps hit an old submerged wreck. Standings made ' t today in the vicinity of the accident ; , showed no depth less than eight rath- , n tuml lotted yard byCnlnanda . . L Sicard and she rut in an appearance there early this morning j She will' be docked tomorrow. It is fexpected that her departure for the south will be de layed until next week. j.n Investiga tion of the accident will probably be ordered. , i ' - To Inspect the Plates Furfilshed for the New Warship Washington, January 13. Naval Con structor Dashiell, member of the steel board, has returned from Bethlehem, Pa., where he has examined the plates made for the battleship Wisconsin, now under construction at San Francisco. He found them fully up to specifica tions; so there will be noldelay on that vessel. He will now .gf to- Newport News, where the work cjn the battle ships Kearsarge and Kentucky is prac tically suspended on accpunt oi tests which cast doubts on tie quality of all the steel furnished, ft Is believed that the methods of working the plates into those ships is a much the fault as the plates themselves,! and the con structor hopes to devise fsome method bv which sufficient good riaterial out of the hundreds of tons on Jiand may be selected and the work continued while the steel contractors areilglven an op portunity to make good flie deficiency. The steel board will consider con structor Dashiell's report on Friday, and tbre is likelihood that construc tion may be recommenced at Newport News next week. j Comments on the Arhirjitlo Treaty Paris, January 13. Corarnenting upon the -conclusion of the general arbitra tion treaty between the United States and Great Britain, The ! Eclair says: "The United States and Great Britain present a generous and noble example which .deserves to be follbwed by Eu ropean powers." j The Soliel expresses this' oninion that the treaty was not inspireg for the pur- pose of universal peace, but purely in the Anglo-Saxon interest. Vienna, January 13. TJie Fremden- i t)pn t M Jwst concluded between the United States and Great! Britain says: "It is most gratifying fund important that within a year after jfjj sharp differ ence between these countries such a treaty " should have beemi sigrned." ,The Neue Freie says:j I'The. news Is Joyfully re-echoed tiireUBOUt th civ- UiKea-weria." . The Watson-Black jCjjontent Washington, January) l3. Ejections committee No. 1, which tabs Jurisdiction of the contested election case of Wat son vs. Black, from the ("Eenth Georgia district, wil meet efFriday next to discuss the testimony u!bmitted and endeavor. If possible, td ireach a con clusion respecting its merjts. It is not likely that a definite decision will be reached at this meeting. In view l the wide diversity of cpjinlon among the nembers. It is posstblif that several rnjp Stings may be called before the ma J&1ty of the eommitteel igree upon a raport. : Ocala, Fla,. January I lS.Williara Latimore was hanged here today fOF the murder of Pullman car porter, Greenlee, on August 8 1 1896. t died game. He was a negro about 23 years old and' a native of Sparta, Ga., where his mother still Uvea. B eame, to Florida last year and attempted to rob sleeping passengers in a (Pullman car at this place. He was detected by Porter Greenlee and a nsiht ensued in which Latimore shot Gneehlee three times, causing instant death., I II f THE POPULIST BOLT IS SPRUXO TOO EARLY IN THE s SENATORIAL CONTEST. i Sklnner' Ultimatum of the Bolters Denied by Representative Hod gt-s Twelve of the JSolU-rx Pledged to Prltcl ard Populists Pleased With Russell's Address- 8now Storm at Raleigh-Rev. Dr. Huske Crltl- lcally 111 - Progressive Charlotte-Butler Threatened With Pneumonia. I - - . ' l Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, : I - Raleigh, N. C, January 13. At midnight last night Congressman Harry Skinner said: "Tou can say that the popplist minority caucus has issued its ultimatum to the populist majority and that ultimatum is 'Pritehard for senator. J " This morning Representa tive Hodges, one of the most extreme of the bolters, said they had issued no ultimatum. j The fact developed Jast night that twelve of the nineteen bolters were "instructed" to support Pritehard. This was a new revelation. . That leaves seven who may not support him. Mc Caskey seems to be the least advanced of the bolters. He admits as much.; Yet he is their chairman and spokesman. The populists appear to like, the in augural address of Governor ' Russell. They, say that they agree with him. Ex-Congressman Brower, now In the lower" house; says he jthlnks the open ing tfarti of the inaugural address in bad taste. Some other republi cans admitted as much, but said it ought toi be "overlooked in view of the ' fact that the remainder of it was so good. I - '". . - j . The Impression among a lot of peo ple here; is that the populists bolted too soonJ Had ' they done so the very night before the senatorial caucus, they would have demoralized Butler and the majority: but they jumped ten days before the time. As a result their party has had a great while to work and ar gue and reason with them. The remains of Mrs. Cheshire, wife of Bishop Cheshire, of this diocese, were taken to Tarboro today for burial. Governor Russell was at the notable reception by the Capital Club until a late houri It is said it will be some days before the adjutant general and staff are announced. There appears to have been considerable trouble in making the selections. j Ex-Governor Carr was the guest of Major James W. Wilson last night. He expected I to leave- yesterday for his home in Edgecombe county, but the lateness cf the inauguration ceremo nies kept; him here, I A snow storm began at 8:30 o'clock this morning. It is the second of the season. - , The news of the critical illness of the venerable Rev. Dr. Joseph C. ' Huske, of Fayetteville, is heard with great regret by his friends here. The contest between Republican State Chairman Holton and Marshall Mott for jthe United States attorney ship of the Western district Is a pretty one. i Republicans are saying: "If we can only get this senatorial question out of the way we can do some business." As matters now stand everything is hungx up. -, - Charlotte's purchase of water works from a private company for $250,000 jn 5 per cent, bonds is considered quite a step in advance. , A large number of Masons arrived "today, reinforcing those already here, and no less than 240 out of the 300 lodges are represented. The strength of the order is now over 12,000. Secretary of State Cyrus Thompson says that W. P. Batchelor, the veteran chief: clerk, will remain in his office until after the legislature adjourns. Four convicts arrived today from Pitt county and were placed in the ; penitentiary. I Senator Butler is yet in bed. He has ' steadily improved, however. Congress-; men Shuford and Strowd and J." B. Lloyd and W. E. Fountain, of Tarboro, are constantly with him. Butler has all the while (personality directed the fight against Pritehard and Skinner. The latter says he considers The Progres sive Farmer an ally of The News and Observer iln the fight against Pritehard. Mr. C T- Bailey, of this city, will be married On the 28th mstant at Em manuel church, Warrenton, to Miss Mary Walthall "Wimbish. The bride elect is a Iniece of Senator Walthall, of Mississippi. At 11 of clock this morning Senator Butler is not so well. He has a severe headache ( and Congressman Shuford said to me there was a possibility of a touch of pneumonia. The Inventluation of Oeorgia'i Judge Atlantaj Ga., January 19. The evii dence today 1h (the investigation of Judge Sweat's official conduct was mora favorable (to him. Mrs. Crosby testified that her relations with the judge had bee.n "perfectly proper. She denid that she was ever in hia room at the hotel at Indian Springs. He did accom pany her home, he said, showing her oyer th house, and while she waited in. the hall he stepped In to his room to get an umbrella. It was shown by other witnesses that the trial of this woman's husband, who was charged with murder, was impartial. He was released on bond by Judge Sweat but this appeared to have been done in a perfectly legal way and was a year before the judge and Mrs. Crosby met at the summer resort. - " The investigation of Judge Sweat will r be concluded and ' then the charges against Judge Seaborn. Rees will be taken up. Senator Sherman to be Secretary of State. Canton, j Ohio, January 13. A mes sage received here from "Washington, tonight makes it as reasonably certain that Senator Sherman's present inten- - tion is to accept the position of secre-t tary of stata in Major McKtnley's cab inet It was Intimated to Senator-Sherman several days ago that Major MC Klnley would be glad to know whetlH er he woiild be inclined to accept a cahinet position. Senator Sherman's incliaatioris were not in that direction originally and his first thought was. according ko friends here, that he ought : to remain; in the senate, but, after careful consideration of the subject, it ,: seems to him that he can perhaps be of ; more service to the country and to his i party at the h.a4 of the department of state. If present arrangements are not changed and there is nothing to indi cate that they will be. Senator Sher man -will oecupy the leading Dlace In Major McjKlnley'a cabinet. The Agricultural Appropriation Bill Washington. January 13. The agri cultural appropriation bill was present ed to the house today by Mr. Wards worth, chairman of the committee on agricultureT It carries an appropria tion of $3,152 752. The only material in crease is under the heads of the bureau of animal industry and is Intended to allow the extension of meat inspection. The committee discussed the matter of "complsory meat inspection" but decid ed to make It the subject of an Inde pendent bill and not to place it in the appropriation . bllL For the. purchase and distribution of valuable seeds an appropriation of $120,000 Is made and the secretary Is directed to expend the appropriation. Seceretary Morton made no estimate" for the expenditure, and. as in former bills, it was inserted without his sanction. ; j Foir Men Blown to Places - ' St." Louis, Mo., January 13. A special from Boulder, Col- says that four men were blown to pieces yesterday after noon at Ward, a small mining camp sit uated in the mountains twenty, miles from Boulder. Their death was due to the accidental discharge of thirty-five pounds of powder. r What a sweet, clean wo ingredient of soap, then think of . . j . i Kirkman ' s Borax Soap. For sale by all grocers. Premiums for wrappers. Beware of Imitations, THESE GOODS What they cost us matters little. We will close out the following lines iV , . ' regardless of cost. ' 100 CAPS SUITABLE FOR BOTS OR GIRLS, VALUE 50 CENTS TO $1, YOUR CHOICE AT 25 CENTS. AHY- FELT HAT FOR LADIES OR CHILDREN v CSAt 50 Cents Each.ZZZ Capes and Jackets at Actual Cost. 25 PIECES OP FANCY RIBBONS, ALL, SILK. REDUCED FROM 60 AND 75 CENTS PER YARD TO 25 CENTS. A COMPLETE STOCK OF LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S MERINO UNDERWEAR ON HAND IN ALL SIZES AND QUALITIES, AT THE RIGHT PRICES. nson 111 Market Street. A Crack ait Competition STAT E INlflllll NATIONAL BANK AT. THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 17TIT, 1896, CONDEXSEDJ FKOM REPORT TO OMi'TROLLER. . Loans ......... (556. ft S7 17 Overdrafts ,. ... .. 1 78 TJ. S. 4 per cent, bonds (at par) 50,000 0 ) Banking House and Fixtures... 10,000 00 Due from other Banks . 132,701 81 179.815 77 335,517 Gash on hand- 61 - M,...952,220 54 DIR-ECTOR-S : ! J. W. NORWOODS S. P. M'NAIR, D, L. GORE, SAJTL BEAK, JR 1 P. L. BR1DGERS, r v G. A.. NORWOOD, GREENVILLE, S. C. New Yerk Coraespoudent, Chemical a tonal Bank. A. UAV1D & CO. I II Hi ; WILL BEGIN TO-DAY. WmmW. CHILDREN'S CLOTHING At 25 Per Cent. Below Regular Price. Gustom Made Suits $20.00. - -Wilmington's Leading Clothiers. one of them lor your what we are saving. Win. &. Sonno6r & tURCELL BUILDING, ring there Is to the Think of It as an MUST BE SOLD On small profits is what keeps us busy; can't help-it if they do howl it would; . shatter your confidence in us If you found our goods as t high as other places. We expect little profit and sell more Clothing than ever.' when we of fer Overcoats and good Winter Suits for well come and let us show you, aa . prices convey no idea of the big values we're offering. They are sure to dis apppear at present low figures. Do you want one? ' , . We are w?th you on UNDERWEAR, . and when it comes to MERCHANT TAILORING you need a Suit Made to Measure come in and let's talk about it. PERIODICAL TICKETS RE CEIVED. . KM Munson & Co. n LIABILITIES- Capital ................. ; urplus '. Undivided profits. , Circulation .. ..... Total deposits.. .'... ... $125,000 00 .".J45.000 00 : ....... 18,7-'8 91 62.728 91 . 44,970 0 .................................. 719,021 S ...'.. ' ..:.t953so - i C. W. WORTH, W. E. SPRINGER, E. J. POW E S. H. L. TOLLERS, , W. . COKER, JR. Ttal Ifl ill If these' goods do not surpasss anvthino; on this market prove it, and we will pre sent you with trouble. "We know iust Go., Sole tmte WILMINGTON, N. C. in r . 7v
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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