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ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1897: DDTPC K rl?l TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY " THE STATE The eighteen suits for damages for the deaths in the Cumnock mine are again continued- Enrolling Clerk Swinson dismisses an assistant for en rolling the bill deposing him and tak ing the bill to the secretary, of state. The salaries of the superintendent of the Goldsboro asylum and of the At lantic and North Carolina railroad are to be increased The supreme! court retains" R; H. Bradley as1 marshal Senator Pritchard's condition is worse. Swinson yesterday locked the door of the enrolling clerk's office and went off; Lieutenant Governor Reynolds after waiting a long time, had the door forced, and was havine the ; desks forced open .when Swinson appeared; he refused to give up the keys;an ra cking scene occurred; Reynolds jthreat ened to have Swinson impeached; when it was suggested that Reynold's party had deposed the clerk the lieu tenant governor ordered suspension of the work of breaking open the desks and said he would appeal to the su preme court for an order to Swinson. DOMESTIC. ! Dun & Co. in their weekly report say no event of the week approaches in importance the rupture of the steet rail pool; orders for the first two days thereafter amounted to800,000 tons, more than the production' for all of Jast year; the big sale of print cloths to M. C. D. Borden has also had a good effect on' the market; 'the improvement In the woolen industry means an increased jdemand for goods- Secretary Herbert congratulates the Herreahoffa on the remarkable performance of the -torpedo boat No. 6. The Texas and the Maine are ordered to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras. The senate con firms the appointments of Carroll D. Wright to be commissioner of labor and Martin A. Knapp to be inter-state com merce commissioner. The Indiana and the Vesuvius reached Charleston 'lnursaay nignx; me latter iiraue uu effort to run the blockade; all is guess -work as to the programme of the fleet. A heavy snow storm prevails throughout New York. The strike in Philadelphia continues; one-firm has granted an increase of wages in order to avoid a. strike; men taking tne strikers places are protected by poliea in going to and from their places of work. General Shelby continues to grow worse. Hon. John Randolph Tucker's death is expected at any moment.- The president of the United Mine "Workers of America denounces Mark Hanna for taking undue advant age of the condition of his miners to make them sign a year's contract at, low wages. At Sallsburg, Pa,., a ne gro enters a bank, holds up the teller and secures $500; he is pursued and captured Secretary Herbert watives all formalities and accepts gunboat No. 6, on account of the remarkable show ing he made on her trial. The re ceiver of the Globe Investment Com pany, of Boston, makes a report to the superior court showing up the gross frauds practiced by the officers of the company. Father -"Monaghan, of Charleston, S. C. is made bishop cf the eee of Wilmington, Del. Edwin A. Aler, a well known musician and com poser, commits suicide tn Baltimore. . The second international chess match between Great Britain and the United States was begun yesterday, there be ing ten players to a side. The name of H. Clay Evans is urged for a place In Mr. McKinley's cabinet.- An Iowa delegation of colored men visit the president-elect in the interest of their race as register of the Jreasury. Colonel Perez Carlo, who was, General Mflpeo's fflsoatch chief of staff, now in Jacksonville, says he knew Scovel when with the Cubans, that; he never at any time held a commission in their . army. . . . J FOREIGN. Wlavana advices report several en gagements between Cubans and Span ish troops; in two" of them Spanish gunboats took part The crew of the wrecked British steamer Cyanus, sup posed to be lost,: arrive at a French port The cnnstian governor m Crete has taken refuge in the Greek consulate! and his wife in that of nvonrp--The Greek charge d'affaires in London notified Lord Salisbury that his government will not allow Turkish re-lnforcements to land-in Crete tio r'-hriRttnns have driven the Mos- wna Into Oanea and now hold the su . hiirhs The oorte announces that no - nr-ci Turkish trooos will be sent to Crete. General Weyler furnishes 2, , nnnooft francs toward meetmsr the ex- nonsPH nt the war in, Cuba The French minister proposes that the tinwers blockade Crete and occupy nmp nf the towns until peace is re Btored At midnight last n'ght thre was great excitement in Athens over v.a rumor that the Turkish vali of Smvrna was about to send a vessMa th trooDs to Crete the newspapers -.v.HsVifrl midnierht edit'ons and the . T.hniacf were- in the streets demand : ing that the entire Greek fleet be sent THE LEGISLATURE. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , SPOILS BILL PASSED. to Crete. T! Charleston Itlocknde 0rinn. S.' C February 12. The v,nttifhin Indiana and the dynamite ...,icor VpkovSus arrived off Charles- 'hr last nfcht. Contrary to all ex unns. the cruiser made no effort at all to come into the harbor or to rtir. the blockade. She came to anchor near the other ships of the squadron i tui lvinff there. The Indiana ,.i on iinpvpntfut trio down, the coast mo ivrowark and the Massachusetts wre hourly expected to Join the fleet It is now believed mat tne acmai m tempt to run the blockade will be post il all of the fleet are" here though no official information whatever on this subject is obtainable. It was . rnnn-h and fotrcv outside last night that little work could be -done by the ships and so strong a sea is running on the b-ir that the gun practice of the flpot is being materially . interferred Thi afternoon the cruiser MnrViiTipftd came up to the city and anchored off the battery. She has re tVfWl nrdpra to proceed to Jackson -ville Monday, and it is understoo-1 that aho will go from there to Mobile' in a few days. . Little or. nothing was done by the TvarsWp during-the day. The Vesu vius was anchored near the rest of trus vessels and gave no intimation oi an attempt to run the blockade. The dy rnmitp cruiser, in fact, was apparently having an uncomfortable time of it in the heavy sea that was running. She wa.3 rojm g nnd plugging alout in a manner that rendered a footing on her landsmen. The Am- whitrite was coaled dwrjng'the day but . - J . . V. . . until - r morrow. Candidate for Minister to Greece "Atlanta, Ga,, February 12. Dr. Isaac S. Hopkins, a distinguished Methodist minister, has resigned the pastorate of the First Methodist hurch hi this city, and It is said that he will be an appli cant for the post of minister to Greece. Dr. Hopkins was president of. Emory college, Oxford, for years and after ward was the first president of the Georgia Technological institute. He is a ripe scholar and a minister of wide influence in his church. His congrega tion la tfte. largest in Atlanta. He win always a democrat until the last na tional campaign, when he supported aior McKinley. He was an active member of the McKinley club here, J and it is said that he has a cinch on . eome good place under the next ad ministration, . - X Mardersr Respited Atlanta, Oft., February 12. Governor Atkinson today granted a respite of one week to Sam Grant, a negro murderer, who was sentenced to hang tomorrow. This is the second respite which Grant has secured. His attorneys claim that they have new evidence which im peaches the state's witnesses. Grant is in Jail at Americus and the scaffold has been erected. . ' TO CURE A COLD IN OSK DA Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money Bit fftUS 0 CUT. Wo, To Beduce Pilotage Fee on the Capo Fear. A CommlMlon In Reference to Monument to Senator Vance A Bill Providing for "Wo nan Suffrage To Reduce Salaries and ". Fees Report of Committee on Insane A avium- Election of County Physician O ven to County Commissioners. . (Special to The Messenger.) SENATE. Raleigh, N. C. February 12. The senate met at 11 o'clock, the calendar was taken up and bills passed as fol lows: To authorize Richmond county to is sue bonds to pay outstanding debts. To incorporate the Winston-Salem Southbound railroad. The bill to prohibit the use off free passes by public officers was taken up. Senator Moye favored the passage of the bill because if any person rode on a free, pass the railroad certainly ex pected somethirg In return' and he did not think any honest public officer would ride on a. free pass because it would place him under obligation to the railroad. Senator Anderson opposed the bill Senator Smathers moved that the matter be made a special order for February 27th. Senator Clark demanded the' roll call, which was ordered Carried, ayes 21; noes 19. Senator Ray offered a resolution that a committee of three be appointed by the president to Investigate the free pass. matter and ascertain if it will be to the interest of the railroads to pass such a bill or not adopted. The bill to provide for general super vision of-railroads, steamboats, express, telegraph and telephone companies, do ing business in the state, providing fcr reduction of passenger and freight rates, passenger rates as amended to be 1k cents for first class and 2 cents for second class per mile, was made a special order for February 16th. The bill pasred that railroads, street railways and steamboat companies shall furnish free transportation over. all their lines in this state to the mem bers and the clerk of the railroad com mission -wh en on business connected with the commission. The' bill to take tbe department of agriculture and the college of agricul ture and mechanic arts out of the hands of the present trustees and offi cers and constitute a new board of ixteen commissioners came up. Senator Ray opposed the bill, saying he did not see -why they should want to abolish the department of agricul ture or the college of agriculture and mechanic arts. He said he wanted to have- time to examine the -bill. Senator McCaskey stated that the bill was introduced several days ago ana Senator Ray should have already ex amined it. . Senator Ray . wanted to know thejob Ject of the bill. Sentor McCaskey 'said so that the co operation party could take charge , o the department and college. "So then, it is only a political scheme, is it?" asked Senator Ray. . "Yes," answered Senator McCaskey. Senator Ray moved to make it a spe cial order for February 17th. " ; Senator McCaskey opposed this and asked the' senate to vote down the mo- tibn, which it did. Sentor McCaskey called the previous question. Senator "Walker demanded the , roll call and the bill was passed 24 to 13. By leave,. Senator Shore introduced a bill to amend the act incorporating the Farmers' Mutual Insurance , Associa tion of North Carolina so as to give it the same privileges and immunities al ready granted Odd Fellows, Masons, Knights of Pythias and other benevo lent associations. -( NIGHT SESSION. The night session met at 8 o'clock. The calendar was taken up. The bill passed facilitating the trial of civil actions (provides that the re turn term shall be the trial term also.) The bill was tabled to prohibit cer tain games (providing that no person or persons shall play or engage in any inter-collegiate or other foot ball game in n.-Vilch such violence Is used or re quired from the natifref the game as to endanger life, limb or health). Oother bills passed were: To reduce the present rate of pilot age for Caoe Fear bar and river 25 per cent. To require registration of name of partners, (providing that firms having silent partners shall let their names be known). To allow Weldon to issue bonds to build a bridge over the Roanoke river in Northampton and Halifax counties. To incorporate Tillery. To define the duties of local boards of colored" normal schools. ' To stimulate local taxation in rural districts. To examine the histories now used in the public schools . (Senator Ash- burn claimed Moore's North Carolina history and also Lee's history were political. Senator Anthony moved jto table. Senator Ray begged him to withdraw the motion because if any one .was narrow minded enough to think Moore's or Lee's history taught politics, he certainly wanted such com mittee appointed, for the benefit of Senator Ashburn particularly). To incorporate the town of Roanoke Rapids. ,..". By leave Senator Hyatt introduced a bill to provide for woman's suffrage in North Carolina. " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. At the morning session the following bills and resolutions were introduoed: To,allow no member to vote until the title to his seat is decided. J Bv Mr. Morton, to extend the stock law fence in Richmond county. By Mr. McBryde, to provide that ?n all cases of marriage of 1 women under 21 years of age the marriage shall have the same force and effect In law as if the woman so marrying were 21 years old. . Bv' Mr. Drew, to allow Brunswick county to levy a special tax Ad to al low its commissioners t settle with A. G. Durant, late treasurer; also a permit Dr. John B. Haight to practice medicine In Brunswick county. By Mr. Alkep, to reduce the tonnage tax on fertilizers to 20 cents per ton. By Mr. Ward, to reduce tb Salaries ad fees of all public bffkes save those nxta Dy law zs per cent. ' y Mr. Babbitt, to so amend to. Code that the commissioners and not the boards of justices of counties shall elect the finance committees. By Person, to create a commission composed of Governor Russell,('. Jul ian S. Carr; and W, AL Hoke; to procure suitable j design with all necessary specifications for a monument in Ral eigh, upon) the site chosen in memory of Z. B. Vance; that proposals shall be advertised for; that the commission may co-operate -with the Vance Monu ment Association; that a report be made to the next legislature; that 51, 000 be appropriated for necessary ex penses. ' -: ' - i ;: Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, intro duced a resolution which was adopted That the calendar be from this time In the speaker's hands, to be disposed Of as he deems best, and the speaker shall have power to limit or cut off discussion or debate from any source when in his judgment he shall think that the public time is being unneces sarily consumed or wasted." I Mr. Duffy made the point that sixty- one votes were necessary to pass this resolution, i claiming; it changed the house rules. ; The speaker ruled Mr. Duffy was lin error ana tnat a mere iiiu-jiny sufficient Against this there was a protest. The special ' order was taken up, being the election contest of Field Vs. Crews from Granville. Majority and minority reports were submitted by the committee, the minority report. signed by two democrats, Deing m Field's favor. The minority report was voted on first and lost ayes, 31; noes, 63. The majority report was then adopted. The bill 1 passed to protect fish in Neuse river. The house took up the report of the committee on Insane asylums, made j by Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, the report being attached to a bill to provide for the maintenance of three asylums. The report says at Morganton cot tages are needed, but they are not recommended just now; that there are twenty-six criminal insane; a depart ment for criminal insane at the pent tentiary is recommended; it is recom mended that Durham and Robeson counties be transferred to the Raleigh asylum; for the Morganton asylum Sl 00.000 is recommended; for the Ral eigh asylum" $63,450 and $4,000 for jthe purchase of 100 acres of land; tnat 000 be allowed the Goldsboro asylum, $1,250; for the purchase of 100 acres or land and $2,600 for an electric plant. The bill covers these recommendations. The senate resolution, providing for the visit of a! specialjcommittee to see the roaasi The amendments excepting counties I were aft voted down and the bill passed Its second reading, the democrats vot ing ana a iew popuusts vounu with them. Mr. Duffy demanded the yeas and nays on the third reading. The speaker ruled all amendment! out of order. Mr. Hancock called the previous question. j Mr. Sutton tried to get in an amend ment excepting Cumberland county, but -the "machine" rolled right over him- too end he was In the same box with the democrats. Mr. Harris, of Hyde, eaid ft was very discourteous in the majority to refuse to 'let members secure exception ol their counties and be voted "No." . Mr. Sutton said he protested against Cumberland being arbitrarily forced into this bill. The vote on the third reading was ayes, 48; noes, 17. . By leave Mr. Cook Introduced a bill to incorporate the Coleman Manufac turing Company, to manufacture cot ton goods near Concord, with $200,000 capital and to employ colored labor. .The bill at once passed its second and third readings under 'suspension of the rules. . -' " ' . .': . " Mr. , Hancock made a motion to put the "clincher" on the "house bill 599," thls being to put the election of county physicians in the hands of the com missioners; it was put like a flaWh Mr. Sutton . sprang to his feet and declared this was unfair; that the bill was not even read; that the speaker certainly ought to announce on What bill the motion was put. There -were sharp words between Sutton and Han cock, but the matter stands and the bill Is "clinched." ... Mr. Parker, of Wayne, Introduced a resolution setting forth that thirty days' notice had not been given as to the repeal of the charter of the Golds boro and Morehead railroad. He asked that it be put upon Its passage. To this there was no objection but as soon as it Was ready by its title Mr. Han cock moved to adjourn. Mr. Duffy protested that this matter was pending, but Speaker Hileman de clared a motion to adjourn was always in order and so the house adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. The resolution contained a provision that it should be attached to the orig inal bill so as to give notice to the sen ate that the bill bad passed without the proper notice, the speaker (Cook In the chair) having said such notice should be attached. EAST AGAINST; THE WEST.: .. -u-M THE REPUBLICANS . SO DIVJDID ON THE LEASE QUESTION. 3 Populist Legislators Threatening to "Vote ' With toe Democrats The Oyster Patrol , Steamer to be Put In Commlssion-i-To Tax Cigarettes Reoelrcr for Raleigh Paper Company Applied for Repor of the Committee on the Bill to Reduce Ball way Bates.; - - J i: - J Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, ' Raleigh, N. February 12. The republican fight oyer the nlatter of the lease of the North Carolina rail way now. assuming a sort oi sec tional character; In ; other word!, the Russell men , in the. east are against the Pritchard men m the west; isojin a sense, it is the east against the west. Governor Russell is wrapped up : n the Idea of annulling, the lease; wulle Lieutenant GovemorReynolds is bent on having the lease stand; and ea- it goes all through the party. ; t 1 'Last night in the house there very near being quite a political dfcaKia. Bryan, of Chatham, one of tne bolting populists, had been defending the 'glo rious nineteen," as ne terms the bJt ets, incidentally denouncing VButler and boss rule." when a'DonaHst'l-mim Carter protested against letting itiejre- I puuuuaas aiier a morion tney haorjmade ordering a committee to report inV four days on . the question whether (there had been bribery. In the senatorial election. A republican cried out ttiait a democrat was erln oiJDosition.i Then a bolter' walked over and said Carter i was was a democrat because (he always voted with the democrats. Johnson, one of the populist leaders, promptly said "yes and many more of us Will vote with the democrats." The lines be tween the populist I majority and the bolters are sharply drawn. Feeling does not diminish r it. increases. T j The remark was made last night, af- ter the bill to make railways liable for death or Injury of employes (the fellow servants' bill) had passed the house, that the railways keep the lives of taeir employes insured, just as they keepjall 1 their property insured. 1 1 I It is stated by one of the republican leaders that it is decided that the ays- . ter patrol steamer shall be maintained at Newbern by the shell fish commis sion, and is to be paid for it out jofj its funds and at no expense to the jst$te. dux win oe at the governor's disposal In case he desires the naval reserves to use it or there is any emergenqy.J A bill is to be introduced in the leg islature to impose a tax of 15 cents on j HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE CLAYTON -BULWER TREATY A Senate Resolution to Declare It Abro gatedInquiry Into the Perrine Land Grant The House Passes the Postoffico Appropriation Bill. . SENATE. Washington, February 12. The fight for the Nicaragua canal project : was not definitely closed for the ; session, two days ago when Senator Morgan withdrew the bill from present con sideration. A new phase of it was opened today by. the introduction of a joint resolution declaring the Clayton Bulwer treaty of April 19, 1850, abro gated. The joint resolution went over till tomorrow. Senator Morgan an nouncing his purpose of then address ing the senate upon it. Neither, has -the defeat .of the plan to have the West Point cadets at the inaugural parade been -regarded as final, by the rejection of the item for that purpose in the military academy appropriation bill two or three weeks ago a bill for the participation of. the cadets of the naval and military acade mies having been Introduced by Sena tor .Frye. The special expenses of the senate for the inauguration , ceremony were provided for by the passage of a joint resolution appropriating $5,000 for the purpose. '. The resolution heretofore offered by Senator Pettigrew for an Inquiry by the committee on public" lands into the issue of a patent for-the Perrine grant of land in Florida was taken up and was, under an imperative rule of the senate, referred to the committee on contingent expenses. The question of the right of congress to recall from the president a bill sent to him for his approval (except to cor rect an error in engrossment or en rollment) came up again today and under a resolution offered bv Senator Hill, referred to the Judiciary committee for examination and re port. Senator Hill also offered a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the secretary of state to use his good offices with the Spanish government to have Sylvester Scovel. -the Ameri can newspaper correspondent recently arrested In Cuba,, removed to Havana In order that he may be under the more, immediate care and protection of the United States consul general. Senate bill referring to the court of claims the claim of Stewart & Co. for cotton seized by the government in 1861 and 1862, was passed. The open session of the senate lasted for only an hour. Then the galleries were cleared, the doors were closed and the consideration of the - arbitration treaty was resumed in executive ses sion. At 5 o'clock p. m., the senate ad journed until, tomorrow. j Mecklenburg county, to was adopted, -j AFTERNOON SESSION taken up andi the A URZ ( following bills passed: Making it unlawful to remove ;any minerals from lands of another without permission of the owners. j To amend the charter of the Atlantic and North Carolina railway, by proVid Ing that In all meetings of stockhold-t ers the state shall be represented by an agent or proxy, and his presence shall be necessary to constitute a quo rum. .. ' To repeal the charter of tbe Golds boro and Morehead Railway Company. To so amend The Code as to allow chiMrea of certain ex-slaves to inherit and become distributees of tbeiij' esr tates, (this act to apply to estates oi such children aa are now deceased or otherwise.) J To prevent the sale of liquor in jtbree miles of Parkersburg academy, Samp son county. - f To allow Duplin to levy a special tax. The resolution instructing our sena tors and representatives in congress to o-nri'M ww a secure the repeal of the civil service law. The bill to require the vaccination of all children over 2 years of age was tnHiod: also 'bills to relieve from taxa tion people who lost property by recent fire) and to allow the clerks of court j . . i it to appoint deputy clerks wno sna.n have power to probate deeds, etc;' to prohibit use of free passes or franks by public officers; to prevent discrimina tion between various kinds of legal ten-t der money in the state. A motion was lodged . to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed yes- large Eliza- terday to allow stock to go at three months in Halifax county. ; Bills passed repealing the charter of Ruffln, Rockingfham county; to provide for a new iboard of manages fpr the state colored normal .school at beth City. The bill to provide for the election of a county physician by the. bounty commissioners annually, they to fix his condensation, caused a warm discus sion. , Mr. McCrary spoke In support, Saying physicians always -put in a man who had a "pull." - !-."'. Mr: Sutton antagonized the bill. Mr. Dixon, of Cleveland,, opposed the bill. . . ; . ' ' ; Mr. McCrary said under the present law no republican doctor could get In; but nearly all doctors are democrats and they always elect a democrat; that this was Just another cog In the great wheel of democratic machine. . Mr. Dixon moved to defer considera tion. Mr. Hartness said Dr. Alexander wanted to be beard on this measure and that he wanted to hear the repub lican doctors speak. ,; .1 ; ' Mr. Hancock cried out "pass the bill' The house refused to postpone. . I Mr. Parker, of Wayne, offered - an amendment that no democrat shall be eligible to office. Mr. Sutton said he wanted Cumber land county excepted.. .1 Amendments were offered, excluding Iredell, Cleveland, Haywood, Guilford, Pender and Cumberland counties." Mr. Duffy said the bill was a strike at the honored medical fraternity in North Carolina, I Mr. Duffy said Mr. McCrary' s bharges were unjust and unworthy of him; that the superintendent of Mc Dowell county was a republican. Mr. Sutton said in Cumberland coun ty all the physicians were democrats and he would rust them to elect a su- perintendent. Mr, Hancock said be was sorry poli tlce had been brought into this m.at.T ter; that Craven county oeed.e4 "tbJal vry Jaw. Mr. very new - thev humbuggery medical business; that there sorts of frauds practiced. , He favored the bill and opposed all amendments. The previous question was! ordered. . ... r . ...."." x ... A SOUTHERNER IN THE CABINET The Name of H. Clay Evans Urged for m Place Many Callers on the President Elect A Negro .Delegation Want one of Their Race for Register of the Treasury Canton, Ohio, February 12. Major McKinley's' callers today numbered more than 150 and many of them had to wait several hours before they saw him.'- A flag indicating that Lincoln's birthday was by ho means forgotten reeled from a fourth-story window. The significant caller of the .day was Colonel A. E. Buck, of Atlanta, Ga, who is one of the. most Influential re publicans in the south. Colonel Buck was met at the station by Major Mc Kinley's carriage and lunched with the president-elect. He ' and Major Mc Kinley talked about many matters, and it is not likely the cabinet was unmentioned. After the conference, Colonel Buck said: '"Major J. F. Hanson, of Macon, Ga., is talked of by our people in con nection with the cabinet, but he is not an applicant or an aspirant for a port folio. H. Clay Evans has a great many friends throughout the south and he would make a most excellent cabinet officer. He is a representative man." "Is there much foundation for . the objection that Mr. Evans is not a typi cal southerner, because hei was born in the north?" was asked: j "I think not. That objection comes from the politicians rather than the people. Mr,. Evans has lived thirty years in the south, and. that fact ought to naturalize him, so to' speak. My be lief is that the republican party In the south would be greatly strengthened and encouraged by the appointment of a southern man to the cabinet and I think it will be done." Among the first callers this morning was a delegation representing the pat ent law. associatidn of Chicago. They presented a, memorial recommending that the appointee for commissioner of patents be a man thoroughly ac quainted with the ' patent laws, but did not name any one for the position Major McKinley listened attentively to the reading and thanked the associa tion for the . suggestion, assuring them that the subject would be given careful consideration John P, Elkins and J. M. Clark, of Pennsylvania, called to urge the ap pointment of Governor Hastings to the cabinet. There were a number of colored re publicans In town. A delegation of four, of Colfax, Iowa, came to confer with the president-elect concerning patronage for their race. There are three prominent colored . men, Bishop Arnett, B. K. Bruce and John R. Lynch, who have been mentioned for register of the treasury, and the visi each package of cigarettes sold in Jthe state. ' ' ; j Tomorrow there i will be a hearing here in the matter of the appointment of a receiver for the Raleigh Paper Company. 7 This company owns ibaper mills at the Falls of Neuse, near Ra leigh, on which, during the past-yfeaf or two $30,000 has been expended for a pew plant, John B. Brewer,' of Murfreesboro, makes the application for a receiver and it Is .expected that by consent Charles H. Belvln will be named jlfor this position. I - - j Miss Helen Morris Lewis, of Ashe ville, this evening addressed the legis lature on the subject of woman's suf frage. This idea appears to haveJ no footing whatever in North Carojina. James D. McNeill, iof Fayettievdlle, president of the State; Firemen's tAsso ciatlon. and Chief Martin Newman, of The house,' after the opening exer cises, went promptly into committee of the whole on the postoffice appropria tion bill. General debate was limited to an hour. Mr. Bromwell, republican, of Ohio, opposed the item of $196,000 for special mall facilities between Boston and New Orleans. This so-called fast mail, he said, was in reality slower than the ordinary trains going south. The ser vice was not for the benefit of the business men, the real beneficiaries being the New York daily papers. The government had already done enough for these great dailies and was now losing thousands . of dollars annually In carrying them. He could not see why this subsidy should be given them. It was not extended to papers in the west and other sections of the country. A fund placed at the disposition of the A POLITICAL SENSATION. TOE OFFICE OP THE ENROLLING CLERK FORCED OPEN. wiiminn rrtvat hero twia-u- JVvn postmaster general to be used for spe pose a bill placing tbe firemen's trWief-cial facilities where it would 'do the . - ... ... n T - mnor ofAAri nrAc riinfafohln tv atinatnloa fund under control of the auditor; who Is to pass upon cases. This is a modifi cation of the old bill, to take awayi the fund whkSh was unfavorably reported. The majority of the committees on railways, etc., makes through Chair man Brower the following report on Hausers bill: "We are of opinion rbat ft is to the besttaterests of the static Ithat no change be made in the manner of electing railway commissioners JWe have . given full consideration -fcoi the subject of reducing the rates enarged by railways and steamboats J in North Carolina, and we a$e Qf , opinion that existing rates j as ' fixed and supervised by the railway commission should not be interfered with. An examination of the report of the railway commissioners Willi show that they enter into every detail of transportation freight and passenger and that they have since their organi zation reduced, adjusted and equalized , rates in the Interest of the people ijuntii ! the work has reached a point fMfhere , there is danger that further reduction, t especially of a radical nature, -vrould so cripple the transportation companies that service would be impaired am 4 re duced to such an extent as to mak the people the sufferers. We are ff pin ion that there should be no legislation upon telegraphic rates. The railway j power has ample power to deal v?ith that subject. We think this business should not be Interfered with byj legis lation or by the enactment of !ai law that might deprive the . peonle( alto- j gether of the telephone service. Condi tions in the future may Justify jsueh interference, but at this time we think none is called for. The subject effect of free passes, telegraph an press franks upon state officers been discussed lor many yearsi have too much respect for the pie ox North Carolina to favoj-j that would brand many of ttoeir t servants with suspicion of llabjlliiy to official corruption through the means of a railway pass w a telegraphic! fank. Any man whose honesty is Jiihte to waver in the presence of a free j pass can easily refuse it." Hauser's bU pro poses to cut railway rates to 1 und 2 cents: telephone rates to $12 and $15; telegraph race to m cents, andfi un favorably reported. of the a. ex- j has 1 TTT-. i VV 2 goad! reo- a law rusted most good was preferable to subsidies of this kind. Mr. Swanson, democrat, of Virginia, said the gentlemen opposing - the fast mall Item were not consistent. They upheld large appropriations for facili tating delivery of mail in cities by bi-s. cycles, pneumatic tubes, etc; yet were against giving a small sum for the benefit of the people of fifteen states. Mr. Talbert, democrat, of South Carolina, offered an amendment in creasing from $50,000 to $100,000 the item for experimental rural free deliv eryagree to. On motion of Mr. Slmpkins, republi can, of Massachusetts, - the special mail facilities paragraph was amended by striking out the amount to be ex pended therefor between Boston and New York $25,406. The facilities be tween Boston and New York, he as serted,-were ample, and the appropria tion was unnecessary. The fast mall f acllitiesi paragraph was then adopted without division or further amendment. The bill was then, reported to the house and all the amendments adopted in . committee were agreed to except that increasing from $50,000 to $100,000 the allowance for experimental rural free delivery, which was defeated 29 to 102. The bill was then passed. The house again went into committee of the whole, taking up the sundry civil appropriation bill. But before the read ing of the bill was competed the com mittee rose and the house at 4:45 o'clock adjourned until tomorrow. doing away with the usual Friday night pension session.. Birlnson Refuses to GIto np Bis Keys Lltn i tenant Governor Reynolds Talks About Impeachment The Camnock - Damage Salts " Continued Senator Pritchard Worse A' "Murderer Pardoned Negroes Demand Recog-nltlon. ' (Special to The Messenger.) ' Raleigh,' .N. C. February 12. All the eighteen damage suits for $10,000 each for, the Cumnock miners killed are, by consent, continued.' It is reported here that D. B. Sutton is likely to , jbe .Wilmington's next mayor.' , j Enrolling Clerk Swinson at noon dis charged A. C. Lehman as clerk because the latter had enrolled the bill ousting Swinson, after j receipting for it to the chief clerk of the senate and had then taken it to the secretary of state. - The supreme; court unanimously re tains Robert H. Bradley as marshal and librarian. This gives pleasure t(y attorneys all over the state. ; The salary iof the superintendent of the Goldsboro asylum Is to be in creased to $2,800, of the president of the Atlantic and North Carolina railway to $2,000. j y N; t Telegrams from Washington say Senator Pritchard's condition is worse, though not alarming.' Enrolling Clerk Swinson was the centre of attraction this afternoon and caused a , big sensation. The .only bill enrolled today j was one deposing him. He locked all the desks in his office at 10 o'clock and" then locked the door and departed.; J. M. Mewborne, Reynolds and elghtj clerks waited until nearly 5 o'clock, but Swinson did not appear. The lieutenant governor and the speaker, went to see the attorney gen eral, -who advised , them to have the door of the enrolling off ice. forced open. They notified the' keeper of the capitol and he had the door forced open. At 6 o'clock Swinson appeared. Lieuten ant Governor Reynolds and a dozen others were in the office. Reynolds said: "Swinson what do you mean, we have forced your door open, and now are going into your desks. Will you give up your . keys?" "No "replied Swinson, and then handed Reynolds the following letter signed by him as enrolling clerk. "I respectfully decline to surrender the office of enrolling clerk to which I have been elected, duly sworn and in ducted into and have vested right to on the ground that no legislative body has the right to abolish an office for the sole purpose of ousting the incum- bant. In the second . place, I respect fully decline to- surrender or turn over the papers arid-records of said office, as there is and can be no successor during my continuance in office, and no one who. is legally authorized to give me valid receipt for- such records and papers. : Reynolds as soon as he had read this said: "You think you have a; heap of vested rights, don't you?" Swinson replied: "I ought to have some. I object to your ' going into my private drawers." "Reynolds said: "See sge, Swinson, if you keep up this foolishness we will impeach you in twenty minutes. That will disgrace 1 you forever and you would be a banned man. If you have a vested, rlghtn one instance you have it in another. 4 We go into these draw- by order -;of the Shoots His Brother for a Burglar tors would like to see one Of them ap- U Charleston, S. C. February 12.r-JohnI pointed Giles P. Jackson, a colored attorney of Richmond, Va. said he was here as the representative of the depositors of the late Freedman's bank which failed in 1873, to endeavor to Interest the in. coming administration in securing an appropriation to reimburse depositors. many of whom lost all they had in the crash. . ,. U GRIPPE. Johnson's Chill and - Fever Tonic cures colds and la grippe In one day 24 hours. The dealer gives the money back if it does not cure. The Crew of a Wrecked Steamer Safe. London, February 12. The missing crew twenty 1n number of the Brjt ish steamer Cyanus; from' Buba r Glasgow, which oh January 10th. was reported lost off Ushant, have arrived safely at Audlorne, In Finistere, France. It was supposed that the men had been drowned. All of the crew of the lost steamer are now accounted for. '.' : . Confirmations by the Senate. Washington, February 12. The pres ident today sent to the senate the nom ination of Carroll D. Wright, of Mas sachusetts, to be commissioner of labor (re-appointment). The senate promptly confirmed the nomination; also that of Martin A. Knapp, of New York, to a an inter- state commissioner reiaS pointmenO .w:;.,..'; v;-e-ftT- W. Fischer shot and seriouslyWeund ed his brother! Leon, FJscfeer, at utaw Retreat, fourteen miles from Charles ton, early' Wednesday morning jpiid it is probable that :he will die. Thej men were sleeping f together. AbouS 2 o'clock Leon .Fischer;, went out Soi'the room, and when he returned! ,Jpha Fischer mistook him for a buxgat a'n'cj fired. The ball, I a 32-c,albip," . entered Leon's side and fceaetraied hia Jrlght lung. H$ 'poiiai'Uon ; is critical. j. The E&tlen of the country where the ; shoot ing occurred Is noted for the desnerate character of .the negroes, andfemansj 1 1 ! ' I. 1 j I uuifiiuics . uavcr vcttu Inf late. Leon Fischer is anly. l yeara f Leon Fischer He has heea placed So,. a hospital. age. He has been brought her and A Manifesto From Queen U Washington, February 12,. JA the retinue of x-3ueea Liliuokalani. of Hawaii, and known as' 'her ttvat secretary, is a gentleman, fron Boston, named jjuliua A. Patae Secretary Palmer as gave)' to the press i jletter In which te Tjets forth. tb. View) enter tiedby.' kb4 around her e4high neau, , . The abdication is . null and, void, he asserts, because the document was signed, under , duress and thej parevi, likewise, ; was worthless : because, tbA signature attached Is rotlLUiuOfcalani duces; fcis sbjfct With, an $3&rf appttW 9? M -' -Uionof wttidh WPjSSd: aonessi with ceived ty. i queen has been re- , country. Gross Frauds of an Investsaent Company Boston, February $. Receiver H. A. Wyman, of th defunct Globe Invest ment Company, filed today a report with the superior court, setting forth the frauds perpetrated by the man agers of th company, one of whom, C. J. Lowell Moore, the treasurer, is serving a three years sentence for em beeslement. The president, Allison Z.: Mason, has pleaded guilty to a similar charge and will be sentenced soon. According to the receiver report, the company collected. $30,W In mort gages ana interest ana failed to pay tne owners. tb amount is . approxi mately $33, 0ft, They sold mortgages twice to the extent of $100,000, pledged mortgage papers belonging to others, failed to discharge mortgages paid, lav. sued debenture bonds upon fraudulent securities, .the. sale of properties ac quired by foreclosure to the Glebe In vestment Company of Nebraska (of which the offbeat were the same), and tallying mortgages back on the same proparttes at increased valuations, the mortgages being used as collateral 'for tne issue or debenture bonds; tha tore closure and extension and ?ewul of mortgages without the, knowledge of tne owners and h& rega.l tise of funds. '. LA GRIPPE. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic I cures colds and la grippe in one day 24 hours. . The dealer gives the money back VI ft does not cure. , ------WWWWWW-WW1 This is GOOD Fj MARCH A 1897. OTj ELTIES Y?r LOW. KIEI SOAP WEA ALWAYS v ABLE. WAGONS FltEE-Boy s Kx press Wagon for SO Coupons of Kirt! Borax Soap. Fall particulars will be circulated in every In Wilmington and in all Grocers. Save Kirkman's Wrappers. imitation Borax Soap Wrappers are of no value. 00e4O0eoCC A SAVDiG TO C ASH BUI? AT THE STORE OF ) t - - :'. - V ' . P0L70GT & G s-AJ Dry Goods and Carp 4 ' ' - - -.. i ' -.'."" WE OFFER DUE1KG THE COMING WEEK ISCOUNT OF 10 PER CEN On all cash sales in order to reduce 6ur nnrl mlrft rnnm hp.fnrA mir "RnTTPi-r ornoo J for Spring G-oods. , This is a great saving to those who wili anything in our line. Come early andi) the rush. ; 1 C.mPOLOGT 1 ' . - AGENTS FOR BUTTERICK PATTERNS AND W. B, CORSET attorney general capitol is having you give up the ers and keeper of the them opened. I Will keys." . .. . I No," said Swinson, and out he went, closing the door with a bang. Reynolds used quite a little "cuss words." ' He spoke again of impeach ing Swinson. S . Tour correspondent who was reading Swinson's letter ventured the sugges tion that the "legislature could hardly impeach a person whom it had ousted from office. .Reynolds said: "That is true, I did niot think of that." "Stop work on these locks," said he to the workman. "I will see the attorney gen eral and get blm to bring this matter before the supreme court the first thing tomorrow morning. I will have the attorney general ask the court for an order for the keys." Of course Swinson is acting under advice. Reynolds swore in J. M. Mew borne and his brother as . enrolling clerks. He tells me there will be no changes in the clerks. Senator . Butler arrived this after noon. - ;.-. ' il Adjutant General Cowles appoints Seymour W. Hancock, of Newbern, as sistant adjutant general with: the rank of major. Negroes of jthe state in mass meeting here told the 'republicans and populists that the negVo vote in North Carolina can no .longer be massed for any party which does not give it a just share of offices, Governor Russell pardons George Dudley, convicted at the fall term In 18S1, of Pitts superior court of murder. Dudley was first sentenced to be hang, ed, but his sentence was commuted. The Overcoa OUTWEIGHS THE VAli Some valentines are beaut costly more so than some O We have very many fine' Ovei hand Coats of all sizes and ki things of sentiment, but utility! Overcoats we ; want to sell qugnt to want to buy at oumy Why not buy one? The only the price of a sonp. ly. Want to Make you ure this week and a chopped the profl r HEW GOODS ABRim We Have Just Received a Beautiful . ment of WHITE LINEN MM ASK TABLE CL From 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 Yards Losq, w:m NaDMcs toi TTTl? A TiV 1 VT A CLJ? TV "RTTVT vn. a fiTATtr t)T7 iriTTL . BORDER ALL AROUND ; AT THE SAME TIME THE AS LOW AS YOU CAN BUY THE DAMASK BY TH 50 Dozen Huck and Damai At 25 Cents Each. DECIDEDLY THE GREATEST BARGAIN OP THE SEI f Plfiicr fiJY J i n I 1 I 'I Domes and HapKins. in ail sizes, iron 5 1 Gems. 10 $5.00 Per D JToTi Tt son cSc 3S? Ill Market Street. COAL CO X3IHHD. OREEH At tbe residence of her son-ia-lav. Mr. T. C Craft, Friday morning, the irtb Inst., Mrs. Caroline Greer, relict of the late David J. Oreer, aged 75 years. . Funeral services at Grace M. Church Sur.i day morning, 14ch lnst-.atftsao'cloek. Friends and acquaintances are iavhed to attend. ' SPECIAL NOTICES. Blark Hana tVaeaaced Columbus ehr. Febuary 12. Pres idant itatchford. of the United Mine Workers of America, severely de nounced Chairman M. A. Hanna today- for forcing the miners employed tat b mines at Pittsburg to sign, oKtr",. to work for a year for vftii v ' ion wnea Wtl r VuW T forcaii pect WANTED BOYS AND GIKLS K.YKKY--vhere to seU Visiting Cards; 35a aaak print ed; latest styles. Get us 1ft arders and we give you a watch for your ttettble. Write for AwPi???? ParticuteW. Address W. M. Big Stocks. Low Pric Egg Coal and Stove Coal, Chestn Furnace Coal,' Tennessee Lui Coal,' Pocahontas coal. Wood! :- : Wot feb 13 It I WJA PAirrvEK vnx-H to mo a Aaaress PART- cents per -ason opened. national '. officers the contract thus Don the men wno naa signeu . .ther than see their families starve. il iest of ftll 15 JVeafn- few people an - this were all 1 m s si v I i f T . J 111 1 1- Strength, latest U. S. Gov't Report - - , ' - .. . . I II TT One who would thus take advantage of the destitution i of the employes, he said, had no tight to the respect of the public. ..- , ' ! JA Bold Bank Bobbery . Saltsburg. Pa... February 12. A bold day light bank robbery occurred here today. About 1:45 o'clock In the after nnnn a pniored man entered the First KHnna.l hank - and covering Teller Klingensmlth with a revolver; demand d th money Wine on the counter. The teller handed out $500 and the man ran out of the bank and through the town. He was followed by -a posse and rantured near the county line. A few Bhntn were fired before the man sur rendered and me ud the money. -He was taken to the Indiana county jail. The neKro is unknown, .but is believed to be from Pittsburg. mUST BECEIVED, FINE FRESH ; TOMA- toes, can eaxiy u you wish to have a basket. buipdomu Lumaiiofja iqmaie today. R. feb te WANTED A POSITION WITH A WHOLE3 bud uiux vti iiiicuuK salesman. Aaaress W. P., care of The Messenger. ian 10 OFFICE FOR RENT, W BY 18, MULBERRY, 15 steps Irom Front. Door opens on sidewalk. ' Large southern windows, private bath and closet lia I Apply toY. M. C A, or Roger , Moore. ooiMl VATENTTNES, NEW AND FRESH, NOW open. Prices to suit everyone. Come and get your choice before they are picked over. GEO. HAAS'S MUSIC HOUSE, 12 Market street.- - i , feb 7 I ; . EXAMINE OCR SPRING SAMPLES FROM S. N. Wood & Co., New York and Columbia Tailoring Co., Cincinnati. Ohio. All Wool Suit to order $10.75, usually sold for 15 00. , Perfect nt guaranteed. T. W. WOOD, Atrent, ; 123 Prinoess sweet febT FOR ' ; ' RENT DWELLING 8. Stores, Offices and. Halls. For Bale Dwellings, Stores, Vacant Lots: Cash or time payments. 1 Caen advanced on improved city property. - Apply to D. O'CONNOR Real Es tate Agent, Wilmington N.C aeSStt Oak Wood, Ash Wo BLp- JACK -AND LIGHT Send us your orders and vou promptly served and protected. J. A, Springer lor JI0.S. ARMSTRONG, PRESIDENT. .F. R. HAWES; THE NATIONAL BANK OF WILHIHflTff WILMINGTON, N C V H 1 . Vvitm r UNSURPASSED FACILITIES FOR TRANSACTING E EJTRUSTEb TO IT. THIS BANK OFFERS TO ALL EVERY DATION CONSISTENT WITH LEGITIMATE BANKJNQ. NESS SOLICITED. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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