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i t . e. . 1 - ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY; JANUARY 23. 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. i 3 3 r -v TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. THE STATE ivernor Russell says nothing must ck the' plans for removal of demo crats from charge of all state Institu tions; he has drawn a bill for reor ganizing the penitentiary and another fo:1 the Insane asylum at Goldsboro; he held a conference with Marlon Butler yesterday. The bolting populists m it last night, but did nothing, as thre was nothing to do; they are wait In r to see what answer the republicans will make to the populist resolution. -Hurry Skinner is preparing an address In behalf of the bolters. McCaskey sa fa there is more boss .rule in the pop ulist party than there ever. was in the de -nocratic The republican caucus mirt and the populist resolution was re; id. and aetidn postponed until Tues day next except that a committee was appointed to confer with the populist committee.1 -A leading republican ears Butler wants to crush the bolters and to use his party to do it. Rev. Di. Dabb says Hileman and Memborne , aTi both working .against Butler. " "Ecitor Ayer gets angry at the edito rials in The Tribune and calls the edi- to 's tramps. The populi3t caucus wi s in ) session until after midnight; it ippointed a committee to confer with th i republicans; populists say the re publicans want to co-operate with the bo ters, but cannot afford to do it.r Refoublicans are signing the application of th the . Ashevilfe negro for keeper of capitol. Vestern republicans are anfery because, they say, they are sh ired out In the. caucus distribution of the department clerkships. -DOMESTIC, ''he men who held up the Southern tr in in .Alabama Wednesday night secured $155 and a jug of whiskey; they arc being pursued with dogs. The po e appoints bishopsrfor the dioceses of Wilmington, Del., and Mobile! Din & Co. say there is more business the ugh not at better prices; all changes In price's In the past week have been do vnwafd, yet .business is larger. The attorney general of the United Sti.tes has taken steps to bring a suit of foreclosure against the Union Pacific railroad. The coast defense conven- tlo i yesterday adopted the report of its committee- on resolutions, which con tains many recommendations for the belter protection of the nation, especip ally In the coast states;, the convention establishes a permanent organization. -In Kentucky a body of white-caps an fired on from ambush and one kill ed. -Judge Fitzgerald, of New York, .derides that the indictment ag'ainst the tot-acco trust is good. New York will take extra precautions against intro duction of the bubonic plague. The United States district attorney has filed a libel against the Dauntless in the same terms .as that declared defec tive by the federal court.- At Jaek- aoa, Miss., a man is arrested for run ning a "blind tiger," using oil cans. The two negroes who murdered Mrs. Rowland at Adams Park.. Ga., were takn from Jeffersonville iail Thursday night and hanged by a mob. The Tennessee-, house of -representatives passes a bill to prohibit theisale of ci garettes in the state; it wijl pass the senate. Dubois stands a g-ood chance of re-election to the senate. The Mormons are taking a hand In the sectorial fight in .Utah. The Dela ware constitutional convention adopts an iron clad provision against election frajuds. Warrants are out for the ar re4t of the cashier of the defunct Sioux City savings bank. r-The banks at Deb Moines receive over $1,000,000 totido thim over the financial flurry, Geo- Dikon knocks out "Australian Billv Xlirphy. Judge Sanborn complies with the request of the. attorney gen eral and orders foreclosure proceedings- of the Union Pacific railroad be- FOREIGN. ; ' Disastrous floods prevail in Spain. .'The military post of the Uruan. in Guiana, has been abandoned by the British government. Only four Eu ropeans have died of the plague ' in Boknbay.- Three Cuban jjrisonersfare sht by the Spanish.- The crew of the w'rfecked vessel Elsa leave Havana for th United . States. The Madrid chamber of commerce protests aerainst wiyler's order, for the wholesale de struction of property in Havana prov ince. ' , THE DKi.OCIiATS MUST GO. Oounor Kuntll mid Marion Butler . In CnrT-nc 'Governor KuseU' lillU" f4r KurKuui7.iiiK tlits Penitentiary and Uulnred liiKune Aylun . .1 - (Spepcial to The Messenger.) Raleigh: N. C, January 22. This vmng benatqr Butler had a confer ence with Governor Russell at the executive mansion at the governor's apicial request. State Senator Grant anfl Representative Dockery were sent fori . The governor desires, that nothing shall .check - the plans for removing democrats from charge of all the ih- Btltutns. It is officially stated that thej plfn is for compl te change of man agement of all Institutions. - tKvo bills , known as "Governor Rus- sell's bills' will , -be presented in the JegSslature by Grant and, Dockery. One of these regards the penitentiary. It repeals the present law, gives the CninrniM. tKn ri e-Vi t t n nnnoint n. snnpr- lllv' - . - . : Int indent of the state's prison at $2,500 saliry and nin directors, the senate to cot firm these appointments. The sup eri itendent Is by consent of the direc tors, to appoint all the officers and is to the empowered to employ Convicts the prison and oh leased or owned in is to build additional shops within prison f desired. All this is to be e out of the penitentiary earnings. only appropriation jto be for the pay sfficers. It 'is well known that John ?mith of Goldsboro, is to be super intendent. ie other bill to e introduced, con- i . i .1 incn . Dcvliim at 'QCTflS ine LULUI ni iiiottiit "...j 1 "... Goidsboro, and changes its name to thel "State Hospital for the Colored In aane. It is: to have five directors, to be kppointed by the governor, who will alst appoint the principal and resident physician, whose salary will be $2,500. ftO CCltK A IOID IK OSK PAT Take ikxatlve B-omo Quinine Tab led TAtt-ariiggists refund the money tf it fails fire. "rc. J To Prohibit Sate of Cigarettes. Tfashvllle, Tenn., January? 22. The irtwer house of the state legislature T,ased a Mil" today by a unanimous vote to prohibit the sale of cigarettes tf.itt naner in the state. It will easy sailing in the senflte and will Ifnfe I law. It takes effect May 1. THE LEGISLATURE. BILL TO AMEND THKCHARTKR OP WILMINGTON INTRODUCED. A Fnnltry "Srork Tjw" A Fill A ff afoot m.tnrh'n PoUtlcl Mrtlnii an Dwrar. ' iii7 on Mi ?tamp and Rre- Hill Panned to Tnon-TMrrnt tr Moore, Cpnnry and Western Raflrond Company Th 8in.t Committee on County Uorernment An. nouncrd. r (Special to The Messenger.) t SENATE. Raleigh, N. C.J January 22. Bills were introduced as follows: By Senator Newsom, to abolish Hertford inferior court.. By Senator Parker, of Alamance, to incorporate the Pinehurt Railroad Company. .' By Senator Mitchell, to levy a special tax in Nash county. The president announced the follow ing committee on county government: Senators Grant, Smathers, McCaskey, Atwater and Abell. The bill passed incorporating the Stone Mountain Railway Company. HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES. Many bills were introduced, nearly all local. Those of interest were By Mr. Petree, to give deputy clerks of the superior court power to probate deed and conveyances. By Howe, to. repeal the act to amend the charter of Wilmington, ratified March 9, 1895 and declaring all laws and clauses of laws concerning Wilming ton existing afl that time in full force andj. effect; that there shall be elected by the qualified voters of each ward one alderman and the gorevnor shall f appoint one and the-aldermen thus con stituted shall elect a mayor. By Mr.; Lawhorn, to preserve culti vated ground from the ravages of poul try by making it a misdemeanor to al low poultry to go or remain on such ground after one day's notice by its owner, jj . . By Mr. Abernethy, to ammend The and judges of election $1.59 each for services last election day, and $1.50 each to persons who carried the returns of elections to the county seat. By. Mr. i Abernathy to amend The Code as to pauper suits by striking out the words "one or more witnesses" ad inserting "by two disinterested wit nesses and by affidavit, of one or more practicing attorneys." By Mr. Chapman, to require cross in dexing of deeds, etc., in twenty-four hours after they are registered. The bill making it a, misdemeanor to wilfuly disturb political meetings came up on its third reading. Mr. Schulken said there were dan gerous provisions in it. . Mr. Lusk championed the bill, which providesa penalty of a fine of not over $50 or' imprisonment for not ove- thirty days for willful interruption or dis turbance of any political meeting law fully assembled. Mr. Schulken moved to table lost j Mr. McKenzie, democrat, said he thanked God he belonged to a party which within twenty years had never used a gag law and thought the pur pose of the bill.was to muzzle- the dem ocrats. Mr. Sutton, of New Hanover, said in Columbus he was threatened and at tempts made' to prevent his speaking and that he had stood in the face of pistols and eggs laughter for: the cause of fusion. Mr. Ransom offered, an , amendment making it a misdemeanor fox polit ical speaker f o use vulgar or profane language while speaking. Mr. Schulken said that ..with this amendment he favored the bill. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Cooke, of Warren, offered an amendment that the. bill should apply to all -.public speakers and stage actors adopted. . - The bill and amendment were re- referred" to the judiciary committee4. The special order bill,-to Incorporate the Moore County and Western Rail road Company, was taken--.up. ? It was the opinion of some members that the road would parallel the North Carolina railway. '..;.-..,;' Mr. Dockery said it parallels no state road, a simple charter; that two other charters cover the same territory.; Mr. Schulken said an attorney of the road who had approached him on the subject had confessed, In response to an inquiry, that it would - parallel the North Carolina railroad, and he asked Mr. Dockery if he would guarantee the bill did not conflict with the North Car olina railroad and Mr. Dockery said, it did not conflict. Then Mr. Schulken withdrew his objections. - ' , Mr Dockery offered an amendment that if thirty miles Of continuous line were not completed in four years the charter should be void. He said this was evidence of the sincerity of the people who wished to build the road. The bill, passed ayes, 82; noes, 2, The bill to reduce the pay of registers of -deeds to 10rcents per sheet for re cording election."returns passed, as did the bill to incorporate Hamlet. By unanimous consent, Mr. Schulken introduced a bill to incorporate "Vine- land, Columbus county. ' - ' There was- long and warm debate on the bill to reduce the per diem of house clerks from $5 to $4. It went over. A Libel Against the Dauntless. Jacksonville, Fla., January 22 United States District Attorney Clark today fifed a libel" against the steamer Daunt less for carrying an armed-, expedition fcom No ' Name key, in the southern portion of Florida, on January 1st, for the purpose of committing' hostilities against the King of Spain in the island of Cuba. The libel ioes not differ from that filed against the Three Friends, prior to the decision of Judge Locke, of the United States court or tms aistnct, to the eftecf that the statute jn ques tion applied to rendering aid amopg nations at war, and not to unrecognized peoples engaged in histilities against Vi nntinn nf w'hip.h thev were a. Dartl . The fact that this iibel was Bled after the decision named is considered to be1' evidence that the treasury department is going further than the legaj branch nf tht government. In other words. that Washington's friendliness toward- Spain leads it to ignore the decisions oi its own courts. Exaggerated Reports as o the Plagnf , London, January 22. In the house of commons today Lord George Hamilton, secretary of state for India, stated that Lord Sandhurst, governor general of Bombay, had informed the India office by telegraph that alarmist telegrams, e-rpstly exaggerating the plague situa tion, as regards the spread of the con tagion to Europeans, were being sent frrun oibav to Europe by press repre- conrntives and others. Thus far, Lord Sandhurst wired, only foar Europeans riart riiPd from the plague, including a. ; pfcysjeian. and a nurse. LAST NIGHT'S CAUCUSES. : r - )i - v; v- " The Bolter do Nothing The Republican DCrt Answer to the Popullit Rmoln'lon. They Appoint Conference Committee. Gossip hj Politician The Populist Caucus. ,' (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. January 2?. The bolt ing populists met at the court house to night, McCaskey presiding. Seventeen of them are said to have . attended. They concluded to do nothing because there was nothing to do, as they are waiting to see what answer the repub licans will make to the populist fcaucus. They say neither republicans nor popu lists have asked them to Join their forces. Skinner Is preparing an address In behalf of the bolting populists. Chair man .McCaskey said: "We cannot afford to return to the populist caucus. The latter will not rescind Its resolu tions. For the present we will act as an independent body. We are the only crowd which really favors co-operation on the basis of 1894. I -believe the masses1 of the. populists are with us. Boss rule, in our narty is hundred times more than' "ever 'wasTn' the, demo cratic party," - " " Some other members said they con sidered populist caucus resolutions as a veritable bomb-shell. The republican caucus held a long session. The resolutions sent last night by the populist caucus were read. They were not- discussed formally. It was agreed to acknowledge the receipt of the resolutions and to do every thing possible to unite the two populist fac tions, as the awkwardness of the pres ent-situation is fully realized. No further action will be taken until "the caucus Tuesday night. It was. thought best that the populists should alone settle the question of splitting their party. ,The caucus appointed as a com mittee of conference to meet the popu list caucus committee; Grant, McNeill, Cook, Blackburn and Young. This committee tonight met some members of the populist caucus which was also in session. Blackburn, one of the republican leaders, said this afternoon: VI know what Butler wants. He wants to crush the bolters and use our own forces to do It. I oppose doing anything until the populists settle -their own rows." In the house today a telegram sent by Isaac H. Smith, colored, of Newbern, was received by Speaker Hileman and read. It said: "One hundred and sixty thousand voters send through me sin cere congratulations to the' legislature for faithful services rendered the state in re-electing Senator Pritchard." Rev. Dr. Babb, who is a most zealous Pritchard populist, says Hileman and Mew borne are both working earnestly against Butler. It is asserted that Senator Hardison, who bolted the populist caucus and then returned, was offered a $1,500 po sition for four years by the republicans to vote for Pritchard. A faction of the republicans has dealt and is still dealing with Butler.' Editor Ayer, of The Caucasian, Is very angry at The Tribune's attacks on the populists and says: "I don't think the republican party shows judgment in allowing two ;trampps to come into our state and pass judgment on our people. There are some people who will have nothing to do with, the gang which countenances such things." Raleigh, N. C, January 23. 1 a. m. The populist caucus adjourned at midnight. Butler and Cy Thompson and twenty members spoke. j.It was an experience meeting. A conference com mittee, composed of Atwater, Clark, Schulken, Alexander and Person of Wilson, was created to confer with the republican committee. Thirty-seven members of the caucus were present. Senator Utley Is how secretary, suc ceeding A. D. ' K. Wallace. The republican and the populist con ference committee met at 3 o'clock to see what can be done. The populist caucus thought, p rhaps, its resolutions: would be acted on to night by the republican caucus, but be lieved the latter would seek to delay as long as possible. ' It Is openly said by members of the populist party: "We have the repub licans in a hole. They' want to recog nize the bolters, but cannot afford to do it." Spier Whitaker and Walter Henry made speeches at the bolters' caucus tonight. Both are fighting Butler for. all they are worth. . The republican caucus discussed, long and sharply the matter of action on the popUlist resolutions, i Republicans are divided on the action with the pop ulist minority. It is said republicans are signing en dorsements of the Asheville negro as keeper of the capital. It is asserted that in division of de partment clerks by . the repuDiican caucus tonight the east got nearly all and this aroused the anger of western members. i i TwbxNegroes Lynched. Macon. Ga ; Jatmaty 12. Charles Forsyth :-bS' Willis White, negroes, were taken from the Wiggs county jail. at Jeffersonville, this morning about 1 o'clock and lynched by masked mob of 100 men. The negroes were swung from a scrubby oak and berpre aeam could., ensue, from strangulation their bodies were filled with millets ana buckshot. The crime: for which the men were executed was the killing of Mrs. Row land, at Adams Park, on the night of January 13th. They went to Rowiana s store and asked lor money ana iooa and while Mrs.. Rowland was comply ing with their demands one oi mem shot her with a pistol, the bail strik ing her in the abdomen, causing death the next day. .The negroes were arrest ed and each accused tne otner or tne crime, but there is no doubt of their guilt. , It is believed me lyncnins was mc result of the long-deferred punishment of Mrs. Nobles and Gus Famles, con victed of murder, but by pleas of tech nicality have cheated the gaiiows two years, entailing heavy expense on the county. I Protest Against Weyler's Destruction of V I; Property, j Madrid, January 22. a! dispatch from Havana states that Captain General Weyler has i orjfered the destruction within three days i aii tae piaumuuns and buildings in the- ppovance pi Ha vana that would- be 4ikely to proye use riii to the rebels. The Madrid chamber -of commerce " ' and " other bodies her liave cabled tq : General Weyler pro testing 'against the order, as Us exe cution will result In the destruction Of much valuable property without serv ing any practical punpose. The dispatch adds that General Wey ler has recalled General-Pin, the com mander of the troops In the province nf Santa- Clara, annolnted recently, for the reason that he had held conferences with land owners in that province re specting General Weyler's order Is sued to prevent the obtaining of food by the rebels. THE ADMINISTRATION. ATTACKS FROM BOTH PARTIES IN SENATE! AND HOUSE. Senator Tarpie Criticises Secretary O'ney's Drflance of Congress in the Cnban Mat ter Mesftrs. Cooper and Gronvenor At tack the Prexldent for His Order Aralnft Admission of Senators and Representa tives A Bill Passed Over the President's Veto. SENATE. Washington, January 22. Questions of deep interest and Importance came up before the senate today in a most unexpected manner. First arose the subject of the recognition by congress of the republic of Cuba, Senator Tur pie, of Indiana, giving notice of. his intention to call up Senator Cameron's resolution on Monday next, and to ad dress the senate on the subject. He adverted to Secretary Olney's defiance of congress in the matter of Cuba, and said it reminded him of the school mas ter jof antiquity, who "whipped . his pu pils gently" or, in the latin "manusmol liter imposuit." He also referred to a newspaper statement of an alleged compact yesterday between the present secretary of state and the premier of the next administration -4hat there would be no action In relation to Cuba during tne present congress. rnis statement was bluntly contra dicted by Senator Sherman, as one without the slightest foundation "There has been," he declared, "no con servation at all between us on the sub ject matter, no expression of opinion.' After this episode the arbitration treaty was brought upon the tapis in an 'equally Informal and chance man ner. Senator Cullom, of Illinois, had ear lier in the day, sent to the clerk's desk for publication In the record a large number of letters which he had re ceived on the subject of the treaty, some favoring and others opposing its Hoar presented other me morials on the same subject and took the opportunity of lecturing "a great many of the wisest and best men in all parts of the country" ior what he call ed their "intemperate zeal" in favor of ratification of the treaty. He reminded them that the treaty was still in pro gress of negotiation and that it was. poor diplomacy, while the matter was still Inchoate, to have "learned, elo quent, heated impassioned utterances come from the pulpit, the press, and -college halls" in favor of instant rati-, fication. He pointed out that if some modifications were deemed necessary and if Mr. Olney submitted them to the Marquis of Salisbury, the marquis fnight well reply: "Tour people are fclamorlng for it as it is. You do not represent your country and your coun try's interest." The discussion was con tinued for some time in somewhat ithe same strain by several senators, and then Senator Morgan interposed an ob jection that the whole debate was out of order and the matter was dropped. The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up as the unfinished business, and an other international question was inter jected in the shape of a letter from the secretary of state transmitting a communication from Mr. Rodriguez, the minister of the "Greater Republic of Central America," protesting against the various" Nicaragua canal bills be fore congress as being in violation of the contract with the Maritime Canal Company. Senator Morgan plunged into the dis cussion in his usual manner, hitting right and left. He Insinuated that this Rodriguez letter had Deen written at the instigation of -a greater power: (Great Britain) which always advanc ed its ends but never failed to protect its subjects. He charged that the letter was an attempt 'on the, part of Nic aragua to collect $4,000,000 blackmail and asked what kind of a senate it was that would accept dictation of this kind without being furnished with the requisite information from the state de partment and without knowing what passed between the president and this man Rodriguez in the Blue room of the White house. Senator Hale suggested a.n adjourn ment until Monday so as to secure any further information that might be forthcoming, but Senator .Morgan warmly replied that Senator Hale must ask that information of Secretary Olney himself, as he had found him inaccessible. - The senate then adjounrned until to morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. This was private bill day, and there was little of public interest done in the house. Mr. Cooper, democrat, of Texas, call ed up and the house passed over the president's veto the bill to establish a new division of the eastern judicial district of Texas. The feature of the debate on this matter was a caustic criticism by Mr. Grosvenor, republican of Ohio, upon the executive order which denied senators and representa tives access to the president except through the private secretary of the president. v It was voted to adjourn over from today until Mondey next. At 5 o'clock the house took the usual recess for the consideration of private pension bills. When Mr. Cooper called up the Texas judicial district bill he explained that in the consideration of the bill neither he nor any member of the committee on the judiciary had ever heard any objection to the bill. He had made sev eral attempts to see the president while the bill was before him, in order to set forth the reasons why the bill should become a law, and to meet the objec- . tions which the court officers were said to have made but which had never been presented to him. In all these at tempts he was unsuccessful, the secre tary of the president, who holds the key to the door by which members of congress are admitteu to the presi dent, denying him the right as a rep resentative of the people of his dis trict to see the executive. On the occasion of his last visit, Mr. Cooper said, he had Just been inform ed that the bill had been returned to the president by the department of jus tice without recommendation. The sec retary told him, at first, that the presi dent had not Acted upon the iA, byt when he (Cooper) told him that the bill had been sent over from the de partment of justice the secretary made inquiry and reported that the presi dent had acted upon the bill and had a veto message prepared- Then, Mr. Coop er said, he again asked for a personal interview with the president that he might present the reasons why the bil should become a law; but the secretary refused him access, saying that the president had made up his mind and that It would be useless to see him. In view of these facts. Mr. Cooper said, the reason advanced , by the president was no reason, and asked the house to pass the bill over the veto, as referred by the committee. Mr. Grosvenor said that from the re marks made by Mr. Cooper he Inferred that that gentleman had experinced some difficulty in seeing the president. It was unfortunate for-the American people, he said, that for three . years past, few -self -respecting representa tives of a respectable constituency Highest of all in Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gap Report. mm AnSQt&JTEUX PURE would make any effort to see the presi dent. It was represented that he had ssued ' an -order t that no senator or ,-epresentatlve in congress should pre sent himself in person until he had oowed before a private secretary and had received for his jerrand the sanc tion of that august! personage. "At that time," continue Mr. Grosvenor, "I was, in the midst bf a matter con nected with my officldl relations to the president, and after having concluded it I filed a statement! at the executive mansion that I would never again seek to see the president of the United States under the present administra tion and I have kept shy word. My con stituents, never commissioned me to percolate my business; with the execu tive through the clayfof a private sec retary. 3 It was unfoifcunate that the president excluded" himself from com munication with members of congress. He surrounds himself with a skirmish line rof ' moderate capacity and keeps himself away from usa I condemn my self for not having expressed these views two years agol when, if they had been carefully considered by the parties interested, thete might now be two or i three friends jof the president In congress." -j Mr. Dalzell. republican, of Pennsyl vania It will be better in the next ad ministration, i Mr. Grosvenor I can't speak for that. But I may express the hope that, never again will tberd be an adminis tratlosfWhich will refuse access to the representatives of thejpeople. The peo ple are greater than tl e president, and when ce fences hlmsiilf in he should be careful that the po rtals are guard ed by the highest intellects of the country. ! Mr. Richardson, democrat, of Ten nessee I suppose the irentlemanspeaks as advance agent .of the new admin istration Laughter.:, Mr. Grosvenor & am the advance agent about as much ajs the gentleman from Tennessee was he agent of his party in that unfortunate affair. Re newed laughter. Addressing himself o the merits of the bill, Mr. Grosvenorrij said if the pres ident told the truth in his veto mes sage about the condition of affairs In Texas, the bill ought lifjt to pass. The bill passed 144 (to 68. more than two-thirds voting in tie affirmative. NICAHAGUA'S fpROTEST Against Action on the Slcaraguan Cam 1 Matter! s Contemplated in the Bit s Pend ncr in jtheCongress of the United States.' Washington, January 22. The follow ing Is, In substanceth protest of "The Greater Republic ox. C mtral America" on the Nicaraguan Scanal question, pro posed by Minister Rodriguez and trans mitted today by Secretary Olney to the senate: , As several bills relating to the con struction of an Inter-oceanic canal through Nicaragua haile been for some time pending before both houses of con gress, his government recently in structed him to examine them- and make, j under certain conditions, suitable representations state. t to tl secretary of i ii Ji He say's he has exai led the various bills and finds that the are at variance in matters of details tions of the contract nth the stlpula- kf April 24, 1887, between Nicaragua an pany. He then calls the canal com attention to tht fact that the Sth artitle of that con cession provides that J it shall not be transferable to governments or to for eign powers, and thai article 53 pro-- - vides thai any . contravention of the stipulations shall entail a forfeiture oi the contract, he then! asserts that th. bills before congress inect a transfer to the government of the United States. making this government the absolute owner, he points out other facts at variance with the ; contract and pro ceeds to say "Among tne benefits which Nicaragua reserves to herself. Is Q per cent, of the shares, bonds, certificafes or such other obligations tne companr may issue wun a view to raising capital. Notwith standing the fact that the company has made several issues, itjhas not fulfilled Its obligations, ana sis tne -ouis say nothing on this particular point, the se curities would probably either be lost tedious litigation. Twst,y ede Scb.B in the new form af the enterprise or would be liable to troublesome and question have already teen reported by a committee, so that jpey may finally exclude the others. Nothing, however. Is established in themi with regard to the shares that would belong to Nicara gua; and it might, hftpperfpowing to this,: that Nicaragua wfould get none at all. If the company were to Issue a hundred or one hundred and fifty mil lions of dollars worth 4t bonds in order to meet the cost of tie work, which bonds would have to e fconsidered as capital or be left out lof :the contract, Nicaragua would be Entitled to 6 per cent, in virtue of these stipulations , but the bills leave no doori open to such a possibility, nor do they allow her any participation in the issae which is to be made in order to pay for the work al ready, done." a Senor Rodriguez then calls attention to the fact that the contract calls for the completion of j the -canal within three year ""d says: ft "That term expired -i. long time ago, but the company, notwithstanding the most earnest solicitation, has made no pretence of meeting that obligation or of definitely adjusting; the compensa- tlon which It ought tojpay In order to be discharged therefrom. The bills es tablish nothing on thlsfjother point, and Nicaragua's rierhts intthis matter might thus be annulled ir7i! consequence of their silence. ' I fi "By thei plan involved in the new form which the bills dievlse for the en temrise the present icompany Is ex- tlnerulshed and nothing remains of it, in its relations with the, enterpr'se. sve the shadow of a personality, represent ed by a vote in the board of directors of eleven members; whicji in its relations' with Nlcaraerua it may always claim fuli personality as; the holder of the concession, although haying none of the means necessary to enable it to meet Its obligations. , 1 : "Finally it Is to bef observed that. while the bills contravene and set at naught stipulations mt the contract they do not state whether the remain-i-jr ones still remain int force or not, al though among these fatter there are very many which are it great import ance to Nicaragua iii particular ai4 to Central America in igeneral.'' : , - Mr. Rodrieuez says he des net ques tion the good faith of te authors of the various bills, and adds that he is im pelled to the course which he is pur suing with the hope qf protecting just rttrhts. The document closes In the fol lowing words: 'I . "It sems evident tnat' the eomoany is Unable to raise montev to fulfill its contract unless the Jn'ted States qf America furnishes' It jthFewith. and since that contract extfludes the possi bility of attaining that result, the undersigned having been duli author ised to do so, proposes ito his excellency, the secretary of state, that the two evtvemments, reiving noon the favora dlsTvBitIon of th government o the United -.States, shall ceme to a direct understanding, on the j sublet on th basis of the ZavB.-Tnernuvsen treatr. with such jnodiflcat'ons as may be agreed noon, and! j endeavoring; ta "each a iut arrangement with the Maritime f!nal Oomwanv of Nloararua." a- that it rna.y renounce a pone'n-n rno vnitir.Tis It is Unable to fulfill." kvllsfi'ini REPUBLICANS' DILEMMA. WHICH PACTION OP THE POPU. LISTS TO RECOGNIZE. The Bolters In Aa Awkard Position. Bntler ludorsed By the Central Coot' mitten Proposition to Greatly Reduce Ft-es of Clerks of Court The Bill for Ke. fonnatory fur Young Criminals to Pasr. Some Republicans Desire to Unite With the Democrats. . Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. Raleigh, N. C, January 22. The question of a continuance of co operation of republicans now resolves itself Into the question whether the, re publicans recognize the majority (or Butler) popalists or the minority , (or Skinner) 5 populists. - That is what the populist caucus resolutions adopted last night mean. The bolters are placed In an awkward position. Some of the re publicans have greatly desired to force Senator Butler to take the bolters back into full fellowship. But the populist central committee indorses Butler In kicking them out. of the caucus. . - - There is a bill before the legislature to reduce the fees of registers of deeds and clerks of court about 33 1-J pel1 ent. So far as lien bonds and mort gages are concerned the reduction is 50 per cent. . Assurances are given tnat tne ran establishing a reformatory for young riminals will become a law. lnciuiry has been - made as to what the salary and fees of the secretary of ,tate amount to. They aggregate about 4,500. . ' I ' Senator Butler may be here a week. xie will not depart until the status of vhe bolters is definitely settled. Some of the western republicans say they hope to see their party unite with the democrats and cut loose from the populists. A republican of prominence .nade the rather odd remark that he .eared Governor : Russell had some Kpulistic leanings. Charles H. Mebane, the new state uperintendent of public instruction. aas Issued an address to the legislature" .n which he urges that provision be made for four months' public schools. rhls Is along the line of his statement -o me last week in a special interview. .Ruff. Henderson, the republican, who -vas deposed as candidate for state au- iitor, wants to be railway commission- ;r, but a populist named Keinnarat ae nands that place and Henderson now ays he will get nothing, but will have .o enter the soldiers' home here. It is said that Flagg"s female min- itrels have disbanded and that Little's kVorld company has stranded The jusiness manager of the .latter depart d with the funds and left the company n the lurch at Durham. More interest Is felt in Dr. D. Reld Parker, of Randolph, than In any other jopulist legislator.- One. day ne. is "Tor ?ritchard, and the next day Wutler nan. He is called the "alternator." Cuban Prisoners Shot Return of Wreck d Crew. Havana, January 22. Alfredo Rod riguez Garcia and two other prisoners vere shot thi morning at Santa Clara .'or the crime of rebellion. The crew of the steamer Elsa, which Aras wrecked on the Colorado reefs vhile bound from New Orleans for locas del Toro, Colombia, started for he United States yesterday from this jity, whence they were brought after heir rescue from the wreck. Some of hem will return to their homes by way it New Orleans, while the others will ravel by way of New York on the steamer Seguranca. The Elsa was a mall vessel belonging to Sandusky, Ohio. The mayor of Havana has resigned. The Diarco de La Marina suggests the opointment of a military officer to nil the vacancy. . " Whiakey in Oil Cans. Jackson. Miss., January 22. Law rence Madden, a white man, was jailed today, the grand jury having indicted him for . running a "blind tiger." His oremises were searched today and no barrels, jugs or bottles being found, the sheriff tasted the contents of nu merous oil cans, - finding all full, of mean whiskey. Several gallons were confiscated and poured out In the street. . Death of a Prominent Petemhurs;er. Petersburg, Va., January 22. Joseph T. Hudson prominent contractor of this city, died tonight after a lingering uness. 'rne deceased was born in Petersburg seventy-three years ago and had always made Petersburg his home. He was a widower. Three chi'dren sur vlve him, one son and two daughters. SPECIAL NOTICES. FRIDAY BARGAIN DAY ON AT.T. VRO. duoe. Turkeys 10c pound dressed. Chick es rv m w pair, r.frps izc dozen. Butter 8: nound, 3 pounds for 60c, Liver Puddinp nd Sausage to who last the longest. I.ady Fintrer Apples, Oranges and Bananas. R E. ward, Qlty- , Jan 28 BOOKKEEPER WANTED STEADY EM ployraent to riirht roan Address, with salary expected. X. Y. Z., care Messenger, jan 21 St TURKEYS, DRESSED AND ALIVE Chick ens. Eggs, Sausasfe. Blar k Eye Peas, &c, 218 North Front street I. T. ALDERMAN, Commission Merchant. jan 21 St - LOT FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY, Water Spaniel Puppy; answers to name of Lassie; white with black back, black ears, blue rib bon around neck. Information received here, . jan 20 THOMAS & -CO. ARE SELLING FINE Creamery Butter at 25c per pound. Call and see the special Inducements offered to cash buyers at their new store, cor-r-r Fourth and Campbell streets. Jan 14 ELEVEN O'CLOCK TOAST, THE LATE'T and prettiest March, for sale by us at 25c. All the latest Music. Folios, can be had as soon as published, from GEO. RAAR'S MUSIC HOUSE, I2i Market Street. Jan W WANTED A POSITION WITH A -WHOLE sale firm or Traveling Salesman. Address W. P., care of The Messenger. jan 10 RECEIVED BY LAST STEAMER, CALI fornia Pears, Aspinwali Bananas,-Cocoanuts, Oranjres, &c Always a nice and fresh line of Candles on hand. Before purchasing a Sew. ing Machine examine the New Home best and cheapest Machine made. T. W WOOD 123 Princess street. 'Phpne 2t0. jan S ' DEPOSIT IDLE MONEY IN THE WIL minrton Savinps and Trust ompany. Carrf , tftl ra.OQO. Surplus $6,008. Interest paid i rate of 4 per cent. jan 5 WE SELL THE BE-T LUMP COAL, AS LOW as anyone in ilmington. You don't need to.go.urlner tnan North Water streetto gpNGEi1. at ioweat prirt THE FOUR-HUNDRED CABINET PHOTO lMLtyer4.aV55!sWe Samistfin SH? bwi Christmas presents. . sil and OFFICE FOB RENT, 13 BY 18 MITT otrpv 15 steps from Front." DooV open? Large soutnern windows. Private hat Tri closet. tlO. . Moore. Apply to Y. M. C. A., or Roger OOiStf jfcr-V fOR RENT DWELLJNG1, ffTt Stores Offices and HaUa: Faf IMHI 1 Lpt Cash or time payments. V .." Cash advanced on improved ci7 propany. .apply to u. O'CONNOR, Real Es- w Agent, r umingion JS. U. seSstf ON MONDAY WE WILL BE PREPARE!) to furnish Jellico Coal or West Virginia foal all lump, at the following trlnM f only: no credit: By the ton $4.50: hgltSn hwt - w wi.ty. fjvaisr or ' vdcka Coals are very free bmwing, and are -suitable for opan gratesj barrel stoves or cooking 4ioves. and at the above prices is onlv about half a- expensive as wood at $4.00 pjr oord.. VM. E WORTH Co., Au giuthe Jflllco Coal Company, . m MAI AMR AMAE, SPIRITUALIST. 812 Chest nut street, flers her servioes to the public Can read your life from the cradle to the grave. Reads the past, advises for the pres " ent, forete ls the future. . Locates and recov : ers lo-rt, buried or bidden treasures and stolen property. Finds missing friends. , Husbands, wives, lovers, and persons about to contract matrimony or engage in business should consult her. Terms reasonable. lanaoiw f What a sweet, clean word 4 4 RAX; ' I Think of it as an ingredient of "soap, then think of . '. . . . Kirkman's Borax Soap. For sale by all grocers. ... Premiums for wrappers. Beware of These Goods What they cost us matters little. We wil1 , close out: the following lines regardless of cost. 100 CAPS.iSOITABLE FOR BOYS OR GIRLS, - yALUB 5'J CENTS TO 91 YOUR CHOICE AT 25 CENTS. " ' - i . MI.FELT HAT FOR O-At 50 Cents Eacli.O Gapes and Jackets at Actual Cost. 25 PIECES OF FANCY RIBBONS, ALL SILK, REDUCED FROM 50 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. ; 111 Market Street. sim MEN! ATLANTIC Nil A AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 17TH, 1896, CONDENSED : FROM REPORT TO COMPTROLLER. RHSOURCffiS. Loans - i-Vifi.RST 17 Overdrafts 15 78 U. S. 4 per cent, bonds (at par) 50.000 03 Banking House and Fixtures. 10,000 00 Doe from other Banks -Cash on hand-............. .152,701 81 .179.815 77-335,517 61 Total. .. $952,220 54 Total IOIREQTOR5 : J. W. NORWOOD S. P. M'NAIR, D. L. GORE., SAM'L BEAR, JR P. L. BRIDGERS, G. A. NORWOOD, GREENVILLE. S. C! Mew Terlc Correspondent, hem leal Vational B ink. " -S do! not surpass XJOsiSy anythino on this Sr market prove ( it; --iil" and we will pre- FSa " sent you one of tnem Tor your wnat we are saving. Win. &.SDrinaRr&Go.)Soie'fGfDU I,: I -PURCELL BUILDING. WILMINGTON. N. C. Big Stocks. Egg Coal and Stove Coal. Chestnut Coal. f Furnace Coal. Tennessee Lump Coal. : - Wood! SJ O&k Wood. Ash Wood. BLACK JACK - AND LIGHT - WOOD. Send x us your orders and you will be promptly served and protected.. , J.A.Sprin ring there U to the i Imitations, A Knock Off , - -: - r 1 - From former Clothing prices continues and; big sales are' the result. ' People will appreciate first class goods at- low prices and when they can buy a Win ter Suit, Overcoat, or have a SUIT MADE TO MEASURE at present fig ures they invariably make selection and! leave an order with -us. Our stock of ' "MEN'S FURNISHINGS is growing smaller day by day and the fact that we are not hanginf ,.on for profits is appreciated by a 1 discrimi nating public.! "PERIODICAL. TICK ETS RECEIVED. Must Be Sold LADIES OR CHILDREN , N. C. LIABILITIES- Capital urplus ............ Undivided profits. Circulation Total deposits. ....J125,0Q0 C ..M5.000 00. 18,78 8162.728 81 4,970 00 : 719, 21 60 ....... ii&i ,420 5 C. W. WORTH, W. E. SPRINGER, . E. J. POWEI S, H. L. YOLLERS, W. C. COKER, JR., with trouble. We Jmow.ust Low Prices. Pocahontas coal. : Wood!! - - i f -. . 1 WILMINGTON ger&Co s-t,u - mi. ( - - - V
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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