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ESTABLISirSQ 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY. IFEBRUARY 7, 1897. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. I THE STATE. '. ' - J. L. Graham chief clerk of the superintendent of public instruction is arrested and taken to Newton on a charge of burning his own house Eight applicants are successful in passing examination before the state board of pharmacy -J. AI. Mewborne is to be commissioner" of agriculture. The populist majority party in the legislature decides to see; that Enroll-ing-Clerk Swinson has fair play- -The house committee on repeal of the North Carolina railroad lease began to hear arguments last evening The popu list bolters declare solidly in favor of annuling the railroad lease. , DOMESTIC. - The steamer Three Friends returns to Jacksonville and is seized by federal officials on the charge of piracy -The return to port of the Indiana is sup posed by navy department officials to be owing to extreme precaution of her commander; neither he nor his executive- officer have ever seen sea ser vice in such, a ship General Roloff and Dr. Jose Luis are arrested in New York - on warrants from : Baltimore charging violation of the neutrality laws in 1895 Senator Harris is convalescing- The house committee on coinage discusses the senate bill for appointment to an international bime tallic conference It is thought that further proceedings against Cuban fili busters in the federal court at New York will be stopped because convic tions cannot be obtained; General Ro loff and Dr. Luis will be sent to Balti--more to answer , the. charges against them pending there Absconding Cashier Breder of the Bethleljem, (Pa.), bank is in Canada ; it was thought he had .; committed' 1 suicide "Fighting Joe" Shelby of Missouri, is ill with pneumonia The Mutual Building and Loan Association, of Atlanta, goes into the. hands of receivers The ne gro congressman from South Carolina creates something of a stir by an nouncing that, on "Wednesday next he will protest against the counting of the Tote for president from his state The national banks of New York are reducing their circulation The At lantic Coast Line will sell reduced rate tickets to Charleston,. S. C, during the visit of the North Atlantic fleet to that city -New York had a heavy rain and wind storm yesterday-j-A new colony settles in Georgia; they (own 90, 000 acres- Corbett's manager is not satisfied with Steamboat Springs in Nevada-as a' training place for his principal and will select an'other llocali ty -Admiral Bunce's .fleet will Charleston today. j FOREIGN. reach General Weyler reaches Santa JClara and is met by a delegation who deliver an address; the general says he is dis posed to finish the rebellion in that province at once. -The citizens of Greece are greatly excited over the state of affairs in Crete; the premieF assures the people that the government will do all that ia nlcessary. J J ) . Birmingham's New Steel Plant. Birmingham,, Ala., February - 6. A deal has just been consummated where by Birmingham is to have a steel plant within sijc months. Some ten days ago, ' President:-Caldwell,! of the Birmingham Rolling Mill ; Company submitted a proposition to Birmingham capitalists as follows: "The present mill plant is amply able to handle- steel billets with only slight alteration of the present ma chinery, having steel billets from Fort Payne and the Henderson steel plant of this" city. All that is necessary is converters. Seventy-seven thousand dollars is needed to purchase convert ers and make the change needed. The Louisville stockholders of the plant are willing to furnish $35,000 and Birming ham will be required to put up $40,000. Th& rolling mill company proposes to Issue 6 per cent, preferred cumulative: .stock to cover the sum contributed: Birmingham having raised , all but $3,500., and this being assured, a meet ing of thej stockholders of the Bir mingham Rolling Mill Company has tieen called to meet in this city March 12th, -for the purpose of issuing said BtockT1 Cupolas and needed changes will Be made at once and the mill will he-making steel plates and other pro ducts in six months." This deal virtually gives Birmingham a. 'ib'W.OO0 steel plant and assures the welding more firmly of the tie between this city and Louisville. Thtltorm in NewTork! ' ' -Kror vnrk. February 6. A West In dian storm which has been working up the coast for the last few days arrived in this city "today. The wind came out i of the east with strong premonitions of more to come and rain to fall. By - evening the wind had registered a ve iocity of sixty miles -an hour, and the oriv downDour of rain had amounted tn little over half an inch. The Wash ington weather bureau sent out a notice ,. nTYmi northeast gales were "... v . - tJue along this and the New England coast, and tlutf shippWg should be held m nort. Hurricane signals were or- vwert hoisted, and as a-consequence .oveml outbound steamers came to an chor off Quarantine to wait for better rihor Before "midnight a small fleet h&4 gathered there, among which were thM Kansas 3ty. for Savannah; the Iroquois, for Charleston; the Yu mnrt for Havana, and the Louisiana, for New. Orleans Electing Corbett's Training Quarters r"smn. Nev.. February 6 E. G rnrice James J. ' Corbett's advance agent, is not favorably impressed with Steamboat Springs as a training plae.?. The roads in the vicinity are rough snd unfit for foot travel at this season of the year, and the conveniences are o-rativ what he expected. Mr. Cooke will Visit Walley e tOT mineral springs, near Genoa, in Douglass county, ttimorrow. and it seems prob-: able that he-will make Corbett's head quarters there. Walley's Springs are only fourteen miles distant, from Car son and are more happily situated than Steamboat Springs. The arrival of Dan Stuart is anxiously awaited. He will He net at Reno by delegations from that (city and Carson and urged , to ds icide utJio.n the' location of tht buXtle ground as. quickly as possible. 'The Fleet tu Iteey Charleston Toilay. : -Charleston, S. C, 'fbruary 6. The United States transports Fern arrived 'here this morning and brings the news that Admiral Bunce will arrive at Charleston tomorrow morning with the t'agship New York, the Maine, the Co-in-wbia and the Amphitrite. Other ships Tti'i" arrive tomorrow and Monday. The rallVosUa wilt readjust excursion duties mzlTta Charleston during the ren- February 10th to ;i6th. limit WtP. KeduVedato TJckts to Charleston Washington, February 6. The At lantic iCoast. Line will put on sale tickets at one fare for the round trip between Washington and Charleston, S C, during the naval maneuvers of the United States fleet, to be on :ale from February 10th o 16th" inclusive, limit 'February 20th. Par ties holdine excursion tickets by this ,ne are biip -- : . - - ana ttixcr vewv ... , . THE LEGISLATURE. THE EASTKRN CRIMINAL CIR CUIT BILL RECOMMITTED The Senate Pasoe's the Fisheries Bill A Bill Introduced to Give Fayetteville a Police1 Board The Wayne Stork iMvr Bill To Reqnire Bank and Railway O fa cial to Olve Official Bond Bill to Jtegu late Liability of Bank Stockholders To Abollah Office of Enrolling Clerk. (Special to The Messenger.) SENATE. Raleigh, -N. C, February 6. A pe tition was presented by various Christ ian temperance unions for the estab lishment of a reformatory.. The pe tition was signed by about 1,000 promi nent, women in all sections of the state. Bills aiid resolutions were introduced as follows: By Senator Sharpe, to put Nash county in the Eastern criminal circuit; also the Edgecombe county road law. The latter provides i that no persons living in towns shall pay road tax, but be taxed for the improvement of streets in the corporate limits. I'IL.Ttt .. Senator MoypT3erflen&iflT say ing he had been informed by a citizen of Edgecombe that only one person, in the. county wanted the bill, to wit: Lee Person,) senator from the county and promoter of the bilL Senator Alexander opposed the pas sage r the bill, saying his county (Meckjenburg) had the best roads of any county in the state, and they were improved by taxation; that he would vote (against any measure opposing good roads. '1 Senai o- Parker said the bill was so manifestly unjust that he would have to pppos? its passage. The till failed to pass-r-ayes, 1; noes, 32. n j The bill pased to authorize Edge combe county to levy a special tax. The bill to renew and keep in force the charter of the Norfolk, Wilming ton" and Charleston railroad came up. -. Senator Newsom offered the following amendment: "Provided "the railroad shall pay all money due certain parties in the state." Senator Scales thought the amend ment would constitute the general as sembly a collection agency, and moved the matter be recommitted carried. The bill was taken up to add Cum berland county .to the Eastern, criminal circuit. Senator Moye did not favor the bill because it gave the governor the right tq appoint the judge. He thought the people should hayeavoice in the matter, but as he was informed it was a fight between two lawyers, he would, there fore, favor the republican party, ; On motion of Senator Scales the bill was referred. ' The bill passed to amend section 2202 of tee code. It provides that no per son, persons or corporation, non-residents of the state, shall catch fish within any waters of the state without first obtaining a license from the treas uruer of the state, said license to cost $2,500 per annum, violation of this act to be a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of $100 or six months imprison ment, or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the .court, fines and license fees to go to the public school fund. v Senator McCaskey said that foreign companies and corporations came to the waters of eastern North Carolina and stretched miles and miles of nets' in Albemarle sound and inlets and were ruining the fish interests of Tthe state without paying any revenue and were taking the bread out of the mouths Of the home people.' Senator Clark was sure' the bill was just, what was needed.' The bill to present fishing with an chors, drift or gill nets in Albemarle sound and rivers: emptying therein also passed, as did the bill to incorporate "the Wellington and Powellville rail road.- 1 By .consent. Senator, Person was al lowed to introduce a bill to incorporate Pigford sanitarium for treatment of negro consumptives. - - : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Among the bills and resolutions in troduced in the house were the fallow ing: : By Mr. Murphy, to amend the Code so that materials furnished a corpora' tion to keep it going shall j not have priority over a previously recorded mortgage, although they do not add to I the plant nor enhance its value. I By Mr. Hancock, a resolution to abolish the office'.of enrolling clerk." By Mr. Ormsby, to give county com missioners more, time for meetings. By Mr. f Murphy, to make bastardy a misdemeanor. By Mr. fLawton, to allow Moore coun ty to issfie $10,000 more of bonds. By Mr.! Person, of Wilson, to incor porate Bridgersville Agricultural,- Live. Stock and Poultry Association. " , By Mr. Chapin, to incorporate - the Harnett . Central Railway Company from Spout Springs, to a point on the Fayetteville and Wilson Short Cut. ' By Mr. Howe, to incorporate the state grand lodge of Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. By Mr. Person, of Wilson, , to incor porate Hannibal Lodge G. U. of Odd Fellows. j By Mr. Sutton of Cumberland, to amend the charter of Fayetteville by creating a police board, composed of, E, P. "Powers, A. E. Dixon, W. P." Wemyss, G. A. P. Wilkerson and W. F. Ray ford, to. take office the first Monday in May' and serve two years, all officials to be elected by this board- By Mr. Parker, of Person, to make it a misdemeanor to practice Jaw before passing examination and receiving li cense. " By Mr, Holms, a resolution, to pay Josiah Turner the balance due him for the public printing and interest due. By; Mr. Bryan, of Chatham, to sub mit to the qualified voters of that coun? ty the question of working the public roads by taxation. - The bill passed to leave to the people the question of the line between Ala mance and Chatham counties. . The bill to extend the stock law hi Wayne, came up, leaving the question to all the qualified voters. Ir. Person, of Wayne, said hereto fore oniy the land owners of Wayne had been represented; that the men the laborers voted for did not come hare at all, but that the Jabofers, the shirt-sieeved men, had sent him here and all of them sboyld have a chance Jo vote on this measure; fhat the legis-, lattcm fn stock laws had been alwayp in the interest of the land owners nione. Mr, Parker, of Wayae, ad he-jaM owners had sent the petition here and only six of these opposed the bill, among the petitioners being several widows who had no one to represent them. ' The bill passed its second reading. By leave, Mr. Johnson introduced the following bills: To require all bankers or officers and directors of railways and state banks or other corporatidns created or char tered by the legislature to take an official oath, the State treasurer to prepare the form of oath and send the blank form to each officer oh or before January 1st of each year. The bill to- make chapter 494, acts 1893, discretionary with the state treasurer Instead of mandatory. This is the act which creates banks of de posit for, public, moneys by providing that he shall distribute the deposits of the public moneys in proportion to the capital stock of the banks. A bill to regulate liability of stock holders in banks chartered by the stte. This provides that the stock holders of every bank now operating or which may operate under state laws 1 1 V. 1 1 J . 1 11 i T. I ua.ii ire iiu uiuivmuaiij , 'zl .1 another, for all contracts, debts and agreements of such association to the extent of the amount of their stock therein at par value thereof, in addi tion to the amount Invested in such share, and any provision in. any chart er giving exemption from such liability is repealed. The total liabilities to any bank of , any person . or corporation for money borrow shall not exceed one tenth part of the actually paid in capi- tal of stock. But the discount of bills exchange drawn in good faith againstf actually existing values and discount of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person negotiating same shall not be consider ed as money borrowed. Mr. Young introduced a bill provid ing that the superintendent of public instruction shall ascertain the entire amount of money now appropriated in aid of the colored state normal schools and shall divide this sum equally among them, and the state treasurer shall pay this proportionate amount. Mr. Grubbs introduced a bill amend ing The Code in regard to the restora tion of citizenship by providing that the "petitioner may elect to file his pe tition in the superior court of the coun ty where, the indictment was 'found upon which the conviction took place or in the county wherein he is an ac tual and bona fide resident at the time of filing his petition, which application shall be heard by the judge at the term. 1 . . When the bill came up to allow Richmond county , to issue $12,000 In bonds to pay for bridges and to fund its debt, Mr. Dockery took oc casion to attack ': the . democratic boards of county commissioners, and to say that they had in retiring left very many counties in debt, but that he believed the commissioners of Richmond were honest men and had done the best they could. The bill passed allowing Ajison coun ty to ley a tax for 1897-98, of 10 cents on the $100. The resolution introduced - by Mr. Hancock and aimed at Swinson pro vides that the office of enrolling clerk, if in law such office exists, be abolish ed; that the president of the senate and the speaker of the house appoint two principal enrolling clerks who are to, have entire control and supervision of the enrollment of all bills, to be paid $5 per diem and necessary assis tants to be appointed by the lieutenant governor and speaker at $5 per diem, this resolution to apply to election of officers at this session. The bill to establish a dispensary at Waxhaw passed. - The bill passed repealing the act of 1885, regarding Fayette ville's public schools. - Bt leave. Mr. Hancock introduced a bill to aid "North Carolina's rolling ex position" by appropriating to it $2,500, .-. , . National Banks Reducing Their' Circu lation New York, February 6. The Nation al banks in New York are reducing tneir circulation. One reason for this course is the prospect of a long period of easy money, and another is the high prices at which government bonds are ruling. Government-bonds have to be deposited , with the United States treasurer to secure circulation. The national bank act, by the amendment of 1892, permits a decrease in circula tion of only $3,000,000 a month by all the national banks in the country and there are 2.700 of -them, in January, for the first time, the $3,000,000 limit was reached. This week applications for reduction of circulation aggregatic $3,000,000 were sent to Washington from New York alone. ' eneral Weyler at Santa Clara Havana, February 6. When Captain General Wyler reached the outskirts of the city of Santa. Olara, where he has arrived, a delegation of prominent residents of the City went out to- re ceive1 "him aiidfXiresented ihim w'itih- an address. Generfal Weyler hears tine a dress and among orher things -tie eaiw: "I am disposed to finish the rebellloin at onoe la the Santa Clara, provtnee. Those speaking about reforms muE know, that the government has 'prom ised "thiem and given the subject thor ough study,V but' the .establishment of these reforms "depend upon ftne trtumpii of the SpanisHi arms." Too Late for the Specialist Richmond, Va., February 6. Mr. M. B. Leonard, "superintendent of the tel egraph" service of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, and who was a distin guished 'member of the national so ciety of electrical engineers, and ja. re cognized, inventor in electrical lines, died here tonight, at the Virginia hos pital.' Mr.. Leonard's trouble was can cerous tumor of the windpipe. It had been determined o take him to New York tonight, to be operated on, if pos sible, by a specialist, and he had been actually carried to the train, but he was attacked with a spell of suffocation and had to return to the hospital. ' LA GRIPPE. Johnson's Chill and Feyer Tonic cures colds sw&'Mlr grippe 9ne ?ay 24 hours. The dealer gives the money back if it does not cure. Absconding Cashier Breder In Canada Bethlehem, Pa., February 6. -The statement given out that tb Shortage of Cyrus E. Breder, the defaulting cashier of the First National bank, is a trifle over $12,000, is confirmed today hv President Myers. Breder has not committed sutoide,"?ss nis friends be- lievea, out is m j."oron.io, -araaaa. uis wife received a- letter from Mm this morntngl dated. Ttmif. He tmyjt he will never' otmte back. ' The bank,;' it Is said, wiirniaRe no effort to bring him back. Contrary to expectations, (there1 was no run on the bank today. CjDBE A COLD J$ OWE DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money tt it falls to cure.1 t5c ' " THE EASTERN QUESTION COMPLICATED BY THE RECENT UPRISING IN CRETE. Greece Beady to Bring an a Conflict The Powers' Schemes of Reforms How ti Celebrate the Qneen's Anniversary Fns slins; tbe English The New Move for the Defence of London The Jameson Bald Again to the Front Persecution of Kx Fremier Crispl. (Copyrighted by New York Sun.) London, February 6. The tempera ture of European politics , has grown decidedly warmer during the past two or three days. It is announced that the ambassadors' scheme of reforms which is to be forced upon the sultan by all the powers has been completed and unanimously agreed upon. This ; IS coupled with the really ominous news that the sultan is in a complacent mood and ready to consent to ' anything. V It has been learned by bitter experience that this frame of mind on the part of Abdul Hamid is the most dangerous of alL I and ' is Visually DrelimInafy.to 'i. i - . " . . . . a nagr-fftnnttrnTTnTTrrnlr of cruelty. Cl084Udn" this announcement comes yesterday's uprising in Crete, which is by far the worst that has occurred irtj that unhappy island. It is not ; pos sible to hold the sultan responsible for these outrages, for the present sltu tion in Crete Is in the nature of an interregnum. The international force which is to guarantee the reforms In the island has not yet been organized, and the( situation is extremely awk ward. Greece, whose quarrel with Tur Key has been growing rapidly .acute irom day to day, has not hesitated to take advantage of the excesses of the rurkish troops in the island and has ent all her available naval force there. rhis is a distinctly belligerent move and it is probably intended that the ultan shall interpret it as such. Should ne retaliate, as is probable, there will De presented complications which will quickly force the hand of the great powers. In dealing with the whole Turkish situation, this fresh and unanticipated difficulty will naturally put a strain Upon the harmony between the powers, which is of only recent and tender existence. The cunning sultan Is fully a ware of this, and he will be only too glad to destroy the unity of purpose among his more powerful mentors at ihe expense of a row with Greece. He will be further encouraged in his ef forts by the latest friction over Egypt, caused by the recent note from Rus sia and France regarding the expenses of the Egypjian-English expedition to the Soudan. It is quite true that the powers cannot well be working har moniously at Constantinople and quar reling bitterly at Cairo at one and the same time. The Egyptian situation, by the way, was at last put before the world in plain language by the chancellor of the .-xchequer last night in a speech an nouncing the intentions of the British government. He spoke with unconceal :d contempt of the decision of the mix 2d tribunal ordering the return to the Egyptian treasury money advanced for the Nile expedition and forthwith de clared that Great Britain was fully determined to take Khartoum. More over, he gave notice to the world with significant emphasis that when Eng land made up her mind what was the iiight policy in regard . to Egypt she l.vould not be worried out of it by such difficulties as a refusal of money. This language is already causing great Ir ritation and much bellicose language in various places on the con tinent, but whether it will have unfavorable influence upon the agreement in regard to Turkish affairs remains to be seen. The sit uation as a whole, including the Cretan difficulty and the Grecian-Turkish quarrel, will demand the most diplo- ! matic skill and, perhaps, sharp physi- j k;al actiont within the next few days i for its successful handling. I How to celebrate the queen's jubilee jl3 aJ question which is apparently par amount 1m tlhie British mind just ni.w. A multitude of suggestions liva been jmade. most of tiWem absurd and many o" tlw-m undignified, to say tni least The prince of Wales' plan, announced today. Is for London to celeb rate the' jubilee by providing for the annual de ficiency of nnore than $500,000 in the expenses of maintaining the hospiti-tis of the metropolis. This will tindoubt ied'y command popular sympathy an! generous support. The London hospi tals are supported almost exclusively ibv prlvatte funds and subscriptions. The prince of Wales' appeal will easily ibiing forth the necessary sum to cover a single year's deficiency, but if he has in mind: a fund which wfll yield an an nual Income of $500,000 the undertaking is Indeed a gigantic one. Even at 3 per Cent., whtoh is a 'high rate of Interest in 'this country the sum necessary jwould be $16,000,000. . . j It has been decided that the princi pal feature of the celebration in June shall be another great ceremony in Westminister abbey similar to that of ten years ago. Jt will probably be of the nature of "re-crowning" her ma jesty before the most illustrious as sembly of the world's rulers and great men which can be got together. 'The abbey will be closed early next month, when extensive preparations for the ceremony will be begun. There have been many hard things said about the British war department this week, especially in connection with the government's proposal to increase the army by 8,000 men at , an ex pense of $2,500,000. The war alarms of the past year have moved the government to do something for the defence of London which,' at present, is at the mercy of any force which succeeds in breaking through the naval barriers. The war budget introduced' this week contains a vote of about $500,000 in order that thirteen central magazines, for which land has already been bought, may be com pleted. In addition to buildings, it will be necessary to make proper ap proaches and military roads by which to connect the various centres as links in a continuous Chain. Of the three centres already completed, two are on the south of London and one on the north. The vote now asked for Is to complete ten other store houses as points of concentration r for different brigades, all on - the south between Erith and Tooting. These will practi cally close all roads against a force.ad vancing upon London from the mouth of the Thames, or any landing place, along the coast as far as Brighton. Nothing like fortifications will be con structed, but simply defensible store house3 in which entrenching tools, camp equipments and' munitions of war will be kept ready to be issued Ir an emergency to the volunteers an militia on whom the task of defending the positions would fall. Ultimately the positions I would have to b strengthened by earthworks, but these need only be thrown up when the danger of attack seemed imminent. -. The building of the trans-Siberian railway is causing a " complete re-organization of the Russian convict svs tem. The present rules are that exllefl offenders ' shall be sent to nearer or farther parts of Siberia according the nrHoltt nf tht rru.t lin1 they were; convicted. 'The "n 5 place of exiles for lighTer onuses t neare European RuMia than for 8er . ous crimes. It ia not , very diff'cult f Highest of all in Uavening Strh. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. $B&W!TEE,Y PURE ivert now for offenders who are cou rageous enough and who are provided with means of support to make their way j secretly back to Europe or to go abroad. , The needful passports and lisgilises are usually procurable. The real ptillty of the Siberian conviot sys tem has depended upon ' the physical difficulty of traveling the vast1 dis tances back to civilization. The newvl railway eliminates these obstacles. It is reported from Moscow that the is land jof Saghalian will be the future destination of Russian exiles. tThls Islanq is already used for the imprison ment tof criminals of the lowest type-i Tt is said that the colonial secretarr is feeding sadly annoyed by! the; few sharp! tappro-prt&tie jwords with wh!ch Presiden t Kruger received Wjs speh crtticife'ihg the present , aitttttude of th Boer i government towards the Out-lar-ders. The Grand Otd Boer simrlv expressed proper condemnation of Mr. Chamberlain's attempt to fix up the so-called Out landers' grievances with 'the charter free booting invasion of the republic Germany, especially. Was put the - worst construction upon Mr. ChambeMain's speech aiml the conti nental . papers freely express the ooih' ion that in the near future the rifles of the brave Boers will once more have work to do. Among the reports which circulated this week is one that the- rel motive of the Jameson raid wwtliS fact that vast quantities of rich Ore had been discovered in the Jeep levels of the Transvaal mines and it- was determined to get possession of the country before the truth became known. This story was open to the sus picion of stock jobbng purposes, buit, if so, i'had no effect in that direction. Most people know -that the Italian ex-premier, Signor Crispi, is a good haiter mod that ft was not his custom when in power to spare his real or, fancied enemies. The latter have had their turn and though their inning bafi been a long one, they are far from tired of the sport of baiting k the old lion. JHbey destroyed , arspar'en'rly forever Signor CHspi's poM'tical Influence and -ruined his private fortunes. They have driven his son Into dishonorable exile and they have dragged his daughter's honor" in the mire and still 'their thirst for vengeance Is noit quenched. The Judicial . inquiry into the seemingly eternal "financial scandals" has been ex'tewded tto include an investigation of the affairs of the defunct newspaper Ri forma, and its former editors, mana gers, composi'tiors and printers have been searchingly examined to the 1Qpe of comprising Crtaoi. One of the main' aprs of The Rrforma, j was Crispi's nephew, Signor Parlamenghi, arnd he has come out of 'the inquiry with a very bedraggled apomrance. Now it is proposed to cite Madame Lina Crisni before rhte examining iutfees tw mv ing accoumt, which it has been discov ered she had with the bank of Oomo. CHARGED WITH HOUSE BURNING One of the New Fusion Officials Arrested. Candidates Befere the State Pharmacy j Board Argnments on the Railway Lease Bill Begnn-To Give Enrolling Clerk Swinson a Fair Chance. ' (Special to The Messenger.) - Raleigh, N. C, February 6.-J. L. Graham, Chief Clerk to the state super intendenlt of public Instruction, was ar rested here today on a warrant charg ing him with burning his house at"4 Newton las't March. Deputy Sheriff Rivers took hhn to Newton this even ing. Graham asserts that the prosecu-J tion is malicious and political and done to damage his suit against the Carolina Insurance Company, of T Wilming'ton, for $338, the amount he claims from it as insurance. He says certain demo crats are instigators of j the sUit and that if the case is not settled immedi ately he will ftake It before the supreme court. , -: .-,.' .J. I . ' Of twelve applicants examined by the SCaite board of pharmacy, eight were successful. John A. Michener, of Raleigh; Robert P. Hackney, of - Durham- Brantley York, of Mebane; Alex ander McGeachey, of Fayetteville; Wil liam E. Gwaltney, of Wake Forest; J. A. McKethan, of FayettevUle; Caleb H. Richmond, of Reidsville; S. Fulton Cole, of Carthage. '. . ' Governor Russell refuses to reprlevfe Monroe Johnson, the burgiar, and he will bfe hanged at Charlotte Monday. It is positively stated tihat E. C. Duncan, now member of the house from Carteret. Is.fo ho nnt.tnfnr nf iKia revemie distritei. The plan now is fori J. M. Mewborne to be commissioner of agriculture. , ' i At a populist' majority caucus tonight Ma:xwell ;was present. He saiNhe never had an intention of joining te bolters, but that his absence from cau cuses was due to sickness or business. The caucus took up the .winsDn matter and decided to stand by him- in so far as seeing that he got fair play; that it was not a party-question, but that Swinson-was entitled to a hearing This he should certainly' have. The populist majority, of 'crse, has no love for Swinson. ! The hmiMuncii ment that it would see; that he was not kicked out without a hearing makes the republicans furious and one of them tonight cursed the populists and said this action of the ffopuiists was a strike at the'republicans. A notable debate began this after noon and continued until 10:30 o'clocli tonight before the special house com mittee on the bill to annul the lease of the North Carolina railway. : " Judge Avery 'opened" the discussion He introduced a bill which amends tbel bill first Introduced in many particu- lars, and makes it ven; stronger. He was followed by President S. B. Alex ander, of the North Carolina railway who stated facts as to the lease. James S. Manning and Armistead Burwell, following, spoke in behalf of the lease and for the North Carolina railway directors. Buck Kitchin attacked the lease. Charles M. Busbee and R. Q. Bur ton gave notice they would t(ik. for the private stockholders, w f ' Other speeches will be made by Gen eral Counsel Henderson, of the South ern; Charles Price, IfH. Busbee, W. H Day and James C MacRae. Chairman McCaskey, of the populist! bolters' caucus, says It declares solldlyj in favor of the bill to" annul the leasei of the North Carolina. railway. .He; says the bill is sure q pass ee.nate! by a considerafife "ftr tb&V the vote In the house will fee elage, also says that thf eammltt " ing' the aratum. i 5 now hear . - ..at will report the bill -avorably. Aiken is the only member who opposes the bill. McCaskey tells! me the populist party seems to be cer-l tainly split, and he believes it will re-j turn now to the two oJ parties. THOROUGHLY UNITED. NEW FUSIONISTS IS CONTROIj OF THE LFGIStiATUREi The Amended Bill Reducing Railway Pas senger Rates Street Car Serrice to he . Renewed The "Fellow Service Liabili ty" Bill to be FaTornMr Reported The Closh Between Russell and Prlt chard. The Enrolling Clerk Squabble The i Teachers' Assembly. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, Raleigh,! N. C, February 6. The populist bolters and the republi cans ar now welded together in a firm organization, j Their total strength is ninety, which gives them absolute control of the legislature. They do not in the least recognize the populist ma4 ipority or caucus. They say that if the majority wants office all it has to do yis to Say so, but. that it will not accept ('office. ' ''' 1 It was rumored last night that Speak er Hilemaja and Messrsj 'Whitener, Per son of "Vaype, and Maxwell had gone oyer absolutely to the bolters." This is denied today. The four named simply hold themselves alloof from the major ity populists. j S One of the assistant clerks. J. F. Click, is the editor of The Hickory Mercury, and he has been - attacking the bolters in his paper. He last night apologized to the bolters and promised to publish apologies. I .The number of clerks of the legisla ture certainly appears to! be very large, j Many new places! seem .to have been Created. : f i The railway committee presents an 2 and 2 cents per mile, but it reports jthis without prejudice. It applies only to the three main lines, the Atlantic , Coast Lime, the Southern and the; Sea board. The officials of these roads say such a reduction j would represent an annual loss of over $300,000. I I sThe street carsi here, which, owing to the burning Of the power house December 31st, ceased to run, must be operated again qujckly-or the city will order the forfeiture of Ube charter. This was decided on by the board o -alder- ifen last evening.! I Telegrams received here from Senator Pritchard say he is yet quite rsick. He yesterday sat up Jn bed a little while. The house committee on judiciary will favorably report Ithe "fellow servants liability bill," introduced by Mr. Hart- ness, of Iredell.i-. It has been sum marized. Hartness says such a law is in existence in nearly all the states. Under it an employer can claim dam-' ages, nor is he allowed towaive such claim. . I - -. - . j - The clash of Governor Russell and Senator Pritchard on certain lines shows itself quite plainly In . several Iways. The governor is pressing with all his might the pill to annul tne lease of the North. Carolina railway to the Southern, while Pritchard is opposing any annulment. The republican organ directly antagonizes the governor on this matter. i ' It was the talk last night that if En rolling Clerk Swinson, of the legisla ture, did not apologize to the president of the senate and the speaker of i the house for not receiving negro clerks in bis office he would be dropped today; Hn other words, that his office would be abolished. Swinson swears he will not apologize. He has placed the whole matter before the! public. A bolter said this morning he did not believe the legislature would abolish his office. The date of the next meeting of the North Carolina teachers' assembly Is June 15th. The place is not yet , se lected. A committee "will make the selection. The association has sold Its property at Morehead City and paid a $2,000 debt. It will ask the legislature for a new charter. i The new state auditor finds very great discrepancies between the amount of bank stock and money on deposit as reported to thei treasurer and the amount as listed for taxation. i ' It is regarded t as reasonably sure that' the bill to create a. code commis sion w'ill become a law. i Mrs. Johnson, widow: or the late , ur. Charles E. Johnson, ohe of the most eminent physicians in the state, is very sick with pneumonia at her home here. Today a great many prominent per sons arrived to near tne discussion which took place this afternoon on the bill to annul the charter Of the North Carolina railway. This bill ' and the senatorial fight have been the cause of jmuch delay in legislative worlc. That the vote will be close all parties appear to realize. A STIR AMONG CONGRESSMEN 'he Negro Member Thereat to Protest Against the Connt of South Carolina's Presidential Tote Washington, February 6. The puibll- tion of the fact that G. W. Murray, the colored fepresentatlve from : the irst district of South Carolina, intend ed to protest against the counting of bwthe electoral vote of that state at the joint meeting of congress on WedrteS' jday next, engaged the interested atten ion of Murray's colleagues, all demo- prats, today, and several informal con' lerences were held, at which Senator illman was present. After one Of these enator Tillman said: "If McKIniey is ing to 'be inaugurated on the 4th of arch, the joint convention has got o count the vote of South Carolina, If he republican party wants o make an ttack on the constitution of the state t must make it on some other ground In some other manner than by en- eavbring to' prevent : the ' ton)tinp of vote.; x -wisn to turwier anu ex press mycpf-er(eae for ae'iaffrMr,' Mc JCinley presiftent, than- to e; the ppesl- ential function exermsea Dy Mr. ui- ieyt as it will be after the 4th of March f the effort is , made to deny South arolina the right 'to ; vote. This has een my feeling for a long time past." Murray was said to base Jols oropos- d protest upon a memorial num.erous.ly lgn'ed by colored residents of puth Jarolina, recilting that the cpns'titu- ion of ;'the state vp,iatett the . Four eenith and Fitteenth amendments to he ponstitutioii of -the United States, nd the law or 1867, providing for the dmission of South Carolina into the nion and that it was invalid because It had not been submitted to the voters f the state for their approval. uith caroima, wno nas neia in& or- ce of attorney general of the staite, raversed "these objections this Kw- ioon to a reporter for the SSoufihern d Press. fta'safcir v.The con- ssociated titution of 'South Crollha is" a vaid cnstltution, altaough: hot'submiiteia the people for rajtificatiliin. ft ili-- o been the' custom n fa." a never ;Jail'na - gubG " .ie of South ftfcn ta t--" its new constitu te people for ratification. - ie probaJbilities seem to be upon in quiry this afternoon, that the adver tised protest will not be made. Murray expressed great doubt of his ability to get it inlto shape in time to be effective. "The memorial," he said, "upon which I will have to base it has hot yet been received here, although when I was in South Carolina last week they prom ised to send It to me Wednesday of -this week at the latest. I shall consult with friends in the house and deter mine upon my course of action after the memorial has been received. My i contention Is that -the result of the election, as shown in the returns made ito the vice president,' is not an honest expression of the will of the voters of South Carolina." . The New Baby depends for its nourishment upon the .weak mother, who. If she Is wise, will nake herself strong by taking Anheu-ser-Busch'a Malt-Nutrine the greatest of - air Malt tonics. To be had of all druggists. . . j, FURTHER INVESTIGATION Into the Fight Between the Hwmyi and the Arbncklrs Over the Production of Refined 8 near and Boasted Coffers New York, February 6. The loit. committee appointed by the legislature to investigate trusts and monopolies in this state resumed its session this morn ing. It was 11:30 o'clock when Mr. Lexow rapped for order. He directed the sergeant-at-arms to call the name of John E. Searles. There was no re sponse. Lawyer Parsons arose and said that Mr, Searles was on his way to take a train for Washington when served with the committee's subpoena. He promised that Mr; Searles would appear before the committee on Mon day next and bring the required data. . John Ar buckle was then recalled to the stand. He informed the committee that he wished to make a statement. He told the committee that the proflits from coffee In 1896 was only of a cent a pound; In 1S95 a little less than .6 of a cent; in 1894, .6 of a cent, and in 1893 a little less than .6 of a cent. There is no profit in the coffee business for us now, and I should say the Havemeyers must be losing from $500 to $1,000 a day in the business, said Mr. Arbuckle. The witness also said that he believed that if his company stopped building the sugar refinery the Havemeyers would go out of the coffee business to morrow. James N. Jarvis, the partner of t Mr. Arbuckle, was also recalled. He also testified that there was no profit in the coffee business for the past two years. This was in direct contradic tion of the statement of H. O. Have- meyer, who testified yesterday 'that the coffee business presented a most al luring field for speculation and gave magnificent returns for an investment. Mr. Jarvis said there were about 1,000 coffee roasting firms In the United States. The three leading firms are the Arbuckle Company, the McLaugh lin Company of Chicago, and the Wool- son Spice Company. . ; :. Mr. Lexow then went into an exr haustive inquiry about the coffee trade, ana tne witnesses explained all about the process. Mr. Jarvis testified that when the American Sugar Refining Company went into the coffee business through the Woolson Spice Company, the mar- Ket price ror Kio coffee was 10 cents. They sold it at 15 cents to the middle men. They now sell It at 13 cents, and the Woolson Compajiy sells it at 13 cents. The witness in reply to question. said he thought a difference of 2. cents in the output . cost of the Woolson Spice Company would justify . a divi dend of 50 per cent. Do you as , a , manufacturer, con sider it fair, to amass from the con sumers enormous profits to be dis tributed among the directors and stock holders irutne- charge of unreasonable" Mr. Jarvis took a long time to answer this question, and seemed to beat about the bush, and the spectators stamped their feet on the floor in disapproval. He'. finally said that the 50 per cent, dividend only represented a 5 per cent, dividend on the present value of tho stock. "Is it a fact that they are putting tip a better coffee at less price than you for the purpose of driving you out of the market?" asked Chairman Lexow "I think-our coffee is better than theirs," replied Mr. Jarvis. Mr. Lxow announced a recess until 2 o'clock, and said that -In the mean time the committee would hold a secret session. ' ' - The secret session lafeted about ten minutes. At its conclusion Chairman Lexow announced 'that the committee had deferred action in the Searles mat ter until 10 o'clock Monday next, when it was expected he would be present. They would then decide whether he should be held in contempt or allow ed to purge himself. H. O. Havemeyer was on hand when the commiittee reassembled. He was recalled and in reply to a Ques tion denied that there were any sugar rennenes ciosea auter the consolida tion In 1891. "I tank my brother j was in error when he said that some of the refin eries were closed after the consolidation in 1891." The wftn ess said that aboua six refineries were closed previous to the consolidation. There were about 3,000 men employed iu them. "Were the four Philadelphia refin eries acquired by the trust closed, afte the formation of the trust"" '"No, sir, they are runninsf now' "Is it true that aft" the organization of the sugar trust you discharged 7,0)0 men, of whom only a few were re-employed?'1 "That ts absolutely fal.e- we never employed 7,000 men in the state of New Ycik." In reply to a qucjf'on the witns Mqr.tified the copy of a deed draw n up at the organization .f the sugar trust This was put in evidence. . Mr. Havemeyer gave a lit of flsrurrs. shoving that the prTe of sugar' was ledoed 10 cen:s per hundred" prutds sircc the formation o the.tru.it. John Bergen, the next witness tes tified that he was employed as foreman on the docks of the American Sugar Refining Company up the 1892, when he was discharged. Between 600 and 600 men were discharged. The witness said that at the time of the organization of the sugar trust in 1887 a great number of men were discharged. 'Aboat how many?" "About 6,000 or 7,000." LA GRIPPE. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures colds and la grippe in one day 24 hours. i . .. . The dealer ive the money back if ii does not eure, " Full Details Gladly Given. A Rallroal Official's' Exjtrknce. MR. EDWARD EDMONDS, long con nected with railroad construction in Nebraska, writes: "My heart troubled and pained me for 19 years. Shortness o(T breath was the constant and most common symptom. Intense, excruciating pain, gener ally followed any severe exertion. Faintness, hunger without any appetite; fluttering that made me clutch my breast, and palpitation that oftenfStaggered me as if I would fall, were frequent attacks. Again, everything would turn black if I arose from a stooping posture quickly. Sleepless nights with their ftr Mi1fC prostrating unrest were Uk lUilfca numerous and I could Heart Cure et no est aa or nlht- , I consulted leading phy- ISt0reS sicians and tried adver TTfil1tll tised remedies. They IlCilllil....... gave me no relief. One of Dr. Miles' circulars described my case so exactly that I took Dr. Miles New Heart Cure and I am now a well man. I hope every one troubled with heart disease will try Dr. Miles' remedies. If thiy will write me personally, I will gladly iive them fall details of my experience." Fjw. Edmonds. P. O. Box 65 D&vid City, .'xehraska. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure issold on guarantee tLat first bottle beneflU rjr money ref onded. T. 1 b ., : ...J---1-. ... ' -t X;i . : TO 1 - M ' F TTVnT7f fvK'U A k( vCH m-V ?Cn A n Il-i aJ- JSu ' z ......... j ,."- ! "VAOO.XS KItK.R. Ilov's KinKa Wnimn fm MtrnnnAnsAf 5 Borax Soap. Full particulars will be circulated in e: in Wilmlnotin And in nil Rnvmra GmrA iri.ir.n.n nTixr 4. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 7, 1897, edition 1
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