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4 TELEORAPIIIC SUMMARY. THE STATE. Ex-Governor Sherman, of Iowa, who is in Raleigh, has been attacked vith a fit of some -king Bills have been introduced in, the house to the number of 984 All the desks in the office of the enrolling clerk's office were forced open yesterday; Speaker Hileman is trying to hide his responsibility iii this matter behind, the' keeper of the cap itol Vv. R. Henry expects to be ap pointed judse of the Eastern criminal circuit court in a fev days James M. Mewborne is slated as commissioner of agriculture and E. Y. Hamrick as state lalor commissioner In Raleigh per sons are arrested fof: sending in false fire alarms -The secretary of state .incorporates the Adrian Company of Wilmington- It is said the anti-lease bill wili be defeated by from seven to1 twelve votes- James .H. Holt one of the leading cotton manufacturers cf the state, dies at Burlington Governor Russell will not be able to attend the Newbern fair. U DOMESTIC At request 01 Captain Cook, a court of in&uiry has . been ordered to inves tigate the damage to the cruiser Brooklyn- President Cleveland goes duck hunting down the Potomac There is no chance for the arbitration treaty to be ratified by the senate at this ses sion; some' important amendments are Miad at tie suggestion of certain, sen ators, who even then oppose the treaty The state department is assured that the Venezuelan government will ratify the treaty with England- -trite treasury department notifies . the col lector of customs at Philadelphia, to cloaely watch the Bermuda, which, the Spanish authorities claim, is about to embark on - a filibustering trip- -JThe" Vesuvius had no difficulty in escaping the, attention of the fleet blockading Charlestqn harbor Friday night and ran in undetected; the trial was to be made again last nightThe Dauntless injunction is still hungup in the court at Jacksonville- At "Lexington John Marrs suddenly goes crazy and shoots his 4-year-old son and 14-year-old daughter- Mr. W.1 J. Bryan gives bond in Chicago in the sum of $o0,000 in the injunction suit regarding his book;, he rav he will continue his lectures on the free silver question Ohio's new senator faints under the pressure of ovir taxed friendship- -The Vesuvius made five efforts to run the blockade into Charleston last night but was caught each time -The People's Na tional bank, of Winston, has purchased the building of the First National bank and will absorb the other bank; The Baltimore and 'Ohio railroad re ceivers place an order for 55,000 tons of tee!l rails- The Norfolk and Western railroad announces a 30 per cent, cut in. l big ate' to certain western-cities and a rate war is about to ibegin. FOREIGN. Turkey notifies the powers that, she will attack Greece through Thessaly if Creece aids the' Cretons The Greek flotilla reaches Canea and has landed arms and other munitions of war- A roan temporarily insane creates a sen sation in tlie French chamber of dep uties. ;- . to don sh Jrt skirts: A. Rainy Day Club Pledged to Forsake the rld titvle iu Had Weatlier-Wowen W hoi Will Spread the Gonpel of Cleanliness 31 arch 1st will ' mark an epoch in -woman's dressjn Baltimore. On that dates will go Into effect a resolution hy ithe members' of the Rainy Day ciujb to wear srt skirts for walking Sri -stormy weather. '"to shorten skirts and to spread the gospel of cleanliness" is the note of the club, which had its inception in the health committee of the United Women of , Maryland. When a definite work or this committee was under discus-, slon Mrs." John S. Gittings suggested the liainy Day Club. Her suggestion instantly met with favor, fi r although only one. member of the committee was a bicycle rider the rther members of the committee had 'Seen -close- observers of their sister who rode They thought the. bicycle was only" an excuse. for shortened skirts, and they recognised ; .the utility and cleanliness of such costumes as were worn awheel. . , ' , ' Many of the ladies had read in Ths Sun interviews commending s0r skirts for rainy-day wear, and tney were ready to Join forces to make a concerted effort toward comfort and cleanliness in dress for street wear. As a result of these intluences a num ber of ladies responded yesterday to a call for a general meeting at the home ,,f r,lr i II J. Berkley, 1303 Park ave- -ruie where the new Organization was fnrmallx?' i n t it lit Pd. - Miss K. G. Mcllvain explained to the in,ii the wisdom of wearing snonen- ,t-h-a svio Kflifl wet dresses were irv.,.-n smirpo nf colds and ethe axlies and dilated upon -the comfort of escape from such discomforts uy adopt in? itie short skirt. 'nnctfira nirree." she said,- "that '"t and l)edragglfed -skirts are a prolific source for microbes of disease and drag o-. rms frnm the. streets into ihr..'ic:i AVhPti v tro into our own iJm.s"w' rnav take off the wet skirts bat how di Cerent it is when we " a frI-nV.S house arid have to sit wun wet skirts on and run the risk of takinp cold. 1 "Painv dava are stipulated in the -.ii.l"e ;is the day when" hort skirts are in be forn.' beeati&e those are the davs when we most feel 'tn discomfort of long drses. We have no desire to aimear eccentric, but adopt this ?vet- weather costume merely as a sanJta-y measure and with the hopse that uvomnip thus set In- the members of the club may be followed gerieraly by the women of Baltimore, who. will read ily' recognize the advantages ana con- , vehienre of such a costume. i tThe pledge calls for the adoption of , hi shortened skirts only for walking or for stopping. If calls are to be. mad.5 f'r yt a short distance is to be traveled to -a friend's house, the mem bers will not t:- required to don the rhortened skirts. However, they will no 1oukaon be tsid. to we the .oPtim-iwSiene-ver 'they t-?o any walk ing, arfl in this way we ho to stimu late interest in that exercise.' Mist Mcllvian presided over ,.? TOeettnir, a,t which the following, offi vers were elected: President, Miss Ellen Howard Bavard: vice cresident. Miss Florence MackublnJ managers, Miss McTlvain, Miss Bessie T4wjs.Miss fallie TilchmBn. " Mrs. H. . J. BerW,!rjr, Miss Alice Biunt, Mrs. James "W. Tt,a son and Miss Eliza vUdgely. The man agers are Jo select a secretary and a treasurer from among their, number. - The members decided that the rainy- ' Aay skirt shall be not more than six Inches from the ground and not less than five inches from the ground. T'y j -details if the costume are to,be left to the Individual tastes of the fearers. Jn . order io give the members time to at-range their costumes and also that addit'onal membe.rs may be induced to join the wnks the et-ub decided not to pally forth ii shortened skirts until the 1ir?t rainv day after March 1st-. . Some of the ladies were averse to first ap pearing in -paWLi in shortened skirt tirtil after dark in order not to attract attention, but it was determined at srenglh lar in numbers, Ajia the first rainv day -in . March "Hl witness in Baltimore the adoption by a consldera- le number of ladies' , pf a senaibie )valklne costume. THE LEGISLATURE. YESTERDAY AN OFF DAY WITH THE TAR HEEL SOLOXS. A Flood of Bills Introduced and Many Pasted, But the Day Worried Through Without Any Smgations Developing- No important Legislation Transacted The House a L-w Unto Itself Assistant En rolling Clerks Appointed. (Special to The Messenger.) -Raleigh, N. C, February 13. The. senate met at 11 o'clock, and bills ,were introduced as, follows: To amend the. charter of the Rocky Mount- Agricultural and Mechanical Association. . ' ' - , By Senator Maul tsby, to incorporate j the Columbus Drainage Company; also tn rm.ke a nicket fence, four feet hitrh to maKe a picnet. zence iour ieet mgn a lawful fence. To establish a normal school in Robe son county. ( ' . ; : By Senator Early, to incorporate Garysburg' Educational Association. - By Senator . Grant, to incorporate Dudley, "Wayne county. Bills were passed as follows : To iocorporate the United Workers' Aid Associfion. To incorporate .Coleman colored cot ton mill. '- - - . To amend the laws of 1895 concerning the payment of scrip and checks. ' To incorporate Roanoke Rapids. To levy a special tax to build a bridge over Roanoke river In Northampton and Halifax counties. To stimulate public school taxes in rural-districts. To authorize-Richmond county to Is sue bonds. To incorporate the Winston-Salem Southbound railway. To amend the.cliarter of Enfield. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Schulken, for the relief of ex Sheriff McPhail, of Columbus. , By Mr. Morton, to tax cigarettes 15 cents a package. " - 1 By Mr. Harris, of Hyde, to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in that county. " By Mr. James., to protect deer and turkeys in Pender county. By Mr. Ward, to declare ordained ministers and justices of the peace pub lic officers. ' . , By Mr. Schulken to provide for pub lishing 8,500 copies of the public and 100 copies of the private laws of this session. By Mr. McBryde, to amend the char ter of ;Lumberton. By Mr. Leak, to allow working con victs on certain roads in Anson county, and to protect the health of the people of Wades boro. - A resolution introduced yesterday bv Mr. Parker, of Wayne, setting forth that the requisite thirty days notice was not given on the bill to -repeal the charter Of the Goldsboro and Morehead Railway Company -was taken up and indefinitely (postponed, Mr. Duffy pro testing against such action. The bill to provide for" and promote the oyster industry of the state came up. Mr. Harris, of Hyde, found fault with its provisions in regard -to license , for dredging, insisting it imposed a tax On those 'who take oysters for private use. Mr. Hancock insisted that these. were not taxed The bill passed its second and third readings The speaker announced as assistant enrolling clerks appointed by Dieuten ant Reynolds and himself, B. F. Jones, A. V. Miller, J. C. Maxwell, A. S. Byrd, A. C. Lehman, F. B. Wimbish, A. Spru- ill and D. . Y. Carroll. The jhouse con firmed these appointments. The bills passed as follows Allowing Washington. county to levy a 'special tax to build an iron bridge at Mackev's Ferry. (The house was so llerht that only sixty-two votes were cast.) The bill to allow Brunswick county to levy' a special tax To incorporate the Commonwealth Insurance .Company, of Wilmington. To rep'eal the act, so far as Pender county is concerned, allowing the coun ty to vote a tax of 20 cents on the J100 for public schools. '. : " For relief of pxTreasurer O. A. Du rant, of Brunswick, wbo lost $3,500 by the failure of the bank of New Han over, To amend The Code so a petitioner may elect to .file his petition t- the superior court of the county where in dictment was found . upon which con viftion took Diaee or in the county wherein he is an aetuai and bona fide a 0 tho tim nf ullne his-De- resident at the time of n. P. tition, which application-shall be heard by the Judge at tne nrst term. To allow mmor ennureu, to plead any defence which might have been pleaded by the executor; in other words to plead- the statute of Jimita tions in case the executor or adminis trator failed to make that plea for them. ' I Ta entaWish -mover township, Nash county, . To allow Sunday jtrajns to carry ex press matter of all kinds. To Incorporate Dread Not Hook im4 I Ladder Company of Kinston. T; allow all justices of the peace, no taries, cieili of superior and inferior courts power to tak and certify ac knowledgment 01 aa grantors vate examination of married men On slow excepted). ." Ev ipavo Mr. Lusk Introduced a bill to appropriate $1,000 annualy to Dlnd ly training school at Asheville and Mr, Sutton a bill to protect public water cimniioQ vv ronnMnc nil rnmjianias selling water to take precaution, to protect the supply from contamination contamination and that in cases where supply comes from small lakes or streams not over fifteen miles long sanitary inspection shall 4e fuMie monthly or oftener if the board Of heait-ii &vises, failure to do this being punishable by fine." i .A GRIPPE. Johnson's ehill and Fever Tonic cures colds and la grippe in. one day 24 hours. - 1 The dealer gives the money back if It does not cure. Bank Consolidation In TVinston. Winston, N. C, February 13. An ar rangement was completed this after noon by which the People's National bank, the United States depository, of this city, has. purchased the building and iwis: taken over the deposits of the First National bank. On Monday morning the People's bank will move into the building formerly owned and occupied by the First National, where its business will be conducted in the j future, PLUCKY LITTLE GREECE. Her Attitude Toward Turkey Disturbing the Diplomats of Europe, but Inciting the Admiration of the People t London, February 13. The Specta tor today, in a gloomy article on the situation in the east emphasizes the necessity of drastic measures and says: "Europe will not permit the sultan and his Asiatic hordes to threaten its peace every minute, and as Crete cannot be left to itself, it must be handed over to Greetee, ad interim, the arrangement to be afterwards ratified by a European conference. That will pacify the island, as the Mussulmans will either submit or flylo Asia Minor, but then the grav-i est of all dangers will arise. The Mus sulman mob of .Constantinople may en deavor to take vengeance upon the Greek capital and it is doubtful wheth er Abdul Hamid has either the power or wish to restrain their ferocity. The Weetos of Constantinople however, jex- CeT w'uw- nave been arming fftr'mnnfka nH it . oTnn(riv flml.ht. ful.if they can be summarily suppress ed. They are not like the Armenians in temper, and if driven' to desperation they would raise a formidable civil war, which would in a few days compel the powers to occupy Constantinople, the precise danger which they have I all been dreading. Matters may go differ- - ently, because the saltan- and -a,- few -ot. his advisers must be aware that a mas sacre of Greeks would be the beginniny of the end for Ottoman rule, but jtihei danger is undoubtedly great apd immi- nent. It has not been made less by the fact that the Macedonians, who are only waiting an opportunity, wilt prob ably seize this, and oy a simultaneous uprising will compel the states pf east ern Europe to show their hands iand decide whether they are for or against Asiatic rule in Europe. , , i , "These statements may be considered sensational, but we take it to be leer- tain that horror of Abdul Hamid has entered too deeply into the) souls of 'il. . 1 . ! C T . Turkey to allow any palliative to be effectual, and that If he continues to reign no lull of a week or a month! can in any degree remove the danger of an explosion. There is no doubt, some basis for this dark forecast, but it has to be considered with the larger question whether the sultan will In the end sub mit. to the demands of the powers, wTiich will soon be placed before him. That is the crucial point of the situa tion and nohody except Abdul Hamid himself can decide . it. The present troubles in Crete' and the activity of Greece are of small consequence com pared with it. One feature of the week's events! na.i appealed strongly toall decent-minded Englishmen who care little about the intricacies of international politics. It is the spectacle c'f little Greece stand ing up in -bold defiance of tne mood - thirsty , tyrant in Constantinople against whom no greater-1 power nas inu iar dared to raise its hand. There is an un doubted feeling of popular sympathy. and admiration throughout Europe, -which is sol strong that the callous diplomatists who consider it their duty to interfere will find it necessary to be very careful and considerate in their admonitions to the Greek king, or their own constituents will resent! thelri ac tion as much as the Greeks themselves. Lord Salisbury, for instance, would find a furious storm raging about his ears if he puts himself in the humilat- ing attitude, of defender of the sultan against righteous Greek wrath. Public opinion is already telling him in double leader language that such action 'would cover with shame the name! and flag of England." J . t I There is, in fact, a tendency to maKe Prince George a popular hero in Eng land, and his departure on the ureeK. fleet to keen the Turks out or Crete is regarded . by the English- masses r in much the same lieht as it Is by his own countrymen. A Big Railroad War Started Baltimore. February 13.-The Cum berland Gap dispatch, a fast freight line, which operates from Baltimore over the Baltimore Steam Packet Com pany ito Norfolk and from that PQim to the west over the Norfolk and West ern Railroad Company, stirred up local railroad circles today by announcing a! cut of about 30 per cent, in the rate oh freight shipped from this city to Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Lbuis. The reduction will go into effect Mon day, the three days' notice required by the inter-state commerce commission last having been filed today with the commission at Washington. The fast freight lines that operate over the Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsyl vania, and Chesapeake and Ohio have not as yet decided what action tney will take, but it is understood that jthey will ask the Joint Traffic Association, of which they are members, for au thority to meet the reduction, and a lively rate war will thus begin between the strongest trunlc lines m tne coun try. The Norfolk and Western is not a member of the Joint Traffic Association and consequently is free to act inde pendently of that organization, j , The trouole has been brewing for a long time and is due to the attempt of the Joint Traffic Association to torce the Norfolk and ! Western to join! the organization and abide by its rules; and regulations. The Norfolk and Western has persistently refused to 30m issue with the other roads, and the recent discovery that the associations were cutting freight rates made the Norfolk and : Western more atierminea pan ever to maintain the stand . it had taken. The Norfolk and Western claims! that It has made every concession possible Jn order to avert the conflict, which it" has 'been . f orped, it is averred, topre- cipitate. The fight promises to be a )0 apd bjtter One, and may ultimate- Jy , inyolye all - th leading railroads with seaboard connections, ana exiena tnrougnout tne east huh, hw-lhcoj, thQU&h thg cut announced by, the folk and western today applies NO-- only' fr0m Baltimore to the points named The Norfolk and Western was until a few months ago operated by receivers, but the property has recently been re organized: -' ' J-:;:'v Mr. Kehnoh Jones, agent of the Nor folk and Western in "this city, made this statement in regard to the trouble: "In regard to reduced rates to Cincin nati, Louisville and St. Louis -by -the Cumberland Gap dispatch, the only statement I have to make Is that we hav endeavored to meet the actual rate eondiiipn as believe to exist by other lines.". " " , . Major Dowd ou the Life of Vance The public will be gratified to learn that Maj. C Dowd now has his work on the1fe of Senator Vai?ce almost com pleted and ready for the' press. H h&a yet two links to Join together and the book will be given to the printer. The people of the state, knowing that the nook has been compiled and edited by Maj. Dowd, expect nothing else than a l wnrlc -if historic ana nteray merit, anu from mjm ep tr- X"X pointed in this, and irom wnat anie uo- server knows of the work they will find it a little bit superior in all points, to their anticipations. It is in truth a his. tory of Vance, full of lntresting remi niscences, as well as of historic facts; it tells of struggles and trials, and dif ficulties overcome; while the sunny side Qf Vance's nature illuminates its pages; Maj. Utiwa has spent many months in the preparation o this book. He I made a long, patient, careful and successful search for biographical data, and has expended much patience in connecting the whole into a readable history iof his illustrious subject, Maj. : Dowd's ac complishments as a seohar welll fitted him for the task, while his long1 asso ciation and intimacy with Vance quali fied him for the work better than any other man. , The book will contain over 500 pages and wlll.be well illustrated. It Wil tie Issued shortly from The Observer press. Charlotte Observer. The Record of Recovery Is easy if you take .nheuser-Busch's Malt-Nutrine. It builds up the system puts new blood In your veins and new color in your cheeks. Don't be without it. For sale ty all druggists. THE EASTERN CIRCUIT. W. It. HENRY EXPECTING TO EE COMMISSIONED AS JUDGE. Et Governor Sherman, of Iowa, Taken 111. A Rush of UI! 1 In the Lesislature Hlle man Hiding Behind the Keeper of tl Capitol New Appointee Slated ArTest ed for Sending In Falsd Fire Alarm The Adrian Company Incorporated 11m New Oyster taw Bil. (Special to The Messenger.) . Raleigh, N. C, February 13. Ex Governor Sherman, of Iowa, is here. He was at the capitol today and while going up stairs -had an; epileptic fit. Drs. DixAn and Alexander, memhera of the 1 legislature, attended him and he was sent to his hotel. The number of bills introduced in th$ house, including today's session, is 984. All the locks of the drawers to the enrdlling clerk's office were picked to day by experts and all books and pai pers taken 4n hand. Speaker Hileman said to me: "You will notice that Lleu- L.oni- nmam p6v..u nnA mvmrit 4enantr Governor Reynolds and mywf did not open the doors and desks. "We asked the keeper of the capitol to open theni and he ha it done. If he had not we would have laken a hand." Swinson .- was ; in Dhe house gallery some time today. Walter, R. Henry tells me he expects to be commissioned hext week as Judge i bell out beyond Sumpter ringing At of the "eastern criminal circuit court. - 7 o'clock the test was well begun. tThe Senator McCaskey, chairman Of the ckading tel bolting populists, when asked today the nrst time that they, began to lieal who was to be the new commissioner of i ize how small was their chance of de agriculture, 1 said James M. MeWborne : ' tiyesuvlu?-i,'"le. lltsi , . ' v. t , , tt it. which usually threw a brilliant path of was slated for that place. He says E, ; radlance for 3i000 yardg over the wi ter, T. Hamrick is slated for state labor j proved utterly Inadequate to the task commissioner. McCaskey says a supple- j of penetrating the fog. Objects 300 mental bill will ? P-sed divorcing the . X'til mosI agricultural and mechanical college erful of the Bearch lights, and when from the agricultural department; that it is remembered that the ships irere the faculty of the college desire this; i 3,000 yards apart, ! it will be readily . v,,, - t , , imagined that the Vesuvius had pretty that a new board of trustees of the col- ; ZL ,fV.i v,D, t., .o teho lege will be created and that the college will not be in politics. This agrees pre cisely with Senator Grant's statement to me some nights ago. Three false alarms of fire have been recently sent in from boxes in the ! northern part of the city, and today the persons who sent theni in were ar rested. They are white men, employe of the Pilot cotton mills, aged, about 20 years. One of them confessed. They will be sent to work on the roads. The secretary of state today incorpor- ' , . . . - aieu me Aariaji uorapanj, oi wn mington, and the Newbern Tobacco i Warehouse Company. , . ,-v 1 Governor Russell expects seventeen republicans to support the bill to annul the lease of the North Carolina railway. Some republicans assure me he' is wrong in this calculation. The repuWI- can states the till will De defeaited by j from 7 to 12 votes. James H. Holt, brother of the late ex-Governor Holt, died last night at Burlington, his home. He was widely known as one of the most prominent cotton mill owners in this state. Editor Stevens, of The Newbern Journal, cailed on Governor Russell this afternoon to ascertain definitely whether he would attend the Newberi fair. The governor said that, owing to pressure of 'business, he could not at tend. . The house today passed the bill re vising the oyster laws of the state. It is very important and some' amend ments are incorporated. It is a compro mise measure. The bill Increases the area in which oysters may be dredged, so as to cover all waters over ten, feet deep; Increases the. size of vessels from twenty-five tons to thirty, imposes a tax of 2 cents per bushel on oysters, but allows a rebate of 1 cent on each bushel for canning in this state; im poses a tax of 25 cents on each man taking oysters with tongs, the tax be ing $3 per ton on all vessels dredging. "Bay river, in; Pamlico county, and all of Carteret county is exempt from the provisions ofj'the act. I LA GRIPPE. , Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures colds aiid la grippe in one. day 24 hours. The dealer gives the money back if it does not cure. "County Fair" at the Normal Greensboro, February 18. Editors Messenger: The normal school here was the scene of a most interesting and edify ing entertainment on the evening of February 12th. The occasion was the "County Fair" given by the student body to the visiting - committee from the legislature. The "fair" opened with a chorus rep resenting the three departments 'of the school business, domestic science and normal. Each department- received much applause, but the cooks, Jn their, dainty White caps and aprons seemed to win the hearts p,f the gentJejnen present. Immediately following this the pre sentation of the counties began, and not one was' more; happly represented than our own New .'Hanover. A bevy of charming sailor girls, bearing ban ners "products, etc., made the hall re sound with the rplllckjng chorus, "A Sailor's Wife, a Sailor's Star Shall Be."" After, the presentation of the counties a' legislation of the counties a legisla tive scene was- given. In this supposed general assembly of the state of North Carolina there were thirty-five young ladies gowned as august senators and legislators. Miss McCaull, of Guilford, presided as president of the senate.and a; hitl was introduced and almost unan imously caWied,1 appropriating annual ly ilOO.OOO to ithe State -'Norma an3 in dustrial school. Some very' gooi points were made in he djseusjtv oi the bill, and the speeches from both parties .were received with much enthusiasm. The "fair" closed with a most Chfjfm ing scene. Around a tftblsau vivant of the great seal of the state were group ed representatives rrom each of the fmM , irZUZrjLJ.JL KT1123: "s l"r present" yeari their charming faces and. characteristic costumes fonriin ft west appropriate baekepour,d. Leg by these y?ng ladies $fte entire audienee arose, and with true Carolinian spirit con eluded the evening by making the roof Ting with the familiar strains of the "Old North States." WE, US & CO. From New Hanover. The appointment or a permanent re ceiver "for the Southern Mutual Build ing and Loan Association pf Atlanta, was postponed untl February 27th,' two. days nfter ' the general meeting of stockholders. Highest of all in Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. THE CHARLESTON BLOCKADE They Present No Obataele to the Vesuvius Running Iuto the Port "Without Selec tion Another Trial to be Made j Last Night . . I j j Charleston, S. C, February 13. Tlkey. say down at Admiral Bunce's fleejt to day that it was neither a fair nojr an official test, but the fact still remains that the Vesuvius ran the blockade into the harbor last night with an that startled "th squadron. The was made early in tha evening, cruiser crossing the dead line ease fun the nd whistling a notice of her success at 7:32 o'clock.; Statements have been made to the eftect that the Vesuvius ran the blockade on the first nignt that she joined the fleet, but these! are absolutely Incorrect. An otticer fiiom one of the" warships who saw thet tiy namiter come in is the authority if or this statement. Everybody is, 1 of course, excited over the event of last night. The officers of the blockading line or course make very. little of achievement, ox the cruiser, but men of tne Vesuvius look at it different light !i The .orders for the ships to fall (into the blockading line were signalled from lue Bsi"P at .on. earner man usual lTltf firai. Bhlp( then on duty, the Eat the flagship a .bit earlier than usual. tleship Indiana and the cruiser Colum bia, steamed to the southward, tailing positions at intervals of 3,000 yaj-ds. Shortly after 6 o'clock the Vesuvius drew- away to ' the south also and vas soon lost in the fog. The weather jhad been bad for several days, and as; night came on a fos: settled down UDonithe : face of the water that kent pvwy ffoe? had gone several miles to sea and tftien returned. As she approached ithe blockading line alii of her lights -It ere shrouded and orders were glvei in hushed tones. The little cruiserjlcan under favorable circumstances make a little better thai twenty-two knots. out Blltr uiu liu l vaJA. uer uapocii liusi. night. Her- engines were browerht down to a normal i speed, and heading In between two of the vessels oil the fleet, she ran straight into the harbor without an iota of trouble. AlJ the precautions which she had taken tpi es cape detection were useless, for in that f8 ' shf ou? ve Pl8 in ,ini a! well WILII tt.ll ' HCI. llKllkfl fiUlllfi HI1U never been seen, f; The matter was imade very Heat of on the fleet today iand it was claimed that the test could; not be counted as a fair one. it is a little oinricuit. npw- ever. to jrrasD the coeencv of this rea soning. It is true that only four ships were on duty, the Amphitritej land Marblehead both being in port, ,'anfl it Is likewise true that the night wa fa. vorable to the blockade-runner;! put, It might be I observed that wera the Vesuvius a real blockader, she would probably have selected Just such JWea weather for her . expedition, and Ad miral Bunce knew he did not have (but four of the ships in line when he jeiave the Vesuvius her orders The Vesu vius seems to havai demonstrated j fair ly well on the whole that four of IJnele Sam's best warships would not 'toe able to keep a blockader out of Charleston harbor. AH she i would have tjoj do would be to wait for a heavy fog .and then run in between the lines. Thjej re sult of the attempt; to be made tonight will be waited with Interest. The bat tleship Massachusetts joined the fleet today, and'the Amphitrite has resumed her place in the line. The attempt twill consequently be made with six fchips in action. The weather is clearj p.nd conditions are far more propitious for the fleet. ( - The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius made . five unsuccessful attempts" to run the blockade tonight. The conditions were exactly reversed from last night, 4s the air Was free from fog or mist, arid the search lights worked perfectly. Far a stretch of nine miles the waters 4f the Atlantic in front of Charleston harbor bristled with Uncle Pain's flqating forts and gleamed; with the restjless arrows of dozens: of search Mgjits. From the beach channel on the mrth to Pumpkin Hill channel on the south the fleet held the line in the following order: Massachusetts, Maine, j Am nhitrlte New York, Indiana' and jCu lumbia. The line was established) at 7 o'clock and the Vesuvius wasL sent out to sea. f I I The search lights began at one to play over the waters. It' was about 7:35 o'clock when a (light front J the Maine stopped In its i wandering? land beamed long andj steadily upoi (one snot. The cause was ! soon knowm. jShe had cauerht the Vesuvius. A red and exeen coston signal told the tale (and the lights of the fleet, turned upon the the spot, brought the! whiti huW off Cruised into full View. The Vesuvius nut ud her llerhts (fore and aftl and went to sea aeain for another tr'al The next time she got nast thk jllne and was nearly out of danger when the light of the Amohitrite cawght her. Three other attrnptB were made and pflph time the blockade runnet (was quioklv cauerht. I fommandpr Pillishury . handlp the Vesuvius with consummate s'll. but th lip-hts wer too manv for him(. Snndsv Is a davjoff with the saiPos. Thrp w'll b on-oh services on the New Tork and Maine. - i 0Thet.tU 'Mrr,'fl"'ut Pvy'"ol r?-(ijtion San Francisco, February 13. Tl ere is no question that physical appearance has boomed Corbett's stock materially since his arrival iri this city. Alk-hf old friends and , acquaintances cdinment opntinuously on his splendid condition and their confidence in him is unbotind ed. Dr. A. P. O'Brien, a well kriown physician, has made a thorough phys ical examination of Oorbe'tt anl has given a certificate that his condition is perfect. The doctor describes Corbet t as the most perfect specimen of physi cal manhood, in his opinion, lni the. Oorbett'sbent last nieht at the I Home of hjs 'tacgnts.' byt arftse rher! .hf a.mv down town, Th first early of the day was done in ti-Vi an ha vf'alta T jrk is aitennoon for V, - - "a-n's hand-ball Court a spell of his favorite exerciskf Ex Assessor James C. Nealon was j there, St U QTtVfA Alan Al Tf x -1 bett's feTBtheii Joe, Nealon and Hi JAM " eq laernseivea against I the two Corbetls and the four contended for some time with fairly even rejrtilts. Aft?T 1h hand-ball exercise was (over CorbeU and his trainer McVey, iltoxed ro? a time, following this up with a wresWing match. 1 1 1 TO CUBE A COLO IN ONE IXiy .Take Laxative Bromo Quininei STah lele. All drueaiats refnnit th Mnu. -..,8 to cure. inc. The United States monitors Puritan and Terror, bound for Charleston to join the rieet there and take part in the maneuvers off that port, passed out at ouarantlne at 3:30 o'clock this after noon, n A WASTE OF ENERGY. DEMOCRATS FIGHTING THE PC- LITICAIi COMBINE. Bepabllcans and Bolters Bun Bough-Shod Over All Opposition The Negro Greatly in Evidence Demanding Recognltlom From His White Brother-The Enrolling CU-rkship Muddle Dr. Marnhall Kapidly Improving Butler Addresses the Popu lists. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotet Raleigh, N. C, February 13. So great is the rush of new bills. In the house that members cry It Is time to stop it. j The republicans do not really .want to pass any of the anti-free pass bills or free silver resolutions. They laughed in the house yesterday when a populist, who was moving to table a lot of bills unfavorably reported, including an anti-pass bill in the list and then moved to table a senate resolution in regard-to forbidding any giving of notes, etc., payable In gold. Some of the , democrats are trying to fight the combined forces of the re publicans and populists bolters. Really it seems a waste of breath. ; There are 170 members of the legislature and no less than 93 are in this "machine.' Of course it goes over everything rough shod. The presiding officers snub dem ocrats dally. , There is an immense desire on the part Of the republicans ' to placate the negro,, at last conscious of his power, and a trifle unruly since the session began. The negro has been rnore in evidence than ever before. He demands the superintendency "of the Godsboro asylum (and gets it), the position of pnysician at tne deaf-mute and blind institution (colored) here, and also de mands a part of the offices at the pen itentiary. The negroes indorse the re formatory bill and want $a,000 for a normal training school annually. The negro is particular to say that he casts 120,000 votes in North Carolina, while the white republicans cast 35,000. The enrolling clerk of the legislature, A. L. Swinson, who was kicked out be cause of his refusal to appoint negro clerks, is yet an officer according to the express declaration of his attorney, W. C. Douglass. The latter said this morning: "I can produce 100 affidavits that fhe purpose of the bill passed by the legislature was simply to oust Swin son and I can also show by our state law that no law can be passed by a legislature abolishing an office after it has elected a person to fill it. Besides there is no one for Swinson to turn the property over to, as a legal successor. The forcing of the door of his office and the breaking of locks of his desks is a high-handed eutrage." Oscar J. Spears -is a Candidate for United States district attorney of this district. It is assumed here that J. B. Hill will again be United States mar shal. Delegations officially representing a number of points along the line of the North Carolina railway will arrive here Monday in order to work against any repeal of the lease of that road. The debate on the bill in the house Tuesday will be the most notable of the session; and will attract a great audience, i News from the Morganton hospital is that Rev. Dr. Marshall, of this city, who is under special treatment,, 13 rap idly improving. Judge Robinson, of the superior court, was here today to hear argument on the motion to appoint a receiver for the Raleigh Paper Company. ' Senator Butler addressed the popu list caucus last night. He says no more of the regular populists have jumped the fence and joined the bolters save tho three already named, so ; the strength of the bolting element (ls now twenty-two. It is said that Governor Russell is praticularly desirous that D. B. Sutten shall be mayor of Wilmington and has so informed the latter. C. T. Bailey, of this city, is appoint ed assistant adjutant general. The bill to amend the charter of the town of Selma, introduced in to houses is Dy ismitn, or Johnston. A bill has passed the house requiring cottdn weighers, undeif penalty of $5 to $50 fine, to eoually divide between buyer and seller the cost of weighing. The "American good road league" met the expenses of the legislative del egation which left last evening to in spect Mecklnburgs roads. Valentine Howe Is here, at work 4n opposition to the bill to take from I th firemen the management of the Ore men's relief fund. ; The bill to allow Wilmington firemen exemption from poll tax Is favorably reported in the senate. Chief Newman, Representative Sutton and President Howe appeared In advocacy of it before the committer. CORN AND CHEMICALS Said to Have Supplanted Barley and Halt In Beer-Making, St. Louis, February I3- A dispatch from Milwaukee says: The tremen dous drop in the barley malt product has stirred up the maltsters and -they evince a disposition tomake some in teresting disclosures. They freely de clare that In many (breweries a barrel of beer Is being made with the use of but a half bushel of barley malt, while the German standard for pure beer is three bushels. The claim IS as freely made that corn an4 chemicals have practically' supplanted barley In the production of the beverage vof the world. When the attention of Mr. Aug. A. Busch, vice president of the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association, was called to the above article, he expressed no surprise in seeing he despatch from Milwaukee, calling attention to the tre mendous, drp m the barley malt pro duct, but wondered - why more 'had not been said in public print with ref erence to th" matter. Continuing, he said: "We do not now, nor hava we ever, used corn in the production of any of our beers, and we have always contended that first class beer cannot be made by using co-as, substitute iur uariey m?." - LA QR.JFP- Johnson's Cfci) V cures, eala - and Fever Tonic 24 1- - , und la grippe in one day wours. The dealer gives the money back If it does not cure. . Weyler's Uarch of Fire and Ruin Havana, February 13. General Wey ler continues to advance ijnto the Santa Clara province. He is escorted 'by Gen erals Prats, Casco and Ruiz and Colo nels Albergotl, Maroto and Rubin, with four and a half brigades of troops. The rebel forces are retiring into the prov ince of Puerto Principe. General Wey ler's columns are destroying all of the resources of the enemy found in their path, and heavy clouds of black smoke point out the route of the troops. , All of the huts along the line of march have been burned and their present occupants ordered to live in towns. Mis ery and famine prevail throughout the district of Santa Domingo and far to the eastward. General Hernandez Ve lasco has had two engagements with the insurgent leader, Caraguao, in the Em press, hills and also at Brujo, In the Pinar del Rio province, in both of whicb the rebels were defeated. The troops seized the insurgent armory on Caoba hill, in the prefecture of Pilar Diaz, killing the rebel commandant, Captain Acosta. The editor has been defined as "a man who carries a pair of scissors in his vest pocket, a lead pencil In his breast pocket, note book in his coat pocket and his wealth in somebody else's pocket." It should be added, how ever, that he carries his brains in 1 his own head, and is seldom at a loss for a happy thought or aoi apt answer. Press and Printer. THE SITUATION IN CRETE. Affairs Growing More Complicated Ar rival of the Grecian Flotilla Tnrk-y . Preparing to Attack Greece in Ihrssaly. i - Constantinople, February; 13. The porte has informed the . powers that Turkey will attack Greece in Thessally in the event of the powers failing to restrain hostile action on the part of Greece in Crete. Canea, Crete, , February 13. The Greek flotilla,) commanded by Prince George of Greece, which arrived here last evening, is reported to have land ed a large quantity of arms, ammuni tion ana provisions, intended for the Cretan insurgents, during tne nignt. Part of the Greek flotilla has gone to Retimo. The insurgents in Jar&e num bers are occupying the hills around the town of Canea, awaiting tne arrival of arms and ammunition. Paris, February 13. In an article on the situation In Crete The Gaulois says that: the king qf Greece, when In Paris in November Wat, gave the government to understood j that his further resist ance to the aspiration of the people of Greece was; imposlble and he was, therefore, compelled to seek closer re lations with Austria and Great Brit ain, the disposition of Russia being unfriendly. The paper aiso asserts that a report which has been received here that the German Emperor made an announcement yesterday that he would adhere to the policy of France and Russia in the east has. caused a sensation in diplomatic circles. The Gaulois concludes by warning Ger-i many that the question of Alsace-Lorraine will not be lost sight of by France. -X---:' -: . ,.- Budapest, -February 13. In the chamber of deputies today Baron Banff y, the Hungarian premier, de clared that the report which is in cir culation that! the Austro-Hungarlan army is being mobilized, was without foundation. The rebellion , in Crete, Baron Banff y ; said, was due partly to agitation, by i Greek ' committees and partly to delay, in carrying out re-' forms in the administration in the. affairs of the island which had been conceded by - the sultan. Greece, the premier further said, had acted in the matter against the advice of the pow ers, who had ; agreed absolutely upon, the necessity! of maintaining peaae and the status quo in the east. The Dauntless InjnncMnn Jacksonville, Fla., February 13. e: O. Locke, clerk of the United States court for the Southern district of Flori da, returned from-Tampa this morning, where he has been attending the fed eral term of court which convened last Monday. '- ia.t. Locke says that Judge Locke has not refused to grant a temporary in junction to restrain the collector and commander oil the Boutwell from inter fering with ;the movements of the steamer Dauntless. The application for the injunction was presented to the court by J. E. Haf trldge, attorney- for W. A. Bisbee, last Thursday. Friday morning Mr. iHartridge called up the matter for a jhearing, but District At torney Clark4 was not ready, on ac count of having business before the grand jury. Mr. Hartridge said that he supposed that the government would demur fto the petition on certain grounds, but j that he was willing to state his grounds for the granting of the petition, and let Mr. Clark make his argument (whenever the court could hear the case. This was agreed to, and Mr. Hartridge presented his side of the case, and the court set next Wednesday for hearing the argument of Mr. Clark (against the motion. As the matter now stands, the appli cation for th4 injunction is still pend ing, and the court has riot made any announcement regarding the petition for the injunction. . Mr. Hartridge re turned to Jacksonville this morning. A Sensation In the French Chamber Paris, February 13. A dramatic scene occurred In the chamber of depu ties this evening which for a time caused much j excitement in that body. The proceedings of the chamber were going along in routine fashion, when suddenly a young man in the gallery, who had been watching the deputies, sprang to his feet, and, leaning for ward, shouted in a loud voice: "Trea son, Treason! In 1900 Paris will be a cemetery!" The members of the chamber present were greatly sur prised and demands were made for the arrest of the man. When, however, an attempt was made to take him? into custody he made a desperate resistance and it was only with the greatest difficulty that he was arrested. It was then learned! that he was Pierre Tra moni, president of the students' asso ciation of Atx, and that he had sud denly gone Insane. He was removed to a hospital; where It Is .hoped under proper treatment h.. will recover. The Venexqjehin Treaty to be Ratified Washington, February 13. Satisfac tory, assurances have just been received from Caracas that the Venezuelan treaty will be promptly ratified. The government Is In a position to assert this confidently after the careful can vass that has been made among Us supporters. . The opposition is declared to be confined sto an insignificant mi nority which; has weakened, instead of gaining strength, as a, result of its ef forts to upset th work of the negottui tors. 1 To Watch the Bermmi Washington, .February 13. The col lector of the port of Philadelphia has been Instructed by the treasury de partment to keep sharp and vigorous watch on the, ateamer Bermuda, which, according t reports received by . the Spanish legation, is about to embark upon another Cuban filibustering ex pedition. "DR. MILES,: Through His Nervine s-'a Berl. efactar to Tousands H WIDELY known Wisconsin publisher, who resides at Green Bay. writes . March 6th, 1895, as follows: "Fire years ago I became so nervous that mental work was a burden. 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